F9mily (You & Me)

"F9mily (You & Me)" is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X and 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
ReleasedJune 21, 2019
GenrePop punk[1][2]
Length2:42
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Travis Barker
Audio video
"F9mily (You & Me)" on YouTube

Production

Barker 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

Mikael 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
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
  1. Nattress, Katrina (June 26, 2019). "Lil Nas X Didn't Mean To Interpolate Nirvana On His Song 'Panini'". iHeartRadio. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. Hosken, Patrick (June 21, 2019). "Cardi B Hops On A Horse Of Her Own To Join Lil Nas X On 'Rodeo'". MTV News. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  3. Darus, Alex (June 21, 2019). "Lil Nas X shows rock side with Travis Barker collab track". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  4. Daly, Rhian (June 20, 2019). "Listen to Lil Nas X's Nirvana-interpolating new song, 'Panini'". NME. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  5. Yang, Rachel (June 18, 2019). "Everything we know about Lil Nas X's upcoming EP, '7'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  6. 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.
  7. Josephs, Brian (June 21, 2019). "Lil Nas X goes through the motions on debut EP '7': EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  8. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  9. "Lil Nas X Leaps Onto Billboard 200, Hot 100, Hip-Hop & Rock Charts". Billboard.
  10. "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
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