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"Old Town Road" has been variously described by publications as a country rap, [29] trap, [30] pop, [31] [32] country, [31] rock [31] Southern hip hop, [33] or country trap song. [34] Lil Nas X himself said that he regards it as the latter. [12] [35] Produced by YoungKio, "Old Town Road" samples Nine Inch Nails' track "34 Ghosts IV" from their sixth studio album Ghosts I–IV (2008). [36] The song prominently features the playing of a banjo along with trap-style Roland TR-808 drums and bass throughout. [37] [38] It has been compared to Lil Tracy's 2018 single "Like a Farmer", which was later remixed by Lil Uzi Vert. [39]

The song is composed in the key of G minor with a chord progression of Gm-Badd9-F-Cm7. It has an approximate tempo of 68 beats per minute. [40]

Release and promotion

"Old Town Road" was released independently as a single on December 3, 2018, during the rise of the "Yeehaw Agenda" meme, a movement inspired by cowboy fashion and culture. [41] Danny Kang, the manager of the viral country artist Mason Ramsey, suggested to Rolling Stone that Lil Nas X listed the song under the country music genre on SoundCloud and iTunes as a way to manipulate chart algorithms, as it would be easier to top the country charts than the dominant hip hop/rap charts. [37] Lil Nas X began creating memes to promote "Old Town Road" before it was picked up by TikTok users. [12] The song's first music video is composed entirely of footage and clips from the 2018 Western action-adventure game, Red Dead Redemption 2 . [42]

The song gained traction in late December 2018 after becoming the "Yeehaw Challenge" meme on TikTok, where users created short videos set to the song. The challenge is credited with launching the song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number 83, [43] the chart on which the song has since peaked at number one. [44] The song's popularity grew so quickly that radio stations had to download the audio from YouTube. [37] On March 22, 2019, the success of the song allowed Lil Nas X to sign to Columbia Records, which now distributes the single. [36]

The first official remix of "Old Town Road", featuring the American country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, was released on April 5, 2019, by Columbia Records. The remix was recorded in support of "Old Town Road" being recognized as a country song. [45] A limited edition 7-inch vinyl single was made available for purchase on May 1, 2019, with the remix on the A-side and the original on the B-side. [46] The remix was eventually included with the original on Lil Nas X's second EP, 7 . The music video for the remix was released on May 17, 2019. It was directed by Calmatic, and has guest appearances by Chris Rock, HaHa Davis, Rico Nasty, Diplo, Jozzy, Young Kio and Vince Staples. [47] [48]

On March 29, 2019, Lil Nas X danced to "Old Town Road" with the Atlanta Hawks cheerleaders during a basketball game at State Farm Arena. [49] On April 29, 2019, Lil Nas X and Cyrus performed the live debut of "Old Town Road" as part of Diplo's set at the Stagecoach Festival. [50] On June 24, 2019, Lil Nas X and Cyrus performed the song together on a saloon-themed stage for the 2019 BET Awards. [51]

On January 26, 2020, Lil Nas X performed "Old Town Road" at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards with Diplo, BTS, Mason Ramsey and Billy Ray Cyrus, before finishing his performance with the remix of "Rodeo" along with Nas.

Genre controversy

Billboard (logo illustrated) controversially removed "Old Town Road" from its Hot Country Songs chart after it debuted at number 19. Billboard Logo 2013.svg
Billboard (logo illustrated) controversially removed "Old Town Road" from its Hot Country Songs chart after it debuted at number 19.

