Old School (Hedley song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Old School

| cover = Hedley - Old School cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Hedley

| album = Famous Last Words/Never Too Late

| released = August 2008

| recorded = 2007

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Pop punk|rock}}

| length = 3:41

| label = Universal Music Canada

| writer = {{hlist|Chris Crippin|Jacob Hoggard|Tommy Mac|Dave Rosin|Dave Genn}}

| producer =

| prev_title = Never Too Late

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Dying to Live Again

| next_year = 2008

}}

"Old School" is a song by Canadian pop rock group Hedley. It was released in August 2008 as the fourth single from their second album, Famous Last Words/Never Too Late. The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the US on March 31, 2009.{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806035100/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|date=August 6, 2012|title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!}}

Composition

"Old School" was written by Chris Crippin, Jacob Hoggard, Dave Rosin, Tommy Mac and Dave Genn.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/old-school-mt0017770914|title=Old School - Hedley|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 27, 2023}} The song has been described as melancholy with nostalgic lyrics.{{Cite web|url=http://tunelab.com/2007/12/15/review-hedley-famous-last-words/|title=TuneLab Music review|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831135926/http://tunelab.com/2007/12/15/review-hedley-famous-last-words/|archive-date=August 31, 2011|url-status=dead}}

Chart performance

"Old School" debuted at number 100 on the Canadian Hot 100 before it was officially released in August 2008,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2008-07-19/|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 19, 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 27, 2023}} and peaked at number 10.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Weekly chart performance for "Old School"
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{{singlechart\|Billboardcanadachrtop40\|9\|artist=Hedley\|accessdate=November 7, 2017\|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardcanadahotac\|3\|artist=Hedley\|accessdate=November 7, 2017\|rowheader=true}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+Year-end performance for "Old School" ! Chart (2008) ! Position
scope="row" \| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/canadian-hot-100\|title=Canadian Hot 100: 2008 Year-End Charts\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=December 27, 2023}} \| 61

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|+Year-end performance for "Old School"

! Chart (2008)

! Position

scope="row" | Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100: 2008 Year-End Charts|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 27, 2023}}

| 61

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history for "Old School" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\| United States \| March 31, 2009 \| Contemporary hit radio \| Fontana Distribution \| align="center" \|

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|+ Release history for "Old School"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| United States

| March 31, 2009

| Contemporary hit radio

| Fontana Distribution

| align="center" |

References

Category:2007 songs

Category:2008 singles

Category:Hedley (band) songs

Category:Songs written by Jacob Hoggard

Category:Universal Music Group singles