If Looks Could Kill (Destroy Lonely album)

If Looks Could Kill
If Looks Could Kill
	Digital version cover
Studio album by Destroy Lonely
Released	May 5, 2023
Recorded	2022–2023
Genre	Hip hop; trap; rage rap; neo-psychedelia; rap rock; emo rap;
Length	78:47
Label	Opium; Interscope;
Producer	2C; AM; BryceUnknwn; Cade; Carter; Clayco; Cristian Jeffries; Cxdy; DJ Moon; DxnnyFxntom; Dylxn; Esko; Farsight; Glasear; Jonah Abraham; Jwade; Kastro; Keatmn; Lil 88; Lucian; Lukrative; Macnificent; Mahxie; Nathan0nline; Okami; Ozi; ReidMD; Slo Meezy; ssor.t; T8ko; Texaco Cam; TM88; Velveteen; Xdkole; Y2tnb; Y3rip; Yybaker; Zodiac;
Destroy Lonely chronology
Singles from If Looks Could Kill
	"If Looks Could Kill"; Released: March 3, 2023;
Alternative cover
	CD edition cover

If Looks Could Kill is the debut studio album by American rapper Destroy Lonely. It was released on May 5, 2023, by Opium and Interscope Records.[1] Digital editions contain a single guest appearance from Opium labelmate Ken Carson. It is the follow-up to his fifth mixtape No Stylist (2022). A deluxe edition, subtitled Director's Cut, was released on September 29, 2023, including two new tracks. It was supported by the lead single of the same name, released on March 3, 2023, after the unreleased snippet became viral on TikTok.[2]

If Looks Could Kill received mostly positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200, earning 29,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.

Background

Destroy Lonely first teased the project on September 15, 2022, in a now-deleted Twitter post, stating:[3]

next album > “if looks could kill… [sic]

After the release of the music videos for “Fakenggas” and “Neverever”, fans were already ready for new music from Lone, which prompted him to reveal the supposed release date for the album by stating on Tumblr:

my album comes out in april.. im lazy with 2 and a half albums done . Lol just watch [sic]

This would be followed with the release of the highly-anticipated, self titled song “If Looks Could Kill” on March 3, 2023.[4] However, following the release of this single, Destroy Lonely would keep radio silence about new music for the next month or so.

On April 28, it was revealed on social media that the album would be released on May 5, with the reveal of the album’s cover art.[5] It was also revealed that there would be a physical release of this album, both of which would get their own bonus tracks not found on the digital release.[6]

Aesthetic

The album's theme is inspired by the 1990s horror film franchise I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Artwork

On April 27, 2023, the tracklist of the album would somehow get leaked to fans and revealed 26 songs, 25 solo songs and 1 bonus track with Ken Carson. While the tracklist order has not been finalized, the amount of songs and their titles have been.

The next day, it was revealed on social media that the album would be released on May 5, with the reveal of the album's cover art.[7] It was also revealed that there would be a physical release of this album, both of which would get their own bonus tracks not found on the digital release.[8]

Short film

Destroy Lonely also released an accompanying musical short film, Look Killa, released the same day as the album.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	5.7/10[10]

Alexander Cole of HotNewHipHop gave the album a "Very Hottttt", stating: "Some might find the 26-track album to be a bit overwhelming, especially when you consider how pretty well every song is handled by Destroy Lonely, and only Destroy Lonely. However, this is one of those albums that you can put on and pick and choose your favorites before making a playlist of them. It is a direct product of the streaming era philosophy. Regardless, fans of DL will most certainly enjoy this new album.[11]

Kieran Press-Reynolds from Pitchfork stated: "Lonely's music has always radiated a fashion-killer cool and pristine effortlessness, but the dampened vocals and amorphously uneventful beats on If Looks Could Kill are a new level of aloof. The neon joy of his past music is lost in these songs, resulting in an album that’s monochromatic and myopic, a vacuum of formulaic beats and flexes with the odd flicker of genuine creativity."[10]

Commercial performance

If Looks Could Kill debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 with 29,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.

