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"Old Thing Back"
Single by Matoma and The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant
from the album Hakuna Matoma
Released	24 February 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Tropical house hip hop pop rap
Length	5:22 6:19 (Club Edit)
Label	Warner Music Group
Songwriter(s)	Tom Stræte Lagergren Christopher Wallace Ralph Tresvant Jeffrey Atkins 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)
Ralph Tresvant singles chronology
"It Must Be You" (2009) "Old Thing Back" (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", 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.

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

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

1. "Old Thing Back (feat. Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant) - Single by Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G." iTunes. 17 February 2015.
2. "Norske Tom (23) har laget remix for superstjerna Enrique Iglesias". 20 July 2014.
3. "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.
5. "Chart Track: Week 19, 2015". Irish Singles Chart.
6. "Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
7. "Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back". VG-lista.
8. "Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back". Top 40 Singles.
9. "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 (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard.
12. "Årslista Singlar – År 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
13. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
14. "Canadian single certifications – Matoma & the Notorious B.I.G. – Old Thing Back". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
15. "Danish single certifications – Matoma & the Notorious B.I.G. feat. Ja Rule – Old Thing Back". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
16. "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.
17. "New Zealand single certifications – Matoma and Notorious BIG – Old Thing Back". Radioscope. Retrieved 30 December 2024. Type Old Thing Back in the "Search:" field.
18. "Norwegian single certifications – Matoma & the Notorious B.I.G. – Old Thing Back" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
19. "Sverigetopplistan – Matoma" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
20. "British single certifications – Notorious Big/Matoma/Rule – Old Thing Back". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
21. "American single certifications – Matoma & the Notorious B.I.G. – Old Thing Back". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

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