"Old Town Road"is the debut mainstreamsingleby AmericanrapperLil Nas X,first released independently in December 2018. After gaining popularity, the single was re-released byColumbia Recordsin March 2019. The rapper also recorded a remix with AmericancountrysingerBilly Ray Cyrus,which was released on April 5, 2019. Both were included on Lil Nas X's secondEP,7(2019).
"Old Town Road" | ||||
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Released | December 3, 2018 April 5, 2019 (Billy Ray Cyrusremix) | (original)|||
Recorded | December 2, 2018 | |||
Studio | CinCoYo (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||
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Length | 1:53(original version) 2:37(Billy Ray Cyrus remix) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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"Old Town Road"onYouTube | ||||
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"Old Town Road (Remix)"onYouTube |
The song has been widely viewed as "country rap",a somewhat rare musical style not often heard in the mainstream prior to this song's release. Dutch record producerYoungKiocomposed the instrumental and made it available for purchase online in 2018. It features asampleof "34 Ghosts IV"by the Americanindustrial rockbandNine Inch Nails.The sample was placed behindtrap-styleRoland TR-808drums and bass. Lil Nas X purchased the instrumental for US$30 and recorded "Old Town Road" in one day. At the time, he had been living with his sister after dropping out of college; his real-world struggles were an influence on some of the lyrics.
The song initially gained popularity on the social video sharing appTikTokand eventually entered theBillboardchartsin March 2019.[3]The song also reached number 19 on theBillboardHot Country Songschart before the magazine disqualified it from the chart on the grounds that it did not "fit" the genre, sparking a debate on what constitutes the "definition" of country music. Though "Old Town Road" did not re-enter any country charts, both versions of the song collectively peaked at no. 1 on the mainBillboardHot 100,remaining at the top for arecord-breaking 19 consecutive weeks;the remix peaked at no. 50 onBillboard's Country Airplay chart.One or more versions of "Old Town Road" have topped the national singles charts in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and have charted in the top 10 in various other international markets.
The song was certifieddiamondby theRIAAin October 2019 for selling 10 million total units in the United States, the fastest song to be certified diamond.[4]At the62nd Annual Grammy Awards,the remix (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) was nominated forRecord of the Yearand wonBest Pop Duo/Group PerformanceandBest Music Video.In October 2019,Columbia RecordsandSony Music Entertainmentwon the Music & Sound Recordings Award fromSAG-AFTRAfor "work that exemplifies equal access" toLGBTQindividuals and "other misrepresented or underrepresented groups."[5] In September 2021, the song set the record for the second-highest certified song in history by theRIAA,at 16× platinum in the United States—meaning it accumulated 16 million equivalent song units.[6]The single has sold over 18 million copies worldwide,[7]making it one of thebest-selling singles of all time.[8]Rolling Stonenamed it the 490th greatest song of all time inits 2021 list.[9]
Background and recording
editCountry rap, and its subgenre, country trap, emerged onto the mainstream following the American rapperYoung Thug's experimental mixtapeBeautiful Thugger Girls(2017).[11]Lil Nas X has cited Young Thug as a pioneer of country trap.[12]In May 2018,Lil TracyandLil Uzi Vertignited the trend with their country rap single "Like a Farmer (Remix)".[11][13]
In 2018, Lil Nas X dropped out of college to pursue a music career even though he was discouraged by his parents. He moved in with his sister, spending time promoting his music on the Internet while having just three hours of sleep each night. Lil Nas X found the beat for "Old Town Road" in October 2018 and began writing after his sister told him he had to move out soon.[14]Lil Nas X felt like he was "out of options" and said that his sister's and parents' frustrations with him inspired the song's chorus, "can't nobody tell me nothing". Within a month of writing it, Lil Nas X chose to alter the song's meaning so that the "old town road" would be a symbol of success.[12]Lil Nas X recorded the song on December 2, 2018,[14]at the CinCoYo Recording Studio inAtlanta,[15]and released it the same day onSoundCloudunder the title "Old Town Road (I Got the Horses in the Back)".[14][16]
