“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)“ is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X. First previewed in a Super Bowl LV commercial in February 2021, the song was released on March 26, 2021, through Columbia Records,[2] as the lead single and title track from his debut studio album of the same name. It was written by Lil Nas X along with its producers, Take a Daytrip, Omer Fedi, and Roy Lenzo.[3][4][5]
The song is noted for its queer themes, including its sexually explicit homosexual lyrics, taking its name from the 2007 book Call Me by Your Name; which centers on a gay romance. The camp,[6] sexually charged music video for the song depicts Lil Nas X in a number of biblically-inspired scenes, including the artist riding a stripper pole to Hell, and giving a lap dance to Satan. The song and video were praised by some commentators for their boldly queer sensibilities, but were also the subject of backlash from a number of conservative figures in the United States who deemed the content immoral or har