It became a top ten hit in 10 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. Lil Nas X performed this song for the first time on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. It contains a cameo from Billy Porter and an homage to the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain. The song's release was accompanied by a Stillz-directed music video featuring the rapper falling in love with a football player. It received favorable reviews, with critics comparing it to Sum 41's work, especially to their 2007 single ' Underclass Hero'. It was written by Lil Nas X and the song's producers, Omer Fedi, Blake Slatkin, Ryan Tedder, and KBeaZy. It is a pop and pop rock song with elements of power pop, while the rapper is singing about wanting love. ' Thats What I Want' (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X, released through Columbia Records on September 17, 2021, as the fourth single from his debut studio album Montero (2021). For the Barrett Strong song of a similar name, see Money (That's What I Want).
