Old Town Road

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"Old Town Road" is a 2019 country-rap hit by Lil Nas X, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus on its most popular remix, that became a cultural phenomenon and broke the record for the longest-running number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

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instanceOf single
song
artist Lil Nas X
associatedAct Billy Ray Cyrus
Diplo
Lil Nas X
Mason Ramsey
RM
Young Thug
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Music Video
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
chartedIn U.S. Billboard Hot 100
surface form: Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Country chart
surface form: Billboard Hot Country Songs

US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
surface form: Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre country rap
hip hop
trap
hasRemix Old Town Road self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Town Road (Remix) feat. Billy Ray Cyrus

Old Town Road self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Town Road (Remix) feat. Diplo

Old Town Road self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Town Road (Remix) feat. Young Thug and Mason Ramsey

Old Town Road self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Town Road (Seoul Town Road Remix) feat. RM
label Columbia Records
Sony Music Entertainment
surface form: Sony Music
language English
length 1:53
musicVideoDirector Calmatic
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance

Grammy Award for Record of the Year
notableFor blending country and rap elements
sparking debate about genre classification on Billboard charts
peakPositionOnBillboardHot100 1
performer Lil Nas X
platformOfInitialPopularity TikTok
previousRecordHolderSurpassed Despacito
One Sweet Day
producer YoungKio
recorded 2018
recordHeld longest-running number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100
releaseDate 2018-12-03
remixArtist Billy Ray Cyrus
sampledArtist Nine Inch Nails
sampledWork 34 Ghosts IV
title Old Town Road self-link
viralInternetMeme Yeehaw Challenge
weeksAtNumberOneOnBillboardHot100 19
writer Atticus Ross
Kiowa Roukema
Montero Lamar Hill
Trent Reznor

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song "One Sweet Day" laterSurpassedBy Old Town Road
subject surface form: One Sweet Day
Old Town Road title Old Town Road self-link
Old Town Road hasRemix Old Town Road self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Old Town Road (Remix) feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
Old Town Road hasRemix Old Town Road self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Old Town Road (Remix) feat. Diplo
Old Town Road hasRemix Old Town Road self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Old Town Road (Seoul Town Road Remix) feat. RM
Old Town Road hasRemix Old Town Road self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Old Town Road (Remix) feat. Young Thug and Mason Ramsey