The Dutch record producerYoungKioproduced the beat a year before the song's release and uploaded it asFuture Type Beat[17]to his online store for sellingbeats.He sampledNine Inch Nails' track "34 Ghosts IV"after finding it from his YouTube algorithm's suggested videos. YoungKio downloaded the song and imported the file toFL Studio,chopping up the Nine Inch Nails sample and filtering it so that it sounded like an oldfield recording,then reordering sections in an effort to make the austere original more catchy and adding drums underneath.[18][17]He had never heard of Nine Inch Nails before stumbling upon "34 Ghosts IV".[10]YoungKio did not have the intention of the beat being country related and did not see it as a country music instrumental.[19]Lil Nas X bought the beat from YoungKio for $30,[10]but since purchases on his online store were anonymous, YoungKio did not know the song was purchased by Lil Nas X until he saw it in anInstagrammeme in December 2018.[20]Trent Reznorlater said that, shortly after the song began gaining traction, he received a call from Lil Nas X's manager about the sample, asking for clearance to use it, which he granted. He described the song as "undeniably hooky".[21]
On December 4, 2018, a day after the original version's release, Lil Nas X tweeted that he wanted Cyrus on the song.[22]Lil Nas X knew of Cyrus because of his role on the Disney Channel television seriesHannah Montana.[23]The country singerJake Owenwas originally approached to co-write and record the first remix of "Old Town Road".[24]The Columbia Records executive,Ron Perry,reached out to Cyrus' wifeTish Cyrussaying that he would love it if Cyrus were to hear "Old Town Road". Cyrus first heard the song over coffee on March 16, 2019, when Tish played it to him.[25]Cyrus explained that he loved the original song the first time he heard it.[26]Cyrus also mentioned that he related to the song the first time he heard it, connecting the "old town road" to the Old Town Bridge inArgillite, Kentucky,that he used to play on as a child.[27]In response toBillboardremoving "Old Town Road" from the Hot Country Songs chart, Cyrus tweeted his support for Lil Nas X and noted that the removal put him in the ranks of great outlaws.[28]
Composition
edit"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]orcountry trapsong.[34]Lil Nas X himself said that he regards it as the latter.[12][35]Produced by YoungKio, "Old Town Road" samplesNine Inch Nails' track "34 Ghosts IV" from their sixth studio albumGhosts I–IV(2008).[36]The song prominently features the playing of abanjoalong with trap-styleRoland TR-808drums and bass throughout.[37][38]It has been compared toLil Tracy's 2018 single "Like a Farmer", which was later remixed byLil Uzi Vert.[39]
The song is composed in the key ofG♯minorwith a chord progression of G♯m-Badd9-F♯-C♯m7. It has an approximate tempo of 68beats per minute.[40]
Release and promotion
edit"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 artistMason Ramsey,suggested toRolling Stonethat Lil Nas X listed the song under the country music genre onSoundCloudandiTunesas 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 byTikTokusers.[12]The song's first music video is composed entirely of footage and clips from the 2018Westernaction-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 theBillboardHot 100at 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 fromYouTube.[37]On March 22, 2019, the success of the song allowed Lil Nas X to sign toColumbia 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, byColumbia Records.The remix was recorded in support of "Old Town Road" being recognized as a country song.[45]A limited edition7-inch vinylsingle 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 byCalmatic,and has guest appearances byChris Rock,HaHa Davis,Rico Nasty,Diplo,Jozzy, Young Kio andVince Staples.[47][48]
On March 29, 2019, Lil Nas X danced to "Old Town Road" with theAtlanta Hawkscheerleaders during a basketball game atState 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 theStagecoach Festival.[50]On June 24, 2019, Lil Nas X and Cyrus performed the song together on a saloon-themed stage for the2019 BET Awards.[51]
On January 26, 2020, Lil Nas X performed "Old Town Road" at the62nd Annual Grammy AwardswithDiplo,BTS,Mason RamseyandBilly Ray Cyrus,before finishing his performance with the remix of "Rodeo"along withNas.
