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"Rodeo"
Single by Lil Nas X and Nas
from the EP 7
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2020
GenreHip hop, Country-trap
Length2:39
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Take a Daytrip
  • Chell
  • Lenzo
Lil Nas X singles chronology
"Panini"
(2019) 		"Rodeo"
(2020)
Nas singles chronology
"NY Se Mumbai"
(2019) 		"Rodeo"
(2020)
Lyric video
"Rodeo (Remix)" on YouTube

"Rodeo" is a song by American recording artists Lil Nas X and Cardi B from the former's debut EP 7 (2019).[1][2] It was written by Montero Hill and Belcalis Almánzar, alongside Take a Daytrip's David Biral and Denzel Baptiste, Roy Lenzo, and Russ Chell, who produced the song.[3] Musically, "Rodeo" is a country trap song with surf trumpet and a reverbed staccato guitar riff, which has been compared to Heart's "Barracuda" (1977). The song received mixed reviews from music critics, who praised Cardi B's verse. It debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching charts in a few other territories. Lil Nas X and Cardi B were sued by Don Lee and Glen Keith DeMeritt III, who claimed that "Rodeo" plagiarized a song they produced called "Broad Day" (2017). A remix of the song with American rapper Nas was released on January 27, 2020, making it a single. The remix was performed by Lil Nas X and Nas four days before at the 2020 Grammy Awards alongside “Old Town Road”.[4]

Background and composition

According to Take a Daytrip, the guitar lick for "Rodeo" was introduced during Lil Nas X's first studio session ever. The song's chorus was the first part they completed, which was posted to the singer's Instagram before the rest of the song was finished, and drew three million views within two days. A solo version of it was completed a 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".[5]

Lil Nas X revealed the song's name as part of the tracklist for his debut EP 7 (2019). Cardi B's appearance on it was not announced until the EP's release on June 21, 2019.[6] "Rodeo" samples a guitar riff, described by Uproxx's Aaron Williams as "a harder rock-oriented loop" similar to Heart's "Barracuda" (1977), featuring Lil Nas X's country trap vocals, which Williams thought was "to censure a romantic flame for her dependence on his largesse".[7] The song has a reverbed staccato guitar riff and surf trumpet.[8]

Reception

"Rodeo" received mixed reviews from music critics. Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre wrote that "'Rodeo' hits all the beats of 'Mo Bamba'" (2017), describing it as "a desperate return to the bulletproof cowboy persona".[9] 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".[10] Jezebel's Hazel Cills noted that it "treads in the same yeehaw energy as his big hit", and added that "Cardi rules the song".[11] Nina Braca of Spin stated that "Rodeo" retains the rapper's "country-trap style with twanging guitars", and called Cardi B's verse "energetic".[12] NPR's Meaghan Garvey called the song "an outlaw banger", noting that it sees Lil Nas X's "cartoon cowboy drawl" return.[13]

In a review for AllMusic, Fred Thomas wrote that it gets closest to the "trappy country" formula, with Lil Nas X "affecting his rugged cowboy persona over a banging beat, complete with a dusty drawl and a burning feature from Cardi B".[14] Garrett Gravley of 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".[8] Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos cited the song as an example of 7 tracks that "have a hint of guitar-and-drum driven heaviness", describing it as a surefire hit with "twisted, brooding Mariachi tones".[15]

Don Lee and Glen Keith DeMeritt III have sued Lil Nas X, Cardi B, Take a Daytrip, and Sony Music Entertainment for allegedly plagiarizing "Rodeo" from a song they produced called "Broad Day" (2017). Lee and DeMeritt say that "Rodeo" uses the E, F, G, F, E chord progression of "Broad Day" and features similar instrumentation; they also allege that "Broad Day" was "performed, published, and distributed widely, including without limitation in and around the Atlanta hip-hop scene."[16]

Remix

A remix with American rapper Nas was released on January 27, 2020, shortly after Lil Nas X performed the song alongside Nas at the 62nd Grammy Awards. Lil Nas X said of the collaboration, that it was amazing for Nas to acknowledge him.[17] The remix of the song was released as a single.[18]

Commercial performance

"Rodeo" debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart of July 6, 2019, on the release of its parent EP 7.[19] In Canada, the song peaked at number 44 on the Canadian Hot 100.[20] It charted at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart and reached a high of number 72 in Australia.[21][22]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[23]

  • Lil Nas X – lead vocals, songwriting
  • Cardi B – lead vocals, songwriting
  • Roy Lenzo – songwriting, production
  • Russ Chell – songwriting, production
  • Take a Daytrip – songwriting, production
  • Denzel Baptiste – recording
  • DJ Swivel – mixing
  • Colin Leonard – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[41] Gold 40,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various June 21, 2019 Original[a]
Columbia [18]
January 27, 2020 Remix[b]
Italy January 31, 2020 Contemporary hit radio [42]

Notes

  1. ^ Feature with Cardi B.
  2. ^ Feature with Nas.

References

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  3. ^ Espinoza, Joshua (June 21, 2019). "Listen to Lil Nas X's Debut EP '7' f/ Cardi B and Billy Ray Cyrus". Complex. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
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