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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Old Town Road |
| Artist | Lil Nas X |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | 7 |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1:53 |
| Dur Grp | 1:30-1:59 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Decade | 2010-2019 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 68 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 065-069 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Abm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Songs about a car brand |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | MANDOLINE |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH BASS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | AMA - Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song |
| Awards 2 | BMA - Top Streaming Song (Audio) |
| Awards 3 | BMA - Top Selling Song |
| Awards 4 | Grammy - Best Pop Duo/Group Performance |
| Awards 5 | Grammy - Best Music Video |
| Awards 6 | MTV VMA - Song of the Year |
| Nominations 1 | AMA - Collaboration of the Year |
| Nominations 2 | AMA - Favorite Music Video |
| Nominations 3 | AMA - Favorite Pop/Rock Song |
| Nominations 4 | BMA - Top Collaboration |
| Nominations 5 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Nominations 6 | iHRMA - Song of the Year |
| Nominations 7 | iHRMA - Hip-Hop Song of the Year |
| Nominations 8 | iHRMA - Best Music Video |
| Nominations 9 | MTV EMA - Best Song |
| Nominations 10 | MTV EMA - Best Video |
| Nominations 11 | MTV VMA - Video of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Diamond | 💎 |
| Certification | RIAA - Diamond |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lilnasx/oldtownroadremix.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Trent Reznor |
| Author 2 | Atticus Ross |
| Author 3 | Montero Hill |
| Author 4 | Kiowa Roukema |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A dusty trail |
| Explanation | ✱ The road represents a journey toward independence, leaving behind the modern world for a simpler, rugged path. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Travel:Path |
| MTag 2 | Freedom |
| MTag 3 | Society:Social:Status |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-bIII-bVII-bVI |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-bIII-bVII-bVI |
| Ch Prog B | I-bIII-bVII-bVI |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, bIII, bVI, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 2 | Minor Pentatonic |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | Yes |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 72 |
| Mel Cmplx | 26 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 70 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 83 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 28 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 20-29 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 91 |
| Spot-Energy | 53 |
| Spot-Valance | 51 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 90+ |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 50-59 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Hip-Hop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Trap |
| Style 2 | Southern Hip-hop |
| Style 3 | Country Trap |


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