Goodbye Horses (album)

This article is about the album by Ian. For the album by Q. Lazzarus, see Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus.

Goodbye Horses
Studio album by Ian
Released	October 18, 2024
Length	33:02
Label	BuVision Columbia Dogdog
Producer	Aaron Shadrow Beldon Berg Casio5k Chief Keef Childboy Gyo Ian Jahnei Clarke Jasper Harris Liam McCay Qioh Rio Leyva Solid Sxprano Taz Tyler WondaGurl
Ian chronology
Valedictorian (2024) Goodbye Horses (2024) 2005 (2025)

Goodbye Horses is the first full-length album by the American rapper Ian, released on October 18, 2024, through BuVision and Columbia Records. ^[1] The album follows Ian's debut mixtape Valedictorian (2024).

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	4.6/10 [2]
AllMusic	[3]

HotNewHipHop noted the controversy of the previous release^{[ clarification needed ]} and asked its readers how they felt about album including the presence of guest artists Chief Keef and Lil Yachty. ^[4]

The Needle Drop sharply criticized the album, saying its "core content... sucks." Reviewer Anthony Fantano pointed to "On the Floor" as the only "listenable" song in an album that is "the definition of mid." ^[5]

Track listing

Goodbye Horses track listing ^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Showboat"	Ian Smith Asmil Rodriguez	Ian Sxprano	2:30
2.	"Till I Die"	Smith Rodriguez	Sxprano	2:44
3.	"3.5"	Smith Aaron Shadrow Bailey Goldberg Ebony Oshunrinde Jahnei Clarke Jasper Harris	Shadrow Berg Clarke Harris WondaGurl	2:36
4.	"On the Floor"	Smith Harris Shadrow	Shadrow Harris	2:22
5.	"My Call"	Smith Gyo	Gyo Sxprano	2:39
6.	"Out West"	Smith Danny Snodgrass, Jr. Rio Leyva Tyler Montero	Rio Leyva Taz Taylor Qioh	2:06
7.	"Sh*t Sad" (with Chief Keef)	Smith Rodriquez Keith Cozat	Chief Keef Ian	3:14
8.	"End Up Gone"	Smith Rodriguez	Sxprano	2:19
9.	"Big Wigs" (featuring Reign)	Smith Harris	Clarke Harris	2:22
10.	"Loco"	Smith Alexander Lattisch Beldon Jones Jared Duckworth	Beldon Casio5k Solid	2:10
11.	"Hate Me" (with Lil Yachty)	Deshawn Jackson Miles McCollum	Childboy	2:12
12.	"Off That Sh*t"	Smith Rodriguez	Sxprano	2:11
13.	"Goodbye Horses" (with Eyesis)	Smith Rodriguez Eyesis Liam McCay	Ian McCay Sxprano	3:03
Total length:				33:02

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^{[6] [7]}

• Ian – vocals (all tracks); engineering, mixing, mastering (tracks 1–10, 12, 13)
• Nicco "Neek" Catalano – mixing, mastering (1–10, 12, 13)
• Lil Yachty – vocals (11)
• Benjamin Mathew – engineering, mixing (11)
• Colin Leonard – mastering (11)

Personnel

These credits have been adapted from Tidal: ^{[8] [9]}

• Ian Smith – recording, mixing, mastering (except "Hate Me")
• Nicco "Neek" Catalano – mixing, mastering (except "Hate Me")
• Benjamin Mathew – recording, mixing ("Hate Me")
• Colin Leonard – mastering ("Hate Me")

Charts

Chart performance for Goodbye Horses

Chart (2024)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [10]	86

References

1. Goodbye Horses by ian on Apple Music, 2024-10-18, retrieved 2025-02-13
2. Kazandjian, Robert (August 28, 2020). "ian - Goodbye Horses". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
3. Goodbye Horses - ian | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 2025-02-13
4. Cole, Alexander (2024-10-21). "Controversial rapper Ian Enlists Chief Keef & Lil Yachty On New Album "Goodbye Horses"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
5. "ian's Goodbye Horses is NOT GOOD". The Needle Drop. 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
6. "Goodbye Horses / ian / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved December 9, 2025.
7. "Hate Me / Lil Yachty / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved December 9, 2025.
8. "Goodbye Horses / Ian / Credits". 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
9. "Hate Me / Lil Yachty / Credits". Tidal . 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
10. @billboardcharts (October 28, 2024). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved October 29, 2024– via Twitter.