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Lil Nas X Goes To Hell In The Video For His Long-Awaited Single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
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Lil Nas X Goes To Hell In The Video For His Long-Awaited Single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
He descends on a stripper pole to give the devil a lap dance.
After months of teasing the song online, Lil Nas X unleashed his latest single, “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name),” today. The song appeared in a LogiTech Super Bowl ad back in February, and was first teased online eight months ago. It’s produced by Roy Lenzo, Omer Fedi, and Take a Daytrip.
The song’s pre-chorus and chorus allude to a relationship between Lil Nas and a guy who is still in the closet. Its title references the Oscar-winning gay romance Call Me By Your Name, starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet:
The music video serves as a commentary on religious views on the LGBTQ community, with a gay relationship portrayed through the famous Biblical Garden of Eden story. He flips the script with a descent into hell that’s viewed not as torturous, but erotic.
He shared a note to his younger self about how what the video’s larger message means to him:
— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) March 26, 2021
“MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” is Lil Nas X’s second single since he dropped his debut EP, 7, in 2019. It follows 2020’s “Holiday,” which was recently certified Platinum. He later revealed that his album, also titled MONTERO, is set to drop this summer:
“MONTERO” THE ALBUM DROPS THIS SUMMER! 🏹🤍
— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) March 26, 2021
