"Holiday" | ||||
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Single by Lil Nas X | ||||
Released | November 13, 2020 | |||
Recorded | June 27, 2020 | |||
Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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"Holiday" on YouTube |
"Holiday" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Lil Nas X. It was released on November 13, 2020, through Columbia Records, as a standalone single. A preview of the song, titled "The Origins of Holiday", was released on November 8. [1] It is a Christmas-themed song, described as a stopgap single between his debut EP 7 and follow-up single "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)". [2]
The music video for "The Origins of Holiday" trailer was directed by Jason Koenig, and produced by Ron Perry, Saul Levitz, Bridgitte Pugh. [3] It has Lil Nas X overtaking the identity of Santa Claus, in a fashion similar to Tim Allen's character in the 1994 film The Santa Clause , and features Michael J. Fox as the character of Marty McFly from the Back to the Future film series. [4]
The music video for "Holiday" was directed by Gibson Hazard and Lil Nas X, and features Lil Nas X as a futuristic Santa Claus in his workshop on December 24, 2020. [5]
On November 10, 2020, Roblox announced the "Lil Nas X Concert Experience", that began on November 14, 2020, at 1pm PST. The concert was used to promote the single, with Lil Nas X singing a variety of his popular songs through a large avatar. [6] [7] The event was widely considered a success, with it receiving over 33 million views and is Roblox's most popular concert with nearly 1 million concurrent viewers. [8]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [47] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Belgium (BRMA) [48] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [49] | Diamond | 160,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [50] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [51] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [52] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [53] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [54] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [55] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [56] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [57] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [58] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [59] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [60] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [61] | Gold | 1,000,000† |
Sweden (GLF) [62] | Gold | 4,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | November 13, 2020 | Columbia | [63] [64] | |
United States | November 17, 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | [65] | |
Rhythmic radio | [66] | |||
Italy | November 20, 2020 | Radio airplay | [67] | |
United States | January 18, 2021 | Hot adult contemporary radio | [68] |