Old School (Hedley song)

"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]

"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)

Composition edit

"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 edit

"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 edit

Weekly charts edit

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 edit

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

Release history edit

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

References edit

  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.