Old Town Road

"Old Town Road"
Single by Lil Nas X
from the EP 7
ReleasedDecember 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length1:53
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lil Nas X singles chronology
"Old Town Road"
(2018)		 "Old Town Road (Remix)"
(2019)
Audio video
"Old Town Road" on YouTube

"Old Town Road" is a song by American recording artist Lil Nas X. It was originally released independently on rave.dj as an instrumental and shared on plug.dj by someone who chooses to remain nameless and not go on tour.Im blocked from editing because I pointed this fact out and someone can't handle the truth. December 3, 2018. The song later gained popularity on the social video sharing app TikTok.

"Old Town Road" has been officially remixed four times, featuring a different array of guest artists including Billy Ray Cyrus, Diplo, Young Thug, Mason Ramsey and RM.

In March 2019, the song reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart before the magazine disqualified it. The song was not re-entered onto the overall country charts. However, both the original version of the song and the remix featuring Cyrus eventually peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-break of nineteen continuous weeks.

The song was the first number one song on the Rolling Stone Top 100 chart.


References

  1. ↑ Leight, Elias (April 9, 2019). "'Old Town Road' by Lil Nas X Is Officially the Number One Song in America". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
    Caramanica, Jon (April 11, 2019). "Lil Nas X's Smash Makes Country Wonder If Rap Is Friend or Foe. Again". The New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Linder, Courtney (August 15, 2019). "Al Reveals How 'Old Town Road' Became the Biggest Song Ever". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (April 5, 2019). "Song You Need to Know: Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, 'Old Town Road (Remix)'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ Luckerson, Victor (April 10, 2019). "Lil Nas X and the Costume of Country Rap". The Ringer. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus team up for 'Old Town Road' remix". The Tennessean.
  6. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana; Kaplan, Ilana (2019-04-29). "Hear Diplo's Uptempo Remix of Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' 'Old Town Road'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  7. ↑ Elias Leight (March 26, 2019). "Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Was a Country Hit. Then Country Changed Its Mind". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Leads Billboard Hot 100 for 19th Week, Ariana Grande & Social House's 'Boyfriend' Debuts in Top 10". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  9. ↑ "Winner's Circle: Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Breaks Record With 17th Week Atop Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  10. ↑ "RS Charts: Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Is Number One on Rolling Stone Top 100 Chart". Rolling Stone. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.