Look Back at It

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"Look Back at It"
Single by A Boogie wit da Hoodie
from the album Hoodie SZN
Released
  • December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) (original version)
  • February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20) (with Olexesh)
  • March 28, 2019 (2019-03-28) (with Park Woo-jin)
  • June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07) (with Capo Plaza)
Length
  • 3:04 (with Park Woo-jin)
  • 2:59 (original version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
A Boogie wit da Hoodie singles chronology
"Right Moves"
(2018)		"Look Back at It"
(2018)		"Lips Don't Lie"
(2019)
Music video
"Look Back at It" on YouTube

"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.

Contents

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

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [44] Platinum70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [45] Gold15,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [46] 7× Platinum560,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [47] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [48] Platinum200,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [49] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [50] 2× Platinum100,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [51] Gold5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [52] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [53] 6× Platinum6,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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