Old School (Hedley song)

"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

"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

"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

Weekly charts

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

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

Release history

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

References

  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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