The former was directed by Bradley & Pablo and released for the remix of the song. The video begins with Lil Nas X receiving a phone call about playing a game, following which he is bitten by a vampire and begins to evolve. Lil Nas X is then thrown into the matrix, where Nas shows up in a leather jacket and sunglasses. He offers the former a choice between two pills, who chooses the red pill over the blue one and unlocks his superpowers. About Cardi B's absence from the visual, Lil Nas X stated that she could not appear because of timing conflicts. Trey Alston of MTV News called it "fully outrageous" and "the music video of your dreams". He added that the "weird" video is "one of the most wickedly original things you'll see". According to "Consequence of Sound"s Ben Kaye, the visuals continue Lil Nas X's "penchant for genre-specific visuals" and "scare up some vampire horror", but the video cannot decide if it wants to be "The Lost Boys", "Blade" or "The Matrix". Writing for "Teen Vogue", Sara Delgado stated that the music video is a "cinematic masterpiece" and a "pop culture references galore".