Track listing

*If Looks Could Kill* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How U Feel?"	Bobby Sandimanie III Carter Bryson Thomas Ross	Carter ssor.t	3:53
2.	"If Looks Could Kill"	Sandimanie III Bryson Corey Kerr Ross	Carter Clayco ssor.t	3:14
3.	"Fly Sht"	Sandimanie III Arman Andican Ross Bryson Kerr	AM ssor.t Carter Clayco	3:30
4.	"Which One"	Sandimanie III Kerr Ross Bryson Cade Blodgett	Clayco ssor.t Carter Cade	3:28
5.	"Raver"	Sandimanie III Kerr Kole Samuel John Weir	Clayco Xdkole Velveteen	2:11
6.	"Came in Wit'"	Sandimanie III Kerr Y3rip	Clayco Y3rip	1:57
7.	"By the Pound"	Sandimanie III Bryan Simmons Corey Moon Slo Meezy Macnificent Cristian Jeffries	TM88 DJ Moon Slo Meezy Macnificent Jeffries	3:18
8.	"All the Time"	Sandimanie III Blodgett Ozi	Cade Ozi	2:19
9.	"Biggest Problem"	Sandimanie III Cody Rounds Jwade Keatmn	Cxdy Jwade Keatmn	2:44
10.	"Chris Paul"	Sandimanie III Kerr T8ko Samuel	Clayco T8ko Xdkole	3:06
11.	"Superstar"	Sandimanie III Ross 2C	ssor.t 2C	3:11
12.	"New New"	Sandimanie III Kerr Jonah Abraham Ross Andican	Clayco Abraham ssor.t AM	3:23
13.	"Right Now"	Sandimanie III Kerr T8ko Ross Kastro	Clayco T8ko ssor.t Kastro	2:36
14.	"Which Way"	Sandimanie III Kerr Daniel Aranson	Clayco DxnnyFxntom	3:10
15.	"Wagwan"	Sandimanie III Kerr Ishmael Hurst	Clayco Okami	2:19
16.	"Moment of Silence"	Sandimanie III Bryson Kerr Ross	Carter Clayco ssor.t	4:28
17.	"Brazy Girls"	Sandimanie III Rounds Yybaker Blodgett	Cxdy Yybaker Cade	2:48
18.	"Goin' Up"	Sandimanie III Kerr Samuel Weir	Clayco Xdkole Velveteen	2:26
19.	"Passenger"	Sandimanie III Kerr Weir Y3rip	Clayco Velveteen Y3rip	3:13
20.	"Promo"	Sandimanie III Blodgett Kerr Nathan0nline Ross	Cade Clayco Nathan0nline ssor.t	4:09
21.	"Worth It"	Sandimanie III Blodgett Kerr T8ko Ross Cyrus Spurlock	Cade Clayco T8ko ssor.t Farsight	3:03
22.	"Redlight"	Sandimanie III Bryce Frizzell Travis Nelson Barker Matthew Testerman	BryceUnknwn Y2tnb Zodiac	2:57
23.	"Make Sum Work"	Sandimanie III Kerr Abraham Ross Andican 2C	Clayco Abraham ssor.t AM 2C	2:44
24.	"Safety (Interlude)"	Sandimanie III Oliver Brown Ross Bryson Kerr John Ong	Esko ssor.t Carter Clayco Glasear	5:38
25.	"Your Eyes"	Sandimanie III Rounds ReidMD	Cxdy ReidMD	3:02
Total length:				78:47

Bonus track (digital album)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
26.	"Money & Sex" (featuring Ken Carson)	Sandimanie III Kenyatta Frazier Jr. Ross Ștefan Cișmigiu	ssor.t Lucian	4:32
Total length:				83:19

Bonus tracks (CD)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
26.	"Too Damn Rich"	Sandimanie III Dylxn Jalan Rowe	Dylxn Lil 88	3:15
27.	"Spillin'"	Sandimanie III Kerr Weir Texaco Cam	Clayco Velveteen Texaco Cam	2:21

Bonus tracks (Vinyl)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
26.	"Check the Fleet"	Sandimanie III Kerr Ross Abraham	Clayco ssor.t Abraham	3:56
27.	"Back Sippin'"	Sandimanie III Kerr Bryson Ross	Clayco Carter ssor.t	2:28

Bonus tracks (Director's Cut)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
26.	"Catch a Kill"	Sandimanie III Pierre Thevenot Ross Cişmigiu Brown	Lukrative ssor.t Lucian Esko	3:11
27.	"That's My"	Sandimanie III Moon Rowe	DJ Moon Lil 88	2:31

Notes

All tracks are stylized in lowercase. For example, "If Looks Could Kill" is stylized as "if looks could kill".

