Old Town Road was released by Lil Nas X in December 2018 and exploded in early 2019 after spreading on TikTok, where users paired it with cowboy outfits and western edits. A remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus helped it spend a record 19 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Its mix of country imagery and hip hop production made it a cultural crossover moment, and short clips of the chorus continue to circulate as a shorthand for western themed jokes and confident, do your own thing energy.