Love Lasts Forever (album)

Love Lasts Forever
Studio album by Destroy Lonely
Released	August 30, 2024
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	56:17
Label	Opium Interscope
Producer	AM Cade Carlton Clayco Cloud Crystals Cxdy Cxsper D. Rich Dylxn Evertime FnZ Henney Major JahDaGod Jonah KP Lil 88 MaxFlames Evan Moitoso Moon Outtatown Ratchett Rewined Ron Saintracks Semsi Skai Nick Spiders T99 Taurus Texaco Cam Theo Toom Chris Townsend Velveteen Wasa Wheezy Wooshy Xz Yugen
Destroy Lonely chronology
If Looks Could Kill (2023) Love Lasts Forever (2024)
Singles from Love Lasts Forever
"Luv 4 Ya" Released: June 14, 2024

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HotNewHipHop	"Meh" [2]
Pitchfork	4.5/10 [3]
Slant Magazine	[4]

Love Lasts Forever is the second studio album by American rapper and singer Destroy Lonely. It was released through Opium and Interscope Records on August 30, 2024. ^[5] The album serves as a follow-up to his debut studio album, If Looks Could Kill (2023). Supported by the single "Luv 4 Ya", ^[6] it features guest appearances from Lil Uzi Vert and Ken Carson; CD versions additionally feature Don Toliver. Production was primarily handled by Lil 88, who produced the entire album, alongside Wheezy, Cxdy, Dylxn, Yugen, and Outtatown, among others.

Title

The album was initially going to be titled Love Last Forever, ^[7] but was changed when the artwork and producer credits were officially unveiled. ^[8] The pretitle "Black America Presents" was also briefly considered. ^[9]

Commercial performance

Love Lasts Forever earned 37,500 album-equivalent units in its first week, debuting at number 1 and number 10 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and US Billboard 200, respectively. ^{[10] [11] [12]} It became his first album to chart on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The song "Love Hurts" peaked at number 50 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. ^[13]

Track listing

Love Lasts Forever track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Forever"	Bobby Sandimanie III Dylan Jansen Jalan Lowe Karl Gordon Shaznay Lewis Thant Tayzar	Lil 88 Dylxn Yugen	3:44
2.	"Love Hurts" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)	Sandimanie Jansen Lowe Symere Bysil Woods Tayzar	Lil 88 Dylxn Yugen	4:34
3.	"Luv 4 Ya"	Sandimanie Eeti Erätuli Lowe Vladimir Grishin	Lil 88 Evertime Henney Major	3:32
4.	"Crystal Clear"	Sandimanie Aaron Raj Tanarasoo Corey Moon Lowe Theo Staykoff	Lil 88 Cloud & Moon Staykoff	3:38
5.	"Baby Money"	Sandimanie Lowe Kenneth Pannu Max Rafael Semsi Salvino	Lil 88 KP Semsi MaxFlames	2:51
6.	"Say That"	Sandimanie Corey Kerr Lowe Mehki Wilber Tayzar	Lil 88 Clayco Yugen Crystals	1:59
7.	"Pimp Talk"	Sandimanie Clemens Wardin Lowe Maximilian Huschke	Lil 88 Wooshy	2:23
8.	"Cadillac"	Sandimanie Ademofe Abiodun Amon Hill Isaac de Boni Lowe Jonah Abraham Pannu Michael Mulé	Lil 88 KP Jonah FnZ	2:25
9.	"Syrup Sippin"	Sandimanie Cade Phillip Blodgett Giuseppe Vasaturo Lowe Marian Pfaff Thomas Herrick	Lil 88 Cade T99 Wasa Toom	3:10
10.	"Lock In"	Sandimanie Kerr Lowe John M. Weir Tayzar Grishin	Lil 88 Clayco Henney Major Yugen Velveteen	2:27
11.	"Doubt It"	Sandimanie Kerr Lowe Weir Nick Spiders	Lil 88 Clayco Spiders Velveteen	2:41
12.	"Wish You Well"	Sandimanie Tanarasoo Lowe Wesley Tyler Glass	Lil 88 Wheezy Cloud	2:41
13.	"Ship Her Off"	Sandimanie Arsenii Melnyk Cody Rounds Lowe Pannu	Lil 88 Saintracks KP Cxdy	2:18
14.	"Honestly"	Sandimanie Christopher Townsend Dwayne Richardson Lowe	Lil 88 D. Rich Xz	3:15
15.	"Take A Trip"	Sandimanie Lowe Ronald Henry Tobias Dekker	Lil 88 Outtatown Ron	3:39
16.	"Extra High"	Sandimanie Brian Campi Blodgett Jansen Lowe	Lil 88 Dylxn Cade Casper	3:27
17.	"Amerika"	Sandimanie Evan Moitoso Lowe	Lil 88 Moitoso	3:11
18.	"Thrill" (with Ken Carson)	Sandimanie Jansen Lowe Johnny Peng Kenyatta Frazier Jr.	Lil 88 Dylxn Skai	4:12
Total length:				56:17

Standard edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"About Money"	Sandimanie Kerr Lowe Spiders	Lil 88 Clayco Spiders	2:30
20.	"No Worries"	Sandimanie Lowe Jarvis Adams Jr. Taurus Bucy Currie Jr.	Lil 88 JahDaGod Taurus	3:08
21.	"Pass Me the Keys"	Arman Andican Sandimanie Carlton McDowell Lowe Reece Weinberg	Lil 88 AM Rewinded Carlton	2:53
Total length:				64:47

