Old Thing Back

2015 single by Matoma and The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Old Thing Back

"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.

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"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
Released24 February 2015[1]
Recorded2014
Genre
Length5:22
6:19 (Club Edit)
LabelWarner Music Group
Songwriter(s)Jack Knight
Producer(s)Matoma
Matoma singles chronology
"Old Thing Back"
(2015)
"Try Me"
(2015)
The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology
"Spit Your Game"
(2006)
"Old Thing Back"
(2015)
"Party On the West Coast"
(2017)
Ja Rule singles chronology
"She Tried (Remix)"
(2013)
"Old Thing Back"
(2015)
Ralph Tresvant singles chronology
"It Must Be You"
(2009)
"Old Thing Back"
(2015)
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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

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

Weekly charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
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
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Year-end charts

More information Chart (2015), Position ...
Chart (2015) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 37
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[13] 75
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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 40,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[15] Platinum 60,000^
Italy (FIMI)[16] Gold 25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] 3× Platinum 90,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[18] Platinum 40,000
Sweden (GLF)[19] Platinum 40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[21] Platinum 1,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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