Look Back at It explained

Look Back at It
Type:single
Artist:A Boogie wit da Hoodie
Album:Hoodie SZN
Released:
  • (original version)
  • (with Olexesh)
  • (with Park Woo-jin)
  • (with Capo Plaza)
Length:
  • (with Park Woo-jin)
  • (original version)
Label:
Producer:
Prev Title:Right Moves
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Lips Don't Lie
Next Year:2019

"Look Back at It" is a song by American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie, released as the lead single from his second studio album Hoodie SZN in December 2018.[1] It interpolates a sample from Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" and "You Rock My World".[2] The song was released to rhythmic radio in the United States.

A version with German rapper Olexesh was released on February 20, 2019. A second version with South Korean singer Park Woo-jin of South Korean boy groups AB6IX and formerly Wanna One 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".[3]

Chart performance

"Look Back at It" debuted at number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on the week of December 22, 2018.[4] 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.[5] The song became A Boogie's second highest-charting single to date, after "Numbers", which peaked at number 23.[6] On April 4, 2019, the single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 1,000,000 digital copies in the United States.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 13
France (SNEP)[9] 45
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 25
Italy (FIMI)[11]
19
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 22
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 40
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[14] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 76
US Rolling Stone Top 100[16] 63

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 59
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 96
France (SNEP)[19] 142
Italy (FIMI)[20]
43
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 41
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 25
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[23] 4
US Rolling Stone Top 100[24] 34

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Shares New Single 'Look Back At It'. Complex. Price. Joe. December 7, 2018. February 13, 2019.
  2. Web site: A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Instructs The Ladies To "Look Back At It". HotNewHipHop. Jahmal. Karlton. December 7, 2018. February 13, 2019.
  3. Web site: A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's 'Look Back at It' Video Takes It Back to High School: Watch. Billboard. Spencer. Tallie. January 30, 2019. February 13, 2019.
  4. Web site: Top 100 Songs Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Billboard. 2019-03-30.
  5. Web site: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Billboard. 30 March 2019.
  6. Web site: A Boogie wit da Hoodie Chart History. Billboard. 2019-03-30.
  7. Web site: Gold & Platinum. RIAA. en-US. 2019-03-30.
  8. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 7, 2019. Hitlisten. February 27, 2019.
  9. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 23, 2019). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. June 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190816013405/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=23. 2019-08-16. dead.
  10. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. February 13, 2019.
  11. Web site: Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 25. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. June 22, 2019.
  12. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. January 7, 2019. February 13, 2019.
  13. Web site: VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 7, 2019. VG-lista. February 16, 2019.
  14. Web site: Airplay 100 – 15 septembrie 2019. Kiss FM. Romanian. 16 September 2019. 15 September 2019.
  15. Web site: Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. February 16, 2019.
  16. Web site: Top 100 Songs. Rolling Stone. July 2, 2019. July 2, 2019.
  17. Web site: Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.
  18. Web site: Track Top-100 2019. Hitlisten. Danish. January 15, 2020.
  19. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2019. SNEP. fr. July 2, 2020.
  20. Web site: Top of the Music FIMI/GfK 2019: Un anno con la musica Italiana. Italian. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. January 10, 2020. Download the attachment and open the Singoli file.
  21. Web site: Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.
  22. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.
  23. Web site: Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.
  24. Web site: Top 100 Songs of 2019. Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. January 17, 2020.
  25. Web site: Airplay 100 Topul Anului 2020. Kiss FM. ro. 28 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227150920/https://www.kissfm.ro/airplay100. 27 December 2020. dead.