Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X. It was released on March 26, 2021. A longer version of the song, named "Satan's Extended Version", was released on March 29, 2021.
| "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" | ||||
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| Single by Lil Nas X | ||||
| from the album Montero | ||||
| Released | March 26, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | June 2020 | |||
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| Length | 2:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" on YouTube | ||||
The song became Lil Nas X's second number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 after "Old Town Road" (solo or with Billy Ray Cyrus).[2]
Music video
changeA music video for the song was shot in two days in February 2021.[3] It features Nas X himself in different biblical scenes.[4] This also includes the artist stripteasing to Hell.
The video for the song received complaints due to its content, depicting Lil Nas X twerking on a person dressed as Satan. Conservatives from the United States stated that the content of the video was "immoral" for children.[5]
References
change- ↑ "BMI Songview Search". Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ↑ Wood, Mikael (6 April 2021). "'I hope my haters are crying': Lil Nas X's 'Montero' debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ↑ "Lil Nas X on His Provocative New Video for "Montero"". 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "Lil Nas X Shares Unabashedly Queer Video for 'Montero (Call Me by Your Name)'". Rolling Stone. 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Decoding the Symbolism of Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Video". Time. Retrieved 2021-04-11.