Look at Me: The Album

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Look at Me: The Album
XXXTentacion Look at Me album cover.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 10, 2022 (2022-06-10) [1]
Recorded2014–2018; 2021-2022)
Genre
Length57:49
Label
Producer XXXTentacion • John Cunningham • STAIN • Ronny J • JakesAlive • Alasen • Fifty Grand • Kellbender • Willie G • Rojas On The Beat • Ojivolta • potsu • Robert Soukiasyan • Mike Dean • Aesthesys • Canis Major • Jimmy Duval • King Yosef • prxz • Optic Core • KHAED
XXXTentacion chronology
Bad Vibes Forever
(2019)
Look at Me: The Album
(2022)
ItWasntEnough
(2023)
Singles from Look at Me: The Album
  1. "Vice City"
    Released: January 28, 2022
  2. "True Love"
    Released: May 27, 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Look at Me: The Album is the only compilation album by American rapper and singer XXXTentacion. Announced alongside a documentary of the same name, the album was released posthumously on June 10, 2022, 8 days before the fourth anniversary of his death. Look at Me was supported by two singles: "Vice City" and "True Love", both of which were announced early on, being previously absent from streaming services due to sample clearance problems. The album features both Ski Mask the Slump God and Kanye West.

Contents

Background

The album was originally announced on May 23, 2022, by XXXTentacion's estate on his social media, along with the announcement that "True Love" with Kanye West, which was previously on West's eleventh studio album, Donda 2 , would be released as a single on streaming platforms on May 27, 2022. [3] [4] The full tracklist was revealed on XXXTentacion's social media on June 2, 2022. [5] [6]

The album features various songs from XXXTentacion's SoundCloud era, in addition to album tracks and singles from his mixtape Revenge (2017) and three of his studio albums, 17 (2017), ? (2018), and Skins (2018), including his breakthrough single, "Look at Me!", and his Diamond-certified single, "Sad!".

Track listing

Look at Me: The Album track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Vice City"Canis Major3:40
2."Never"
  • Aesthesys
3:40
3."Rare"
  • XXXTentacion
  • Fifty Grand
1:35
4."Fuxk" (featuring Ski Mask the Slump God)
  • XXXTentacion
  • Willie G
2:41
5."WingRiddenAngel"
  • XXXTentacion
  • Kellbender
2:48
6."King of the Dead"
  • Fifty Grand
  • Hellion
3:44
7."Failure Is Not an Option (Interlude)"King Yosef0:51
8."#ImSippinTeaInYoHood" Ronny J 2:55
9."I Spoke to the Devil in Miami, He Said Everything Would Be Fine"
  • XXXTentacion
  • Alasen
  • JakesAlive
3:02
10."Willy Wonka Was a Child Murderer"
  • Prxz
  • King Yosef
1:49
11."Kill Me (Pain from the Jail Phone)"
  • Fifty Grand
  • King Yosef
2:20
12."Look at Me!"
  • Rojas
  • Duval
2:06
13."I Don't Wanna Do This Anymore"
  • KHAED
  • Nova
1:27
14."Yung Bratz"Stain1:41
15."Jocelyn Flores"Potsu1:59
16."Depression & Obsession"XXXTentacion2:24
17."Everybody Dies in Their Nightmares"Potsu1:35
18."Alone, Part 3"
  • Cunningham
  • Robert Soukiasyan
1:49
19."Moonlight"Cunningham2:15
20."Sad!"Cunningham2:46
21."Changes"
  • XXXTentacion
  • Cunningham
2:01
22."Hope"Cunningham1:50
23."Before I Close My Eyes"Cunningham1:39
24."Train Food"
  • XXXTentacion
  • Cunningham
2:44
25."True Love" (with Kanye West)
2:28
Total length:57:49

Notes

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Look at Me: The Album
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [26] Gold50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [27] Platinum15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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