Old Thing Back

"Old Thing Back"
Single by Matoma and The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant
Released March 2015
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 5:22
6:19 (Club Edit)
Label Warner Music Group
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Matoma
Matoma chronology
"Old Thing Back"
(2015)		 "Try Me""
(2015)

"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".

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.[1]

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.

The remix was also featured in the Chicago Blackhawks locker room numerous times on their 2015 Stanley Cup run and gained large popularity throughout the city.[2]

Charts

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[12] 1× Platinum 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[13] Platinum 40,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dagbladet.no/2014/07/20/kultur/matoma/musikk/artist/tom_strete_lagergren/34427173/
  2. ↑ New Blackhawks Victory Song Isn’t One That You’d Expect
  3. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back". Tracklisten.
  4. ↑ "Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant: Old Thing Back" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  5. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 19, 2015". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back". VG-lista.
  8. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back". Singles Top 100.
  10. ↑ "Matoma – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Matoma – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Matoma.
  12. ↑ "Norwegian single certifications - Matoma & the Notorious B.I.G. - Old Thing Back" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/
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