Old Town Road
It's from 2019, when you were 13.
- Artist
- Lil Nas X
- Genre
- Country rap
- Released
- 2019
- Note
- record-setting #1
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About
As of 2026, it's 7 years old.
Old Town Road is the song that started as a meme, got kicked off the country charts for not being 'country enough' (a decision that sparked a whole genre debate), and then went on to become the longest-running number-one single in Billboard history. Lil Nas X turned controversy into rocket fuel, recruited Billy Ray Cyrus for the remix, and rode that horse to glory.
Equal parts trap, country, and internet phenomenon, it spent a staggering 19 weeks at number one and announced a fearless new star.
Genre-busting, viral, and record-shattering, Old Town Road is the song that beat the charts, the gatekeepers, and the meme economy all at once.
