"F9mily (You & Me)" is a song by American rapper Lil Nas X featuring drummer Travis Barker, from Lil Nas X's second EP 7 (2019).[3] It was written by Montero Hill and Barker who produced the song and played the drums.
| "F9mily (You & Me)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Lil Nas X featuring Travis Barker | |
| from the EP 7 | |
| Released | June 21, 2019 |
| Genre | Pop punk[1][2] |
| Length | 2:42 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Travis Barker |
| Audio video | |
| "F9mily (You & Me)" on YouTube | |
Production
editBarker had originally intended for a part of the song to be in a song for his rock band Blink-182's upcoming studio album Nine. Barker has said about how he and Lil Nas X got to work on the song:[3][4]
I have a song with Lil Nas X that's going to be on his EP. He came to the studio, and I played a couple [of] beats that I thought would be stuff he was into. Then I played something on accident where he stopped and was like, "What is that? I've got to have that." It was actually an idea I had for the Blink album.
On May 14, 2019, Lil Nas X posted a snippet of the song on Instagram, and wrote in a comment that it would be titled "9."[5]
In early June, Barker told Spin that he was in studio working with Lil Nas X on a song for Lil Nas X's EP.[1][3]
Critical reception
editMikael Wood wrote for Los Angeles Times that the song "has fuzzy Warped Tour guitars and a groove that goes half-time at one point as though designed for a mosh pit".[6] Alternative Press's Alex Darus wrote that "rock roots" can be heard in the song, and that Lil Nas X's vocals provide "an edgier vibe".[3]
Brian Josephs of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the song "immediately strikes out as the low point — and not only because pop punk already had its moment in the sun. Lil Nas X's lackadaisical tone doesn't exude cool; he genuinely doesn't sound convinced that the genre needs a revisit."[7]
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] | 34 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
| US Rolling Stone Top 100[10] | 97 |
References
edit- ^ a b Nattress, Katrina (June 26, 2019). "Lil Nas X Didn't Mean To Interpolate Nirvana On His Song 'Panini'". iHeartRadio. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Hosken, Patrick (June 21, 2019). "Cardi B Hops On A Horse Of Her Own To Join Lil Nas X On 'Rodeo'". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Darus, Alex (June 21, 2019). "Lil Nas X shows rock side with Travis Barker collab track". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Daly, Rhian (June 20, 2019). "Listen to Lil Nas X's Nirvana-interpolating new song, 'Panini'". NME. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Yang, Rachel (June 18, 2019). "Everything we know about Lil Nas X's upcoming EP, '7'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Wood, Mikael (June 19, 2019). "Lil Nas X is a meme star, sure, but his debut EP reveals a star, period". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Josephs, Brian (June 21, 2019). "Lil Nas X goes through the motions on debut EP '7': EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "Lil Nas X Leaps Onto Billboard 200, Hot 100, Hip-Hop & Rock Charts". Billboard.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. July 2, 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.