Old Thing Back
{{Infobox song
| name = Old Thing Back
| cover = Old-Thing-Back-remix.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Matoma and The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant
| album = Hakuna Matoma
| released = 24 February 2015{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/old-thing-back-feat-ja-rule-and-ralph-tresvant-single/965618832|title=Old Thing Back (feat. Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant) - Single by Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G.|website=iTunes |date=17 February 2015}}
| recorded = 2014
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = 5:22
6:19 (Club Edit)
| label = Warner Music Group
| writer = {{flatlist|
| producer = Matoma
| chronology = Matoma
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Try Me
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = The Notorious B.I.G.
| type = single
| prev_title = Spit Your Game
| prev_year = 2006
| title = Old Thing Back
| year = 2015
| next_title = Party On the West Coast
| next_year = 2017
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Ja Rule
| type = single
| prev_title = She Tried (Remix)
| prev_year = 2013
| title = Old Thing Back
| year = 2015
| next_title = Blow
| next_year = 2021
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Ralph Tresvant
| type = single
| prev_title = It Must Be You
| prev_year = 2009
| title = Old Thing Back
| year = 2015
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}
"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
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2014/07/20/kultur/matoma/musikk/artist/tom_strete_lagergren/34427173/|title=Norske Tom (23) har laget remix for superstjerna Enrique Iglesias|date=20 July 2014}}
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=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Denmark|18|artist=Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant|song=Old Thing Back|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Finland|12|artist=Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant|song=Old Thing Back|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Ireland|43|year=2015|week=19|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Dutch100|75|artist=Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant|song=Old Thing Back|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Norway|2|artist=Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant|song=Old Thing Back|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|New Zealand|25|artist=Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant|song=Old Thing Back|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Sweden|8|artist=Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant|song=Old Thing Back|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Matoma|chart=Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} | title=Matoma – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | magazine=Billboard | access-date=October 10, 2015}}
| style="text-align:center;"|8 |
| {{singlechart|Billboarddanceelectronic|25|artist=Matoma|rowheader=true}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2015&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2015|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"|37 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-dance-electronic--songs|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"|75 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Matoma & the Notorious B.I.G.|title=Old Thing Back|award=Gold|digital=true|relyear=2015|certyear=2015|access-date=14 April 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Matoma & the Notorious B.I.G. feat. Ja Rule|title=Old Thing Back|award=Platinum|id=5131|relyear=2015|certyear=2015|access-date=17 May 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Matoma & the Notorious B.I.G feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant|title=Old Thing Back|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2017|id=4293|access-date=4 December 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Matoma and Notorious BIG|title=Old Thing Back|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=30 December 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Matoma & the Notorious B.I.G.|title=Old Thing Back|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2015|access-date=9 June 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|relyear=2014|certyear=2015|artist=Matoma|title=Old Thing Back|award=Platinum|access-date=9 June 2022|source=artist}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Notorious Big/Matoma/Rule|title=Old Thing Back|award=Gold|id=14446-4457-1|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2021|access-date=28 June 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Old Thing Back|artist=Matoma & the Notorious B.I.G.|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2015|certyear=2022|access-date=15 June 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Matoma}}
{{The Notorious B.I.G.}}
{{Ja Rule}}
{{Ralph Tresvant}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:The Notorious B.I.G. songs
Category:Big Beat Records (American record label) singles
Category:Songs written by the Notorious B.I.G.
Category:Songs written by Ja Rule
Category:Songs written by Jack Knight (songwriter)