"Old Town Road" achieved a rare feat in Billboard history when it simultaneously charted on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in March 2019. [a] However, Billboard quietly removed "Old Town Road" from its Hot Country chart for "not [embracing] enough elements of today's country music". [37] Had it not been disqualified, "Old Town Road" would have been the Hot Country Songs number-one song, in the chart dated April 6, 2019. [55] Lil Nas X said he was "extremely disappointed" by the decision. [56] In an interview, Time reporter Andrew R. Chow brought up Billboard's decision to remove "Old Town Road" from the country chart but to keep it on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, asking Lil Nas X if he considered "Old Town Road" a country song. Lil Nas X replied, "The song is country trap. It's not one, it's not the other. It's both. It should be on both [charts]." [12] Lil Nas X submitted the song for consideration in rap categories at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, but the award show's rap committee recategorized it in Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, [57] where it ultimately won. [58]

The exclusion of "Old Town Road" brought criticism of the evaluation of the work of non-white artists in the country genre, with the Rolling Stone writer Elias Leight referring to Beyoncé, another black artist, whose song "Daddy Lessons" failed to be considered a country song by The Recording Academy in 2016. [37] Leight also pointed out other difficulties faced by black artists making cross-genre music, noting that the rapper Juice Wrld's Death Race for Love (2019) would "probably be the most commercially successful rock album of 2019", but would never appear on rock charts or playlists, another genre, like country, predominated by white artists. [37] In the music journalist Robert Christgau's opinion, "Taking 'Old Town Road' off the country chart strikes me as racist pure and simple, because country radio remains racist regardless of the Darius Ruckers and Kane Browns it makes room for." [59] In light of the criticism, Billboard later stated that the decision to remove "Old Town Road" from the Hot Country Songs chart had nothing to do with Lil Nas X's race. [52] [53] When asked if he believed the decision by Billboard had any racial undertones, Lil Nas X replied, "I believe whenever you're trying something new, it's always going to get some kind of bad reception." [12]

Despite being removed from the main Country Songs chart, "Old Town Road" managed to chart on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, entering at number 53 and peaking at number 50. [60] [61] In response, Sony Music Nashville CEO Randy Goodman told Billboard that his team had started testing the song in some country radio markets, adding "it would be negligent not to look at it". [60]

Commercial performance

Assisted by a remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (pictured), "Old Town Road" charted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-setting nineteen weeks Billy Ray Cyrus VMA 2015.png
Assisted by a remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (pictured), "Old Town Road" charted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-setting nineteen weeks

In the United States, the original version of "Old Town Road" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week ending April 13, 2019; [62] at one minute and 53 seconds in length, it became the shortest number-one single since "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" by Herman's Hermits in 1965 and the fifth-shortest in the history of the chart. [63] In the following week, it and the newly released remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus received a combined 143 million streams, surpassing Drake's "In My Feelings", which in the previous year had amassed 116.2 million in the same period, as the song with the highest single-week streaming figure in the country. [64] This song also became Cyrus's biggest hit in the U.S. since "Achy Breaky Heart" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 27 years prior. [65] "Old Town Road" continued to exceed 100 million streams in each of the eight following weeks, and in June 2019, was responsible for the three highest weekly U.S. streaming totals in the history of digital music, as well as nine of the eleven highest overall. [66] [67] In October 2019, "Old Town Road" became the fastest single in RIAA history to receive diamond certification in the United States. The certification, which is awarded to singles that attain national combined sales and streams of ten million units, was achieved by the song in its eleventh month of release. [68] [69] The single had sold 1.6 million digital copies in the United States by February 2020. [70]

"Old Town Road" topped the Hot 100 for nineteen consecutive weeks from April 13 to August 17, 2019. On August 24, it was finally unseated by Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" which had waited in the runner-up spot for nine nonconsecutive weeks. "Old Town Road"'s overall run at number one is the longest in chart history, surpassing the previous record of sixteen weeks achieved by both "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (1995–96), and "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (2017). [67] Its record has since been tied by "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey, which achieved its nineteenth week on November 25th, 2024. [71] In July 2019, "Old Town Road" also became the first number-one single on the Rolling Stone Top 100 chart when it held the position in the chart's inaugural edition. [72] In accordance with their methodologies, Billboard and Rolling Stone each assign a single position to "Old Town Road" on their respective charts by combining the performance figures of every released version of the song determined to be sufficiently similar to the original. [73] [74] The former publication credits the entirety of the song's chart run solely to the remix featuring Cyrus. [64] [73]

