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THATS WHAT I WANT
Lil Nas X
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- Album
- MONTERO
- Released
- 2021
- Genres
- Pop
- Length
- 2:24
- Tempo
- 88 BPM
- Label
- Columbia
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About this song
Lil Nas X first teased the song on TikTok in February 2021, with more teasers following from late May. A portion of the track played during the end credits of the video for INDUSTRY BABY WITHOUT MUSIC, and it was also featured in a Taco Bell breakfast commercial that Lil Nas X appeared in. The track was previewed in the MONTERO release date announcement and tracklist reveal, and it leaked in full on August 6, 2021, more than a month before the album came out.
What it's about
The song is about his desire for love, which is often a struggle to find as a gay Black man.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 7 other songs, like “I Want Misery by Pluffaduff”.
- Covered once, including “That's What I Want by Rain Paris”.
- Written by KBeaZy, Blake Slatkin, Omer Fedi - עומר פדי, Ryan Tedder and Lil Nas X.
- Produced by Ryan Tedder, KBeaZy, Blake Slatkin and Omer Fedi - עומר פדי.