Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus are Old West outlaws thrust into the 21st century in ‘Old Town Road’ music video

May 17, 2019

By Ari Rees

It became one of the hottest singles in the U.S. after it was first released in December 2018, then gained popularity on the app TikTok.

The rest of the web caught the “Old Town Road” fever and the song rapidly became a popular meme on Twitter and other social media platforms.

I got my horses in the back (sorry, couldn’t resist…) https://t.co/uwGpsASjLY pic.twitter.com/msclPFXLPD

— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) May 6, 2019

“I’ve got horses in the back.” – @FlyFrontier A320, probably pic.twitter.com/t3j1cZGBkT

— Orlando International Airport (@MCO) May 15, 2019

business in the front, horses in the back pic.twitter.com/KEiSUQ1nxZ

— Meech Arlert (@DemetriusHarmon) May 11, 2019

Now the “Old Town Road” music video has finally ridden into town.

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus take on the look of Old West robbers as they’re chased down the road on horseback by a group led by Chris Rock.

They run into a mine that, like an “Alice in Wonderland” rabbit hole, pulls them into the 21st century.

There, Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus interact with the locals, race against vehicles on horseback and perform at the town hall.

ITS OUT!!!https://t.co/fxEpsWndSI pic.twitter.com/MB5o3pNtwx

— ☆ (@LilNasX) May 17, 2019

The video was dropped Friday at 10 a.m. MST, and it’s creating a lot of buzz for both its look, its cameos (Diplo also features in the video) and its funny moments.

https://twitter.com/Genius/status/1129420438352924674

*Sees "Old Town Road" video once*https://t.co/excR6o0ujz

— XXL Magazine (@XXL) May 17, 2019

I played a small but important role @lilnasx @billyraycyrus https://t.co/eHO3CoWHjL pic.twitter.com/0hYDZj4Z1Q

— diplo (@diplo) May 17, 2019

"Old Town Road" stifling everybody's rollout sticking at #1 is the funniest.

— Craig Bro Dude (@CraigSJ) May 17, 2019

Yee (and we cannot stress this enough) haw.

🐎 "Old Town Road" 🐎 @LilNasX https://t.co/NUOk8LSwvt pic.twitter.com/1941IaXyzu

— Sony (@Sony) May 17, 2019