Elsewhere, the original version of the song topped the national singles charts in at least ten other countries — Australia (thirteen weeks), [75] France and Norway (eight weeks each), [76] [77] Austria (six weeks); [78] Switzerland (five weeks), [79] Denmark, Germany and Ireland (four weeks each), [80] Portugal (three weeks), [81] and the United Kingdom (two weeks) [82] — and charted within the top ten in more than five others. [83] The remix featuring Cyrus achieved a record 19-weeks run at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, [84] [85] [ better source needed ] and peaked within the top five in more than five other markets. [86] Both versions of the song were credited as number-one singles in Belgium, [87] the Netherlands [88] and New Zealand. [89]

Track listing

Vinyl release [46]

"Old Town Road"
Old Town Road cover.jpg
Single by Lil Nas X
from the EP 7
ReleasedDecember 3, 2018 (2018-12-03) (original)
April 5, 2019 (Billy Ray Cyrus remix)
RecordedDecember 2, 2018 (2018-12-02)
Studio CinCoYo (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre
Length1:53 (original version)
2:37 (Billy Ray Cyrus remix)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lil Nas X singles chronology
"Thanos (Blow It)"
(2018)
"Old Town Road"
(2018)
"Panini"
(2019)
Audio video
"Old Town Road" on YouTube
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Old Town Road" (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)2:38
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Old Town Road" (original version)1:53

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel for "Old Town Road" and the four official remixes adapted from Tidal. [90]

Awards and nominations

Listed below are awards and nominations for both "Old Town Road" and "Old Town Road (Remix)" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.

YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2019 American Music Awards Collaboration of the Year Nominated [91]
Favorite Song — Rap/Hip-Hop Won
Favorite Music Video Nominated
Favorite Song — Pop/Rock Nominated
Apple Music AwardsSong of the YearWon [92]
BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards Best SingleNominated [93]
BET Hip Hop Awards Single of the YearWon [94]
Best Collab, Duo or GroupWon
Country Music Association Awards Musical Event of the YearWon [95]
Danish Music Awards Foreign Song of the YearNominated [96]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Song Nominated [97]
Best Video Nominated
Best Collaboration Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Song of the Year Won [98]
Song of Summer Nominated
Video of the Year Nominated
Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated
Best Collaboration Nominated
Best Direction Won
Best Editing Nominated
Best Art Direction Nominated
NRJ Music Awards International Song of the YearNominated [99]
Video of the YearNominated
People's Choice Awards Song of 2019Nominated [100]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Song: Male Artist Nominated [101]
Choice Collaboration Nominated
Choice Song: R&B/Hip-Hop Won
UK Music Video Awards Best Urban Video – InternationalNominated [102]
2020 Grammy Awards Record of the Year Nominated [58]
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Won
Best Music Video Won
Billboard Music Awards Top Hot 100 Song Won [103]
Top Streaming Song Won
Top Selling Song Won
Top Collaboration (fan-voted)Nominated
Top Rap Song Won

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [225] 15× Platinum1,050,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [226] 4× Platinum120,000
Belgium (BEA) [227] 4× Platinum160,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [228] 3× Diamond480,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [229]
Seoul Town Road Remix
Platinum40,000
Canada (Music Canada) [230] Diamond800,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [231] 3× Platinum270,000
France (SNEP) [232] Diamond333,333
Germany (BVMI) [233] Diamond1,000,000
Italy (FIMI) [234] 2× Platinum100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [235] Diamond+Platinum+Gold390,000
Netherlands (NVPI) [236] 3× Platinum240,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [237] 4× Platinum120,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) [238] 2× Platinum120,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) [239]
Remix
2× Platinum120,000
Poland (ZPAV) [240] Diamond100,000
Portugal (AFP) [241] 4× Platinum40,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [242] Gold20,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [243] 5× Platinum100,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [244] 4× Platinum2,400,000
United States (RIAA) [68] 17× Platinum17,000,000
United States (RIAA) [245]
Diplo Remix
Gold500,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [246] 2× Platinum16,000,000
Summaries
Worldwide18,400,000 [247]

