MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)

About this song

The track first surfaced as a snippet on Twitter in July 2020, and in November of that year Lil Nas X said it would be his next release, announced via Instagram Live. A Super Bowl ad for Logitech in February 2021 used the song and revealed its full title. The music video, and a Satan-themed Nike shoe the artist made with MSCHF, drew criticism from religious and conservative groups, though the backlash helped the song's popularity.

What it's about

The song is about the singer wanting to drop pretenses with his partner and be on a first-name basis. Its title references the artist's real name, Montero Lamar Hill.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 9 other songs, like “Gay Shit by Kolisikk”.
• Covered 19 times, including “Montero (Call Me By Your Name) by Olly Alexander”.
• Written by Roy Lenzo, David Biral, Denzel Baptiste, Omer Fedi - עומר פדי and Lil Nas X.
• Produced by Roy Lenzo, Omer Fedi - עומר פדי and Take a Daytrip.