Lil Nas X's Old Town Road (Remix) Becomes The Song With The Most Platinum Certificates
JAKARTA - Rapper Lil Nas X achieved a new achievement with the song Old Town Road (Remix).
On this day, January 10, Lil Nas X announced that Old Town Road became the song with the most platinum certificates in history.
OLD TOWN ROAD IS OFFICIALLY 14 TIMES PLATINUM! MOST PLATINUMS FOR ANY SONG EVER! LETS GOOO! pic.twitter.com/JsqUdIapfQ
- nope (@LilNasX) January 9, 2021
“OLD TOWN ROAD GOT THE PLATINUM 14 TIMES! THE MOST PLATINUM FOR ANY SONG, ”said Lil Nas X enthusiastically.
Platinum certificates are awarded to musicians who earn two million sales for a single and one million sales for an album.
Released on April 5, 2019, this song is a remix version of the original in collaboration with country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.
Apart from the Billy Ray Cyrus version, Lil Nas X also released a remix version with Diplo and RM BTS separately.
The Old Town Road song received various achievements, one of which is Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo / Group Performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards.
Previously, the record was achieved by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber for the song Despacito which went platinum 13 times.