Lil Nas X recently broke the record for the longest running Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single of all time on Monday, July 29.
The record was previously held by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men for their 1995 hit, One Sweet Day, which spent 16 weeks at No. 1, according to Billboard. The only other song to tie the duo was Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber with Despacito back in 2017.
Old Town Road made its way onto the country charts early on before being pulled due to outraged country fans, despite its clear country influences.
Carey quickly took to Twitter to congratulate the young rapper, stating “Sending love & congrats to @LilNasX on breaking one of the longest running records in music history!” Carey tweeted, alongside an illustration of her literally passing the torch to Lil Nas X. “We’ve been blessed to hold this record with a song that means a great deal to @BoyzIIMen and myself and has touched so many. Keep living your best life!”
Lil Nas quickly responded on his Instagram by reposting Carey’s tweet a captioning it “legend,” followed by a heart emoji. He even posted on twitter, saying “wowwww thank you so much mariah! you are a legend and an icon and i’m blessed to even have you acknowledging me right now! growing up to your music & now having you talk to me directly is unreal!”
Old Town Road has had several remixes since its release date, and has since spent 17 weeks at No. 1 so far.
Sending love & congrats to @LilNasX on breaking one of the longest running records in music history! We've been blessed to hold this record with a song that means a great deal to @BoyzIIMen and myself and has touched so many. Keep living your best life! ❤ pic.twitter.com/3YorLCg3lx
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) July 30, 2019
wowwww thank you so much mariah! you are a legend and an icon and i’m blessed to even have you acknowledging me right now! growing up to your music & now having you talk to me directly is unreal! ❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/b9v5JEmFIy
— ✟ (@LilNasX) July 30, 2019