Genre controversy
edit"Old Town Road" achieved a rare feat inBillboardhistory when it simultaneously charted on theBillboardHot 100,Hot Country SongsandHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songscharts in March 2019.[a]However,Billboardquietly 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 Songsnumber-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,Timereporter Andrew R. Chow brought upBillboard'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 the62nd Annual Grammy Awards,but the award show's rap committee recategorized it inBest 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 theRolling Stonewriter Elias Leight referring toBeyoncé,another black artist, whose song "Daddy Lessons"failed to be considered a country song byThe Recording Academyin 2016.[37]Leight also pointed out other difficulties faced by black artists making cross-genre music, noting that the rapperJuice Wrld'sDeath 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 journalistRobert Christgau's opinion, "Taking 'Old Town Road' off the country chart strikes me as racist pure and simple, becausecountry radioremains racist regardless of theDarius RuckersandKane Brownsit makes room for. "[59]In light of the criticism,Billboardlater 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 byBillboardhad 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 onBillboard'sCountry Airplaychart, entering at number 53 and peaking at number 50.[60][61]In response,Sony Music NashvilleCEO Randy Goodman toldBillboardthat 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
editIn the United States, the original version of "Old Town Road" reached number one on theBillboardHot 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"byHerman's Hermitsin 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, surpassingDrake'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 theBillboardHot 10027 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 byBillie 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"byMariah CareyandBoyz II Men(1995–96), and "Despacito"byLuis FonsiandDaddy YankeefeaturingJustin Bieber(2017).[67]In July 2019, "Old Town Road" also became the first number-one single on theRolling StoneTop 100chart when it held the position in the chart's inaugural edition.[71]In accordance with their methodologies,BillboardandRolling Stoneeach 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.[72][73]The former publication credits the entirety of the song's chart run solely to the remix featuring Cyrus.[64][72]
Elsewhere, the original version of the song topped the national singles charts in at least ten other countries — Australia (thirteen weeks),[74]France and Norway (eight weeks each),[75][76]Austria (six weeks);[77]Switzerland (five weeks),[78]Denmark, Germany and Ireland (four weeks each),[79]Portugal (three weeks),[80]and the United Kingdom (two weeks)[81]— and charted within the top ten in more than five others.[82]The remix featuring Cyrus achieved a record 19-weeks run at number one on theCanadian Hot 100,[83][84][better source needed]and peaked within the top five in more than five other markets.[85]Both versions of the song were credited as number-one singles in Belgium,[86]the Netherlands[87]and New Zealand.[88]
Track listing
editVinyl release[46]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Old Town Road" (featuringBilly Ray Cyrus) | 2:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Old Town Road" (original version) | 1:53 |
Credits and personnel
editCredits and personnel for "Old Town Road" and the four official remixes adapted fromTidal.[89]
- Lil Nas X– lead artist, songwriter
- YoungKio– producer, songwriter
- Trent Reznor– producer, songwriter
- Atticus Ross– producer, songwriter
- Cinco – recording engineer
- Billy Ray Cyrus– featured artist, songwriter(remixes 1–3)
- Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald– background vocals, songwriter(remixes 1–3)
- Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki – vocal producer, mix engineer(remixes 1–3)
- Joe Grasso – engineer(remixes 1–3)
- Eric Lagg – mastering engineer(remixes 1–3)
- Diplo– re-mixer(remix 2)
- Young Thug– featured artist, songwriter(remix 3)
- Mason Ramsey– featured artist, songwriter(remix 3)
- Jake Owen– background vocals, songwriter(remix 3)
- Ernest K. Smith – songwriter(remix 3)
- A Bainz – recording engineer(remix 3)
- Shaan Singh – recording engineer(remix 3)
- Alex Tumay – vocal producer(remix 3)
- Joey Moi– vocal producer(remix 3)
- RM– featured artist, songwriter(remix 4)
Awards and nominations
editListed below are awards and nominations for both "Old Town Road" and "Old Town Road (Remix)" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Charts
edit
Weekly chartsedit |
Monthly chartsedit
Year-end chartsedit
Decade-end chartsedit
All-time chartsedit
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Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[224] | 15× Platinum | 1,050,000‡ |
Austria (IFPIAustria)[225] | 4× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[226] | 4× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[227] | 3× Diamond | 480,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[228] Seoul Town Road Remix |
Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[229] | Diamond | 800,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[230] | 3× Platinum | 270,000‡ |
France (SNEP)[231] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[232] | Diamond | 1,000,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[233] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[234] | Diamond+Platinum+Gold | 390,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[235] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[236] | 4× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Norway (IFPINorway)[237] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Norway (IFPINorway)[238] Remix |
2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[239] | Diamond | 100,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[240] | 4× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[241] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[242] | 5× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[243] | 4× Platinum | 2,400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[68] | 17× Platinum | 17,000,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[244] Diplo Remix |
Gold | 500,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Sweden (GLF)[245] | 2× Platinum | 16,000,000† |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 18,400,000[246] |
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Other remixes and versions
editThe single's second official remix, "Old Town Road (Diplo Remix)", was released on April 29, 2019, with additional production by the American DJDiplo.The country music website,The Boot,described it as a "remix of [a] remix" as it still retained vocals from Billy Ray Cyrus.[247]The remix was premiered at Diplo's set for the country musicStagecoach Festivalalongside the first-ever live performance of "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X and Cyrus.[248]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."[247]The Diplo remix peaked at number 24 on theRMNZNew Zealand Hot Singles chart.[249]The remix is included on Diplo's second studio album,Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil(2020).[250]
A third official remix, titled "Old Town Road (Remix)", was released on July 12, 2019. It retains Cyrus' guest appearance and adds the American rapperYoung Thugand the American singerMason Ramsey.The remix was released in an effort to keep "Old Town Road" at number one on theBillboardHot 100,as the song was two weeks away from tying for the all-time Hot 100 record held by "One Sweet Day"byMariah CareyandBoyz II Menand "Despacito"byLuis FonsifeaturingDaddy Yankee;it has since broken that record.[251][252][253]In an interview withBillboardin 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 toBeautiful 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 (SeoulTown Road Remix) ", featuring the South Korean rapperRMofBTSwas 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.[254]It reached number eight on the RMNZNew Zealand Hot Singleschart.[255]
Fellow American country singerJake Owenand fellow American rapperLil Wayneboth recorded verses for planned remixes that were unofficially released. Owen's remix was shared onThe Bobby Bones Showin May 2019 and his verse was later replaced by Ramsey.[24][256]Lil Wayne's remix was leaked on July 25, 2019, and he performed it live atLollapaloozathe next month.[257]The American rapperCupcakkereleased 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.[258]A music video was released in May 2019 and has Cupcakke and herbackup dancersridingtoy horsesand handlingphallic objects,includinglollipops,water bottlesandcorn on the cob.[259]Lil Nas X responded favorably to the remix.[260]
The actor-comedianOmi Vaidyaparodied the song with "Oak Tree Road", a song aboutAsian Indianculture in the US.[261]Postmodern Jukeboxalso covered the song, doing it in the style of aNew Orleansblues song.Miche Bradensang the lead vocals.[262]
The song was featured in an episode ofThe 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 byCedric the Entertainer,joins in with newly written lyrics.[263]
The song was included in"Weird Al" Yankovic's 2024 polka medley "Polkamania!".
See also
edit- List of best-selling singles in Australia
- List of number-one singles of 2019 (Australia)
- List of number-one hits of 2019 (Austria)
- List of Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2019
- List of number-one hits of 2019 (Denmark)
- List of number-one hits of 2019 (Germany)
- List of number-one singles of the 2010s (Hungary)
- List of number-one singles of 2019 (Ireland)
- List of number-one singles from the 2010s (New Zealand)
- List of number-one songs in Norway
- List of number-one hits of 2019 (Switzerland)
- List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s
- List ofBillboardHot 100 number-one singles of 2019
- List ofBillboardHot 100 top 10 singles in 2019
- List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2019 (U.S.)
- List ofBillboardRhythmic number-one songs of the 2010s
- List of viral music videos
Notes
edit- ^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 thedance,adult contemporaryandrockcharts.[54]
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