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{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Old School
| name = Old School
| cover = Hedley - Old School cover.jpg
| Cover = |
| alt =
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| Artist = [[Hedley (band)|Hedley]]
| type = single
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| from Album = [[Famous Last Words (Hedley album)|Famous Last Words]]
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| artist = [[Hedley (band)|Hedley]]
| Released = August 2008 <small>([[Canada|CAN]])</small>
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| album = [[Famous Last Words (Hedley album)|Famous Last Words/Never Too Late]]
| Format = [[Digital download]] <br />[[CD single]]
| released = August 2008
| Recorded = [[2007]]
| recorded = 2007
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| Genre = [[Pop punk]]<br>[[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 3:41
| studio =
| venue =
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| Label = [[Universal Music Canada]]
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop punk]]|[[Rock music|rock]]}}
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| Writer = Chris Crippin <br />[[Jacob Hoggard]] <br />Tommy Mac <br />Dave Rosin
| Chart position =
| length = 3:41
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| label = [[Universal Music Canada]]
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| Last single = "[[Never Too Late (Hedley song)|Never Too Late]]" <br>(2008)
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| writer = {{hlist|[[Chris Crippin]]|[[Jacob Hoggard]]|[[Tommy Mac (musician)|Tommy Mac]]|[[Dave Rosin]]|[[Dave Genn]]}}
| This single = "'''Old School'''"<br />(2008)
| producer =
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| Next single = "Dying to Live Again" <br>(2008)
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| prev_title = [[Never Too Late (Hedley song)|Never Too Late]]
| prev_year = 2008
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| next_title = Dying to Live Again
| next_year = 2008
}}
}}


"'''Old School'''" is the fourth single from [[Hedley (band)|Hedley]]'s second album, ''[[Famous Last Words (Hedley album)|Famous Last Words]]''. It reached #43 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] before it was officially released in August 2008, and peaked at #10. It will also be the first single from that album in the [[United States]].{{Fact|date=June 2009}}
"'''Old School'''" is a song by Canadian [[pop rock]] group [[Hedley (band)|Hedley]]. It was released in August 2008 as the fourth single from their second album, ''[[Famous Last Words (Hedley album)|Famous Last Words/Never Too Late]]''. The song was serviced to [[contemporary hit radio]] in the US on March 31, 2009.<ref name="Radio">{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806035100/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|date=August 6, 2012|title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!}}</ref>

==Composition==
"Old School" was written by [[Chris Crippin]], [[Jacob Hoggard]], [[Dave Rosin]], [[Tommy Mac (musician)|Tommy Mac]] and [[Dave Genn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/old-school-mt0017770914|title=Old School - Hedley|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> The song has been described as melancholy with nostalgic lyrics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tunelab.com/2007/12/15/review-hedley-famous-last-words/|title=TuneLab Music review|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831135926/http://tunelab.com/2007/12/15/review-hedley-famous-last-words/|archive-date=August 31, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
"Old School" debuted at number 100 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] before it was officially released in August 2008,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2008-07-19/|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 19, 2008|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> and peaked at number 10.


==Charts==
==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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!align="left"|Chart (2008)
|+Weekly chart performance for "Old School"
!align="center"|Peak<br>position <small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/performer/hedley|title=Hedley - Old School|accessdate=October 10|accessyear=2008}}</ref></small>
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|-
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! scope="col"| Chart (2008)
|align="left"|[[Canadian Hot 100]]
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
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|align="center"|10
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{{singlechart|Canada|10|artist=Hedley|accessdate=November 7, 2017|rowheader=true}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|9|artist=Hedley|accessdate=November 7, 2017|rowheader=true}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardcanadahotac|3|artist=Hedley|accessdate=November 7, 2017|rowheader=true}}
|-
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|}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Year-end performance for "Old School"
! Chart (2008)
! Position
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! scope="row" | Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100: 2008 Year-End Charts|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=December 27, 2023}}</ref>
| 61
|}

==Release history==
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history for "Old School"
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| March 31, 2009
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| [[Fontana Distribution]]
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| align="center" | <ref name="Radio"/>
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


{{Hedley}}
{{Hedley}}

{{uncategorized|date=May 2009}}
[[Category:2007 songs]]
[[Category:2008 singles]]
[[Category:Hedley (band) songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jacob Hoggard]]
[[Category:Universal Music Group singles]]


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Latest revision as of 17:39, 3 January 2024

"Old School"
Single by Hedley
from the album Famous Last Words/Never Too Late
ReleasedAugust 2008
Recorded2007
Genre
Length3:41
LabelUniversal Music Canada
Songwriter(s)
Hedley singles chronology
"Never Too Late"
(2008) 		"Old School"
(2008) 		"Dying to Live Again"
(2008)

"Old School" is a song by Canadian pop rock group Hedley. It was released in August 2008 as the fourth single from their second album, Famous Last Words/Never Too Late. The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the US on March 31, 2009.[1]

Composition

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"Old School" was written by Chris Crippin, Jacob Hoggard, Dave Rosin, Tommy Mac and Dave Genn.[2] The song has been described as melancholy with nostalgic lyrics.[3]

Chart performance

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"Old School" debuted at number 100 on the Canadian Hot 100 before it was officially released in August 2008,[4] and peaked at number 10.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Old School"
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 10
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[6] 9
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[7] 3

Year-end charts

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Year-end performance for "Old School"
Chart (2008) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 61

Release history

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Release history for "Old School"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States March 31, 2009 Contemporary hit radio Fontana Distribution [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! at the Wayback Machine (archived August 6, 2012)
  2. ^ "Old School - Hedley". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "TuneLab Music review". Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 19, 2008". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hedley Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: 2008 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.


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