Back in the Day ( Ahmad song ) - Wikipedia Back in the Day ( Ahmad song ) `` Back in the Day '' Single by Ahmad from the album Ahmad Released March 29, 1994 Format 12 '' maxi single ; CD single Recorded Genre West Coast hip hop Length 5 : 18 Label Giant / Reprise / Warner Bros. Records 41416 Songwriter ( s ) Ahmad A. Lewis Producer ( s ) Kendal, Barr 9 Productions & Ahmad `` Back in the Day '' is a 1994 West Coast hip hop single by Ahmad. Released when Ahmad was only 18, the song is a nostalgic remembrance of childhood and young teenage years, from a somewhat jaded adult perspective. `` Back in the Day '' was Ahmad 's only major hit single, making it to # 26 on The Billboard Hot 100, # 19 on the US R&B chart on the strength of its hook - a sample of the Teddy Pendergrass song `` Love TKO '' -- and Ahmad 's quirky vocal style, reminiscent of Fatlip of the Pharcyde fame, and # 3 on the US rap chart. It was the first single of his 1994 self - titled album and was RIAA - certified gold. The TKO Remix of `` Back in the Day '' ( Produced By Maurice Thompson of Barr 9 Productions ) is featured as the single and on the soundtrack of The Wood, a 1999 motion picture. Contents 1 Charts 1.1 Peak positions 1.2 End of year charts 2 Certifications 3 Legacy 4 References 5 External links Charts Peak positions Chart ( 1994 ) Peak Position US Billboard Hot 100 26 US Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales ( Billboard ) 15 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 19 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 13 End of year charts End of year chart ( 1994 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 93 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Legacy Mariah Carey 's 12th studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, featured an interpolation of `` Back in the Day '' on the track `` Candy Bling ''. Travie McCoy 's debut studio album Lazarus features a song titled `` Akidagain '' which interpolates `` Back in the Day ''. On J. Cole 's mixtape The Come Up, his song `` School Daze '' also interpolates `` Back in the Day ''. Cassidy did an interpolation of this song entitled `` Back in the day ''. In 2013, Complex added the song in its list of nineteen great songs made by teenage rappers in the last 19 years. Complex editor Kyle Kramer said `` The blueprint for many songs by nostalgic teenagers since, `` Back in the Day '' perfectly captures the wistful vibe of the rearview look with its warm chorus and deeply descriptive verses. As a result, ever since back in the day, the song 's been a classic. '' References Jump up ^ `` Ahmad Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ahmad - Ahmad Awards ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ahmad Chart History ( Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ahmad Chart History ( Hot Rap Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ahmad Chart History ( Rhythmic ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1994 ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 03 - 01. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 27. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Ahmad -- Back in the Day ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 12, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ Kramer, Kyle ( July 6, 2013 ). `` Nineteen Great Songs Made By Teenage Rappers in the Last 19 Years : Ahmad `` Back In the Day '' ( 1994 ) ``. Complex. Complex Media. Retrieved October 11, 2014. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics This hip hop song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Back_in_the_Day_(Ahmad_song)&oldid=853151163 '' Categories : 1993 songs 1994 singles Giant Records ( Warner ) singles Debut singles Music videos directed by Joseph Kahn Hip hop song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop Singlechart usages for Billboardrapsongs Singlechart usages for Billboardrhythmic Certification Table Entry usages for United States All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 2 August 2018, at 19 : 23 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings the song back in the day when i was young
Answer: Ahmad