Look Back at It

"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
Songwriters
Producer
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.

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 would eventually reach its peak position at number 27, twenty-one weeks later on the week of May 18, 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

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[44] Platinum 70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[45] Gold 15,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[46] 7× Platinum 560,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[47] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[48] Platinum 200,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[49] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[50] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[51] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[52] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[54] 7× Platinum 7,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Price, Joe (December 7, 2018). "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Shares New Single 'Look Back At It'". Complex. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ Jahmal, Karlton (December 7, 2018). "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Instructs The Ladies To "Look Back At It"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ Spencer, Tallie (January 30, 2019). "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's 'Look Back at It' Video Takes It Back to High School: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  5. ↑ "Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "A Boogie wit da Hoodie Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  7. ↑ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  8. ↑ "A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Look Back at It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  9. ↑ "A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Look Back at It" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ "A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Look Back at It" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  11. ↑ "A Boogie wit da Hoodie Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  12. ↑ "ČNS IFPI – CZ Singles Digital – Top 100 – 04. týden 2019" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
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  14. ↑ "A Boogie wit da Hoodie: Look Back at It" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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  16. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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  38. ↑ "Top of the Music FIMI/GfK 2019: Un anno con la musica Italiana" (Download the attachment and open the Singoli file) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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  44. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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  49. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (A Boogie wit da Hoodie; 'Look Back at It')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  50. ↑ "Italian single certifications – A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Look Back at It feat. Capo Plaza" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  51. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Look Back at It". Radioscope. Retrieved January 12, 2025. Type Look Back at It in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  52. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Look Back at It" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  53. ↑ "British single certifications – A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Look Back at It". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 26, 2024. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Look Back at It A Boogie wit da Hoodie in the "Search:" field.
  54. ↑ "American single certifications – A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Look Back at It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
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