"Old Thing Back" is a 2015 single by Norwegian DJ

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remix of the 2007 song "Want That Old Thing Back" by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring

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and

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. "Want That Old Thing Back" appeared on the compilation album ''

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'', 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

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. Many record companies expressed interest in Matoma's work after hearing the remix. Ja Rule, who is featured on the original track, wrote on

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that he loved the track. The track was officially released in March 2015, on Big Beat Records. It charted on

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, 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

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