Industry Baby

"Industry Baby"
Single cover
Single by Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow
from the album Montero
ReleasedJuly 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)
Genre
Length3:32
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lil Nas X singles chronology
"Sun Goes Down"
(2021)
"Industry Baby"
(2021)
"Thats What I Want"
(2021)
Jack Harlow singles chronology
"I Won"
(2021)
"Industry Baby"
(2021)
"SUVs (Black on Black)"
(2021)
Music video
"Industry Baby" on YouTube

"Industry Baby" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Lil Nas X featuring fellow American rapper Jack Harlow, released on July 23, 2021, through Columbia Records.[2] The song features co-production by American rapper and record producer Kanye West and production duo Take a Daytrip. It is the third single from Lil Nas X's debut studio album, Montero (2021),[3][4] following up the international success of lead single "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)". The song debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 7, 2021, and became Lil Nas X's third and Harlow's first number-one single on the chart on the week of October 23, 2021 after a massive gain in digital sales.[5] On October 9, 2021, an extended version was released that features a short verse from Lil Nas X during the outro.[6] The song received a nomination for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ "ACE Repertory – Industry Baby". ASCAP. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Cohen, Trace William (July 19, 2021). "Lil Nas X Pokes Fun at Satan Shoes Controversy in Teaser Video for New Single With Jack Harlow". Complex. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Pitchfork Staff (July 19, 2021). "Lil Nas X Announces Kanye-Produced New Song 'Industry Baby'". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Blistein, Jon (June 29, 2021). "Lil Nas X Teases Debut Album 'Montero'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow's 'Industry Baby' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow Bless Fans With Extended Version Of 'Industry Baby'". HotNewHipHop. October 9, 2021. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.