young kio

• A young Dutch record producer Young Kio composed the instrumental version of the song and made it available for purchase online in 2018. It features a musical sample of the song " 34 Ghosts IV by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. The sample was placed behind a combination of drums and bass. 
• Lil Nas then X purchased this hybrid instrumental piece of music for US$30 - 34 ghosts IV by nine inch nails and recorded "Old Town Road" in one day. Young Kio later also featured in a small cameo in the music video for the song when the camera tracks past him on the street.