"Look Back at It" is a song by American rapper

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, released as the lead single from his second studio album ''

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'' in December 2018. It interpolates a sample from

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's " Remember the Time" and "

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". The song was released to

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radio in the United States. A version with German rapper Olexesh was released on February 20, 2019. A second version with South Korean singer

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of South Korean boy groups

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and formerly

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was also made available online on March 28, while a third with Italian rapper Capo Plaza was later released on June 7.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on January 30, 2019, and filmed in Dekalb Academy of Technology and Environment. It is set in a high school and features a skit introduction with a cameo from the Backpack Kid. A Boogie wit da Hoodie said he set the video in a high school because he considers himself "a voice of the youth".

Chart performance

"Look Back at It" debuted at number 95 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on the week of December 22, 2018. The song continued to climb the chart for the next few weeks. The song eventually reached its peak position at number 27, eight weeks later on the week of February 16, 2019. The song became A Boogie's second highest-charting single to date, after "

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", which peaked at number 23. On April 4, 2019, the single was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for sales of over 1,000,000 digital copies in the United States.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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