Charts

Chart performance for *If Looks Could Kill*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	184
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13]	62
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[14]	51
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[15]	97
US Billboard 200[16]	18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	May 5, 2023	Streaming digital download	Interscope, Opium	[18]
	May 5, 2023	CD		[19]
	August 11, 2023	Vinyl		[20]

References

"Destroy Lonely's 'If Looks Could Kill' set to drop on May 5". Our Generation Music. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
"Destroy Lonely kicks off a new era with the hazy single "if looks could kill"". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
"https://twitter.com/destroylonely/status/1570575990614790146?s=46&t=odE89IG16kyGoB8T54_LsQ". Twitter. Retrieved August 24, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
Neville (March 3, 2023). "Destroy Lonely kicks off a new era with the hazy single "if looks could kill"". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
"https://twitter.com/Kurrco/status/1651798911433023488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1651804474254450688%7Ctwgr%5Ee0915c5f432f10a80e6206f1ca60720136721571%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https://genius.com/albums/Destroy-lonely/If-looks-could-kill-cd-version". Twitter. Retrieved August 24, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
"https://twitter.com/Kurrco/status/1651804474254450688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1651804474254450688%7Ctwgr%5Ebdebbaca9bf559024b766e50755df9927996a46a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https://genius.com/albums/Destroy-lonely/If-looks-could-kill-vinyl-version". Twitter. Retrieved August 24, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
"Destroy Lonely If Looks Could Kill May 5th". Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
"The CD & vinyl releases for If Looks Could Kill contain two additional bonus tracks each..." Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
"Destroy Lonely Drops 'If Looks Could Kill' Album With A Bloody Short Film". Power 100.9. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
"Destroy Lonely: If Looks Could Kill". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
Cole, Alexander (May 5, 2023). "Destroy Lonely Delivers Highly-Anticipated New Album "If Looks Could Kill"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
"Ultratop.be – Destroy Lonely – If Looks Could Kill" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
"Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of May 20, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
"2023 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
"OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 05.05.2023–11.05.2023 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved May 18, 2023.
@billboardcharts (May 15, 2023). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of May 20, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
"Destroy Lonely Delivers Highly-Anticipated New Album "If Looks Could Kill"". www.hotnewhiphop.com. May 5, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
"If Looks Could Kill CD". DESTROY LONELY Official Store. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
"If Looks Could Kill Vinyl". DESTROY LONELY Official Store. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

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[1] "Destroy Lonely's 'If Looks Could Kill' set to drop on May 5". Our Generation Music. Retrieved April 29, 2023.

[2] "Destroy Lonely kicks off a new era with the hazy single "if looks could kill"". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[3] "https://twitter.com/destroylonely/status/1570575990614790146?s=46&t=odE89IG16kyGoB8T54_LsQ". Twitter. Retrieved August 24, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

[4] Neville (March 3, 2023). "Destroy Lonely kicks off a new era with the hazy single "if looks could kill"". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

[5] "https://twitter.com/Kurrco/status/1651798911433023488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1651804474254450688%7Ctwgr%5Ee0915c5f432f10a80e6206f1ca60720136721571%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https://genius.com/albums/Destroy-lonely/If-looks-could-kill-cd-version". Twitter. Retrieved August 24, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

[6] "https://twitter.com/Kurrco/status/1651804474254450688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1651804474254450688%7Ctwgr%5Ebdebbaca9bf559024b766e50755df9927996a46a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https://genius.com/albums/Destroy-lonely/If-looks-could-kill-vinyl-version". Twitter. Retrieved August 24, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

[7] "Destroy Lonely If Looks Could Kill May 5th". Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Twitter.

[8] "The CD & vinyl releases for If Looks Could Kill contain two additional bonus tracks each..." Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Twitter.

[9] "Destroy Lonely Drops 'If Looks Could Kill' Album With A Bloody Short Film". Power 100.9. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

[Pitchfork-10] "Destroy Lonely: If Looks Could Kill". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[11] Cole, Alexander (May 5, 2023). "Destroy Lonely Delivers Highly-Anticipated New Album "If Looks Could Kill"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

[ac_Flanders_Destroy_Lonely-12] "Ultratop.be – Destroy Lonely – If Looks Could Kill" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 14, 2023.

[13] "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of May 20, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[14] "2023 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

[ac_Poland2_-15] "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 05.05.2023–11.05.2023 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved May 18, 2023.

[16] @billboardcharts (May 15, 2023). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Twitter.

[17] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of May 20, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[18] "Destroy Lonely Delivers Highly-Anticipated New Album "If Looks Could Kill"". www.hotnewhiphop.com. May 5, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

[19] "If Looks Could Kill CD". DESTROY LONELY Official Store. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

[20] "If Looks Could Kill Vinyl". DESTROY LONELY Official Store. Retrieved August 23, 2023.