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Old Town Road
Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus
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- Album
- 7
- Released
- 2019
- Genres
- Alternative
- Length
- 2:37
- Tempo
- 136 BPM
- Label
- Columbia
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About this song
The song grew in popularity through many TikTok memes, with clips using the hashtag #oldtownroad garnering millions of views. After it was removed from Billboard's Country charts, Lil Nas X released a remix with Billy Ray Cyrus, and the original later reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 8, 2019. Both versions credit Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails for sampling their track "34 Ghosts IV."
What it's about
The song romanticizes the life of a cowboy who feels unfulfilled by a hedonistic life of consumerism, substance abuse, and adultery. Disillusioned with his peers and with nothing left to believe in, the rider heads out toward the open road.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Samples “34 Ghosts IV by Nine Inch Nails”.
- Sampled in 19 other songs, like “Battlefield by Grustania”.
- Covered 22 times, including “Old Town Road Remix by Negative XP (Ft. werewolf hair)”.
- Written by Lil Nas X, YoungKio, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
- Produced by YoungKio, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.