Old Thing Back
"Old Thing Back" | ||||
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Single by Matoma and The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant | ||||
from the album Hakuna Matoma | ||||
Released | 24 February 2015[1] | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
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Length | 5:22 6:19 (Club Edit) | |||
Label | Warner Music Group | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jack Knight | |||
Producer(s) | Matoma | |||
Matoma singles chronology | ||||
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The Notorious B.I.G singles chronology | ||||
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Ralph Tresvant singles chronology | ||||
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"Old Thing Back" is a 2015 single by Norwegian DJ Matoma that is a club remix of the 2007 song "Want That Old Thing Back" by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant. "Want That Old Thing Back" appeared on the compilation album Greatest Hits, and is a remix of the 1995 Notorious B.I.G. single "One More Chance". "Old Thing Back" is credited to "Matoma and The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant", making this Matoma's debut single as a main artist.
Both "Want That Old Thing Back" and "Old Thing Back" were produced after The Notorious B.I.G.'s death in 1997.
Rise to popularity and release
[edit]The remix initially became popular in the summer of 2014 when it reached #1 on the music aggregator website Hype Machine. Many record companies expressed interest in Matoma's work after hearing the remix. Ja Rule, who is featured on the original track, wrote on Twitter that he loved the track.[2]
The track was officially released in March 2015, on Big Beat Records. It charted on VG-lista, the official Norwegian singles chart and Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish singles chart.
An instrumental version of the remix is featured in the 2014 snowboarding film Shredbots The Movie directed by Leo Cittadella.
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] | 18 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 12 |
Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 43 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 75 |
Norway (VG-lista)[7] | 2 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 25 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 8 |
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[10] | 8 |
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[11] | 25 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (2015) | Position |
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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 37 |
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[13] | 75 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Gold | 40,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[15] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[16] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[17] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF)[18] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[20] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Old Thing Back (feat. Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant) - Single by Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G." iTunes. 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Norske Tom (23) har laget remix for superstjerna Enrique Iglesias". 20 July 2014.
- ^ "Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back". Tracklisten.
- ^ "Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant: Old Thing Back" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 19, 2015". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back". VG-lista.
- ^ "Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Matoma – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "Matoma Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. – Old Thing Back". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Danish single certifications – Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Ja Rule – Old Thing Back". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 December 2022. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Old Thing Back" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ "Norwegian single certifications – Matoma – Old Thing Back" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Matoma" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "British single certifications – Notorious Big/Matoma/Rule – Old Thing Back". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "American single certifications – Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. – Old Thing Back". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- 2014 songs
- 2015 debut singles
- Matoma songs
- The Notorious B.I.G. songs
- Ja Rule songs
- Ralph Tresvant songs
- Big Beat Records (American record label) singles
- Songs written by the Notorious B.I.G.
- Songs written by Ja Rule
- Songs written by Jack Knight (songwriter)
- Songs written by Matoma
- Tropical house songs
- Warner Music Group singles
- 2010s hip hop song stubs
- 2010s electronic song stubs