"Back in the Day" is a 1994 West Coast hip hop single by Ahmad. 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 US pop chart, #19 on th US R&B chart, and #1 on the US rap chart. It was the anchor of his 1995 album, Ahmad, and is RIAA certified gold. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s. ... Ahmad Ali Lewis (born in 1976 in Los Angeles, California), is a West Coast hip hop performer. ... Nostalgia currently describes a longing for the past: Often an idealized and unrealistic past The term was originally coined in 1678 by Johannes Hoffer (1669-1752) from Greek (νόστος = nostos = ones homeland, άλγος = algos = pain/longing) roots, to refer to... Childhood (song) Childhood is a broad term usually applied to the phase of development in humans between infancy and adulthood. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... A young woman who is 18 years old. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The song's chorus "back in the days when I was young/I'm not a kid anymore/but some days/I sit and wish I was a kid again", became an oft-repeated verse, practically a cliché, in hip-hop music, hip hop culture, and related fields: for example, R&B singer Brandy Norwood appropriated the chorus for a remix of her 1998 single "Sittin' on Top of the World". Critically Acclaimed also emulates "Back in the Day" in their song "Flashback," which features the same sample. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hip-Hop music is a style of popular music. ... Street B-boying in San Francisco, CA Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among African-American and Puerto Rican communities in the South Bronx in the late 1970s. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Brandy on the cover of her album Full Moon Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979 in McComb, Mississippi), known professionally as Brandy, is an African American pop/R&B singer and actress. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

"Back in the Day" is based around a sample of Teddy Pendergrass' "Love TKO". The song is produced by Kendal Gordy, son of Motown founder Berry Gordy. Ahmad also did the underground classic "Come Widdit" with Ras Kass and Saafir which was produced by Sway and Tech, and the single "Only if You Want It" for the Pump Your Fist soundtrack which was produced by David "Big Dave" Jacobson and Ahmad for Jones,Inc. Theodore DeReese Pendergrass, Sr. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... Berry Gordy, Jr. ...

A remix of "Back in the Day" is featured on the soundtrack of the 1999 film "The Wood". The Wood is a 1999 comedy-drama-romance film, written by Rick Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd, and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. ...

Swedish rapper Timbuktu made a cover of the song "Back in the Day". It is called "För Länge Sen" which is the translation for back in the days in Swedish. Timbuktu uses almost the same beat but on the track there are guest appearance by Chords and Supreme (Looptroop). The track can be found on Timbuktus album "The Båtten Is Nådd" released on JuJu Records in 2003