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Other remixes and versions

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Diplo (left) and Young Thug (right) had each experimented with country music before their respective "Old Town Road" remixes

The single's second official remix, "Old Town Road (Diplo Remix)", was released on April 29, 2019, with additional production by the American DJ Diplo. The country music website, The Boot, described it as a "remix of [a] remix" as it still retained vocals from Billy Ray Cyrus. [248] The remix was premiered at Diplo's set for the country music Stagecoach Festival alongside the first-ever live performance of "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X and Cyrus. [249] Just before Lil Nas X and Cyrus' surprise on-stage appearance at Stagecoach 2019, Diplo claimed. "Let me tell you, ["Old Town Road" is] a country song." [248] The Diplo remix peaked at number 24 on the RMNZ New Zealand Hot Singles chart. [250] The remix is included on Diplo's second studio album, Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil (2020). [251]

A third official remix, titled "Old Town Road (Remix)", was released on July 12, 2019. It retains Cyrus' guest appearance and adds the American rapper Young Thug and the American singer Mason Ramsey. The remix was released in an effort to keep "Old Town Road" at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, as the song was two weeks away from tying for the all-time Hot 100 record held by "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men and "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee; it has since broken that record. [252] [253] [254] In an interview with Billboard in March 2019, the producer YoungKio said that he would want Young Thug for a remix of "Old Town Road", saying, "I've listened to every single song of his, and I think he's qualified to do this remix. I've listened to Beautiful Thugger Girls, and he has some country vibes on there." [20] Young Thug has been previously credited with bringing country trap into the mainstream with his experimental mixtape, Beautiful Thugger Girls (2017). [11] Lil Nas X called him a pioneer of bridging the gap between country and trap. [12]

The single's fourth official remix, "Old Town Road (Seoul Town Road Remix)", featuring the South Korean rapper RM of BTS was released on July 24, 2019. It is the only official remix to not feature Cyrus. Lil Nas X announced shortly afterwards that "Seoul Town Road" would be the final remix. [255] It reached number eight on the RMNZ New Zealand Hot Singles chart. [256]

Fellow American country singer Jake Owen and fellow American rapper Lil Wayne both recorded verses for planned remixes that were unofficially released. Owen's remix was shared on The Bobby Bones Show in May 2019 and his verse was later replaced by Ramsey. [24] [257] Lil Wayne's remix was leaked on July 25, 2019, and he performed it live at Lollapalooza the next month. [258] The American rapper Cupcakke released her leaked remix of "Old Town Road", titled "Old Town Hoe", on April 17, 2019. The remix reinterprets the lyric "I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more" in a sexually explicit way. [259] A music video was released in May 2019 and has Cupcakke and her backup dancers riding toy horses and handling phallic objects, including lollipops, water bottles and corn on the cob. [260] Lil Nas X responded favorably to the remix. [261]

The actor-comedian Omi Vaidya parodied the song with "Oak Tree Road", a song about Asian Indian culture in the US. [262] Postmodern Jukebox also covered the song, doing it in the style of a New Orleans blues song. Miche Braden sang the lead vocals. [263]

The song was featured in an episode of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder , titled "Old Towne Road", with Lil Nas X guest starring as one of the voices. Rather than Billy Ray Cyrus' section of the song, the character of Bobby Proud, voiced by Cedric the Entertainer, joins in with newly written lyrics. [264]

The song was included in "Weird Al" Yankovic's 2024 polka medley "Polkamania!".

See also

Notes

  1. While at least one source claims that this was the first instance, [43] there has been at least one other song to achieve that: "We Are the World", which appeared on six charts simultaneously, the aforementioned three plus the dance, adult contemporary and rock charts. [54]

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