Once Upon Another Time

For the 2000 Spanish film, see Once Upon Another Time (film).

Once Upon Another Time is the fifth EP by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, released on 22 May 2012.^[1]

Once Upon Another Time
EP by Sara Bareilles
Released	May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)
Length	24:23
Label	Epic
Producer	Ben Folds
Sara Bareilles chronology
Kaleidoscope Heart (2010) Once Upon Another Time (2012) The Blessed Unrest (2013)
Singles from Once Upon Another Time
"Stay" Released: 21 April 2012

The first single, "Stay", was released on Record Store Day 2012 only on 7" vinyl, accompanied by the vinyl-only B-side "Beautiful Girl".^[2]

Commercial performance

Once Upon Another Time debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200, selling 31,000 copies in its first week.^[3] This became Bareilles' third US top-ten debut.^[3] In its second week, the album dropped to number 66, its final week in the top 100.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Once Upon Another Time"	5:25
2.	"Stay"	4:24
3.	"Lie to Me"	4:00
4.	"Sweet as Whole"	4:39
5.	"Bright Lights and Cityscapes"	5:55
Total length:		24:23

All tracks are written by Sara Bareilles.

Personnel

Musicians Sara Bareilles – piano, acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, synthesizer, harmonium (1), vocals Ruby Amanfu – harmony vocals (track 2) David Angell – violin (2) The Collective – backing vocals (track 2) David Jennings Daniel Ellsworth Rachael Lampa Kaleb Jones Jonathan Lister Apple Mac Scott Attrill DB7 Jim Sullivan David Davidson – violin (2) Sam Farrar – synthesizer, bass guitar, percussion Ben Folds – drums, bass guitar, piano, chimes Sari Reist – cello (2) Leslie Richter – harmony vocals (4) Kristin Wilkinson – viola (2)

Production Production, arrangement – Ben Folds Engineering, mixing – Joe Costa Assistant engineering – Leslie Richter Mastering – Bob Ludwig

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	8