Rodeo (Lil Nas X and Cardi B song)

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"Rodeo"
Nancy Wilson
  • Roger Fisher
    • Producer(s)
  • Chell
  • Lenzo

    • "Rodeo" is a song by American rappers

    country trap track with a surf trumpet and reverberated staccato
    guitar riff. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Cardi B's verse.

    "Rodeo" debuted at number 22 on the US

    2020 Grammy Awards the previous day. It was supported by a music video
    and caused the song to re-enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number 74, with the magazine billing the artist as "Lil Nas X featuring Cardi B or Nas".

    Background and composition

    According to Take a Daytrip, the duo of David Biral and Denzel Baptiste, the guitar lick for "Rodeo" was introduced during Lil Nas X's first studio session ever. The song's chorus was the first part the three of them completed, which was posted to Lil Nas X's Instagram before the rest of the song was finished, and had received around three million views within two days. A solo version of it was completed one month and a half later in New York City. Cardi B's verse was a late addition to "Rodeo", which Lil Nas X texted to the producers when they "were in the studio working on something else" a few days prior.[1] The song was written by Lil Nas X and Cardi B, alongside Pardison Fontaine, Roy Lenzo, Russ Chell, Biral, and Baptiste, while the latter four produced the song.[2]

    Lil Nas X revealed the song's name as part of the tracklist for 7. Cardi B's appearance on it was not announced until the EP's release on June 21, 2019.

    country trap vocals, which Williams thought were "to censure a romantic flame for her dependence on his largesse".[6] It includes a reverbed staccato guitar riff and surf trumpet.[7] With "twisted, brooding Mariachi tones", "Rodeo" has a hint of guitar-and-drum driven heaviness.[8]

    Reception

    "Rodeo" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics.

    Consequence of Sound compared the quality of the backing instrumentals of "Rodeo" to Dick Dale, adding that it "leave[s] a void in the listener that can only be filled by playing [it] again and again".[7] Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos described the song as a "surefire hit".[8] In a mixed review, Erika Marie of HotNewHipHop thought that the song "brings more of a hip hop vibe with Cardi's aggressive rap addition, but with only two verses, there's much to be left for listeners".[4]

    Copyright claim

    Don Lee and Glen Keith DeMeritt III sued Lil Nas X, Cardi B, Take a Daytrip, Unxque and

    Sony Music Entertainment for allegedly plagiarizing "Rodeo" from a song they produced called "Broad Day" (2017). Lee and DeMeritt stated that the former uses the E, F, G, F, E chord progression of the song and features similar instrumentation to it; they also alleged that the song was "performed, published, and distributed widely, including without limitation in and around the Atlanta hip-hop scene".[12] Lil Nas X denied the claims and said that "the work, 'Rodeo,' was created independently from and without knowledge of the allegedly infringed work".[13]

    Commercial performance

    "Rodeo" debuted at number 22 on the US

    New Zealand Top 40 Singles chart.[21][22]

    Credits and personnel

    Credits adapted from Tidal.[2]

    • Lil Nas X – lead vocals, songwriting
    • Cardi B – lead vocals, songwriting
    • Roy Lenzo – songwriting, production
    • Russ Chell – songwriting, production
    • Take a Daytrip – songwriting, production
    • Jorden Thorpe
       – songwriting
    • Ann Wilson - songwriting
    • Michael Derosier - songwriting
    • Nancy Wilson
      - songwriting
    • Roger Fisher - songwriting
    • Denzel Baptiste – recording
    • DJ Swivel – mixing
    • Colin Leonard – mastering

    Charts

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Australia (ARIA)[37] Gold 35,000‡
    Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[38] 3× Platinum 120,000‡
    Canada (Music Canada)[17] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
    France (
    SNEP)[39]
    		 Gold 100,000‡
    Poland (ZPAV)[40] Gold 10,000‡
    United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Silver 200,000‡
    United States (RIAA)[15] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

    ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    Remix

    "Rodeo (Remix)"
    Single by Lil Nas X featuring Nas
    from the EP 7
    ReleasedJanuary 27, 2020
    Genre
    Length2:25
    LabelColumbia
    Songwriter(s)
    Producer(s)
    • Take a Daytrip
    • Chell
    • Lenzo
    Lil Nas X singles chronology
    "Panini"
    (2019)     		"Rodeo (Remix)"
    (2020)     		"Holiday"
    (2020)
    Nas singles chronology
    "NY Se Mumbai"
    (2019)     		"Rodeo (Remix)"
    (2020)     		"Ultra Black"
    (2020)
    Music video
    "Rodeo (ft. Nas)" on
    YouTube

    A remix of "Rodeo" by Lil Nas X featuring American rapper

    lyric video.[42][43] Lil Nas X said of the collaboration that it was "amazing" for Nas to acknowledge him.[44] The remix was serviced as a single to contemporary hit radio in Italy on January 31, 2020.[45] Nas' verse features him rapping about his "ho stable" and major catalog. Stereogum's Tom Breihan called it just as catchy as the original version, stating that the remix adds mariachi horns to its rumbling surf-guitar beat.[46] Lil Nas X performed the former alongside Nas at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards a day before its digital release.[44]

    Chart performance

    The remix reached number 29 on Belgium's

    Ultratip Flanders chart and number 16 on the country's Ultratip Wallonia chart.[47][48] It peaked at number 27 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart and number 74 on the US Billboard Hot 100, with the magazine billing the artist as "Lil Nas X featuring Cardi B or Nas".[49][50]

    Music video

    On February 4, 2020, Lil Nas X revealed that the music video for "Rodeo" will be released the following day, along with a selfie of him as a vampire with red dilated pupils and pointy ears from the shoot.[51] The former was directed by Bradley & Pablo and released for the remix of the song.[52] The video begins with Lil Nas X receiving a phone call about playing a game, following which he is bitten by a vampire and begins to evolve. Lil Nas X is then thrown into the matrix, where Nas shows up in a leather jacket and sunglasses.[53] He offers the former a choice between two pills, who chooses the red pill over the blue one and unlocks his superpowers.[54] About Cardi B's absence from the visual, Lil Nas X stated that she could not appear because of timing conflicts.[54]

    Trey Alston of MTV News called it "fully outrageous" and "the music video of your dreams". He added that the "weird" video is "one of the most wickedly original things you'll see".[55] According to Consequence of Sound's Ben Kaye, the visuals continue Lil Nas X's "penchant for genre-specific visuals" and "scare up some vampire horror", but the video cannot decide if it wants to be The Lost Boys, Blade or The Matrix.[56] Writing for Teen Vogue, Sara Delgado stated that the music video is a "cinematic masterpiece" and a "pop culture references galore".[53]

    Charts

    Chart (2020) Peak
    position
    Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[47] 29
    Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[48] 16
    New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[49] 27
    US Billboard Hot 100[50] 74
    US Rhythmic (Billboard)[57] 25

    Release history

    Region Date Format Label Ref.
    Various January 27, 2020 Digital download Columbia [42]
    Streaming [43]
    Italy January 31, 2020 Contemporary hit radio
    Sony Music Italy
    		 [45]
    Canada February 3, 2020
    Sony Music Canada
    		 [58]

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    External links

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