OLD
TOWN ROAD
LIL NAS
X
SONGWRITERS:
JO'ZZY;
LIL NAS X & BILLY RAY CYRUS
COUNTRY:
U, S, A.
ALBUM: COLUMBIA
LABEL: 7
GENRE: COUNTRY
RAP
YEAR: 2019
"Old
Town Road" is a song by American rapper Lil Nas X,
first released independently in December 2018. After gaining popularity, the
single was re-released by Columbia
Records in March 2019. Lil Nas X also recorded a remix with American
country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, which was released on April 5,
2019. Both were included on Lil Nas X's first EP, 7
(2019).
The
song has been widely labeled as "country rap",
a genre that had not often reached the mainstream prior to its release. Dutch
record producer YoungKio composed the instrumental and made it available for
purchase online in 2018. It features a sample
of "34Ghosts IV" by the American industrial rock placed b hind
trap-style
Roland TR-808
drums and b band Nine Inch Nails. The as ple was ass. 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 app TikTok
and eventually entered the Billboard charts
in March 2019. The song reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country
Songs chart before the magazine disqualified it from the chart on
the grounds that it did not fit the genre, sparking a debate on the definition
of country music.
Though it was not re-entered onto the overall country charts, both versions of
the song collectively peaked at number one on the general Billboard Hot
100, for a record-breaking
nineteen consecutive weeks. 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 markets.
The
song was awarded diamond certification by
the RIAA in October 2019, for
selling ten million total units in the United States, the fastest song to be
awarded diamond certification. At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, the remix
featuring Billy Ray Cyrus was nominated for Record of the Year and won
Best Pop
Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video. In
October 2019, Nas X's label Columbia
Records/Sony Music Entertainment, won the Music &
Sound Recordings Award from SAG-AFTRA "for work that exemplifies equal access"
of LGBTQ
and "other misrepresented or underrepresented groups." In January
2021, the song set a record as the highest certified song ever by the RIAA with 14-times
platinum status in the United States, meaning it accumulated 14 million in
equivalent song units. It has sold over 18 million records worldwide, making it
one of the best-selling singles of all time.
[Billy Ray Cyrus]
Yeah, I'm gonna take
my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I
can't no more
I'm gonna take my
horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I
can't no more (Kio, Kio)
[Lil Nas X]
I got the horses in
the back
Horse tack is
attached
Hat is matte black
Got the boots that's
black to match
Ridin' on a horse, ha
You can whip your
Porsche
I been in the valley
You ain't been up off
that porch, now
Can't nobody tell me
nothin'
You can't tell me
nothin'
Can't nobody tell me
nothin'
You can't tell me
nothin'
Ridin' on a tractor
Lean all in my
bladder
Cheated on my baby
You can go and ask
her
My life is a movie
Bull ridin' and
boobies
Cowboy hat from Gucci
Wrangler on my booty
Can't nobody tell me
nothin'
You can't tell me
nothin'
Can't nobody tell me
nothin'
You can't tell me
nothin'
Yeah, I'm gonna take
my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I
can't no more
I'm gonna take my
horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I
can't no more
[Billy Ray Cyrus]
Hat down, cross town,
livin' like a rockstar
Spent a lot of money
on my brand new guitar
Baby's got a habit,
diamond rings and Fendi sports bras
Ridin' down Rodeo in
my Maserati sports car
Got no stress, I've
been through all that
I'm like a Marlboro
Man so I kick on back
Wish I could roll on
back to that old town road
I wanna ride 'til I
can't no more
[Lil Nas X and Billy
Ray Cyrus]
Yeah, I'm gonna take
my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I
can't no more
I'm gonna take my
horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I
can't no more.
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