Song · Lil Nas X
“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” by Lil Nas X
From the album MONTERO (2021)
“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” by Lil Nas X appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2021. It was first released in 2021 on the album MONTERO. Its best result is #10 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #48 alternative song of 2021 and #309 of the '20s.
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"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" dropped in March 2021 on Columbia as the lead single and title track of Lil Nas X's debut album Montero, after a teaser in a Super Bowl LV commercial. He wrote it with its producers, Take a Daytrip, Omer Fedi and Roy Lenzo; Serban Ghenea mixed it, and the result is hip-hop crossed with electropop.
The song wears its queer themes proudly, taking its name from the 2007 novel Call Me by Your Name. The camp, sexually charged video, in which he rides a stripper pole down to Hell and gives Satan a lap dance, drew praise and a backlash from American conservatives. It debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, his second number one after "Old Town Road", topped charts in 20 other countries and won Video of the Year at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 10 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021 | 100 |
Also listed as: Montero (Call Me By Your Name).
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