CD edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
5.	"Bangaz" (featuring Don Toliver)	Sandimanie Caleb Toliver Daniel Perez Arthur Werther Derek Anderson	Bugz Ronin Leiso 206Derek	3:41
Total length:				64:16

Love Lasts Forever V2 digital deluxe additional track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
22.	"The Bounce"	Sandimanie Bryce Frizzell Blodgett Christian Baello Gian Baba Louie Baello	BryceUnknwn Y2tnb Cade XGiannii Ginseng Neverdie	2:17
23.	"Make a Sound"	Sandimanie Blodgett Koloniec Ivanovich	Cade Alex Chevz	2:13
24.	"See You Tomorrow"	Sandimanie Alessio Iacomini Blodgett Baba Thomas Herrick	Cade XGiannii Toom Allen Core	2:12
25.	"Meet the Boss"	Sandimanie Vladimir Grishin	Henney Major	2:30
26.	"Bling"	Sandimanie Lowe Evan Moltoso	Lil 88 Moltoso	2:36
Total length:				76:35

Love Lasts Forever V2.5 digital deluxe additional track listing ^[a]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
22.	"Smoking"	Sandimanie Anh Tran Blodgett C. Baello Jude Fidel Ryan Jacob Holland	Ginseng Cade Ryanjacob Leadbluntt Anh	2:21
23.	"Healing"	Sandimanie Blodgett Baba Fidel Matvei Shalnev Vladislav Estashev	Cade XGiannii OMGZanoza Leadbluntt Minzo2k	3:23
24.	"Forgot My Name"	Sandimanie Blodgett Caleb Lodish Baba Fidel	Cade XGiannii Leadbluntt Lodish	2:20
25.	"LSD"	Sandimanie Amir Mohammad Ghonoodi Kerr Eric Seay Samuel Ritter	Clayco SJR 23Slaughter Y3Rip	2:21
26.	"Money Anthem"	Sandimanie Kerr Jaka Aditya Kole Kaufman	Clayco Jxker XDKole	3:02
Total length:				78:14

Love Lasts Forever: Presented by Blakamerika additional track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
4.	"Get Right"	Sandimanie Lowe Currie Tayzar	Lil 88 Taurus Yugen	2:42
23.	"Prettiest One"	Sandimanie Lowe Dekker	Lil 88 Outtatown	2:16
Total length:				69:45

Notes

• All songs are stylized in uppercase, for example, "Forever" is written as "FOREVER".
• An alternate version of the album is available on streaming platforms, omitting "Thrill".

Sample credits

• "Forever" contains a sample of "Love Lasts Forever", written by Shaznay Lewis, Melanie Blatt and Karl Gordon, and performed by All Saints.
• "Love Hurts" samples an earlier Destroy Lonely song, "Mud".
• "Cadillac" contains a sample of "Prince of Egypt", written by Ademofe Abiodun and Amon Hill, and performed by Mofe.

Personnel

• Destroy Lonely – vocals
• Ellantre "Tre5" Williams – mixing, engineering
• Travis Louis – mastering
• Argenis "Trilla" Peguero – engineering on "Love Hurts"
• Ben Lidsky – engineering on "About Money"
• Bigga Rankin – additional vocals on "Syrup Sippin"
• FBG Goat – additional vocals on "No Worries"

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Love Lasts Forever Chart (2024) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] 51 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 17 US Billboard 200 [16] 10 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [17] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Love Lasts Forever Chart (2024) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] 97

References

1. LOVE LASTS FOREVER - Destroy Lonely | Album | AllMusic , retrieved January 29, 2025
2. Nevares, Gabriel Bras (September 11, 2024). "Destroy Lonely "LOVE LASTS FOREVER" Album Review". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
3. Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "Destroy Lonely: LOVE LASTS FOREVER". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
4. Attard, Paul (September 4, 2024). "Destroy Lonely 'Love Lasts Forever' Review: Bloated and Indifferent". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
5. Andrews, Elias (August 29, 2024). "Destroy Lonely Reveals Tracklist For New Album "Love Lasts Forever"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
6. "Destroy Lonely Releases Long-Awaited "LUV 4 YA"". Hypebeast. June 14, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
7. Official Tweet
8. "Destroy Lonely Confirms 'LOVE LASTS FOREVER' Release Date". August 19, 2024.
9. Destroy Lonely - Love Lasts Forever Genius 2024 | in Ukrainian
10. "Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Scores Second Week Atop Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of September 14, 2024". Billboard . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
12. Anderson, Trevor (September 11, 2024). "Destroy Lonely's 'Love Lasts Forever' Leads Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
13. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of September 14, 2024". Billboard . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
14. "Austriancharts.at – Destroy Lonely – Love Lasts Forever" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Destroy Lonely – Love Lasts Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
16. Caulfield, Keith (September 8, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Scores Second Week Atop Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved September 10, 2024.
17. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of September 14, 2024". Billboard . Retrieved September 10, 2024.
18. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2024". Billboard . Retrieved January 1, 2025.

Notes

1. The version of V2.5 released on streaming platforms combines both the V2 and V2.5 tracks.