If Looks Could Kill (Destroy Lonely song)

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"if looks could kill"
Single by Destroy Lonely
from the album If Looks Could Kill
ReleasedMarch 3, 2023
Recorded2022
Genre
Length3:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Clayco
  • ssor.t
  • Carter
Destroy Lonely singles chronology
"20Yrs Old"
(2022)
"if looks could kill"
(2023)
Music video
"if looks could kill" on YouTube

"If Looks Could Kill" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American rapper Destroy Lonely, released on March 3, 2023, as the lead single from his debut studio album of the same name. The song reached number 30 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Background[edit]

An early version of the single was previewed and began gaining traction on the social media platform TikTok receiving over 200,000 streams and 75,000,000 views on the platform prior to its official release.[1] On March 3, 2023, he officially released the single[2] and performed it live the same night single during his Rolling Loud set.[3]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "If Looks Could Kill"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Lithuania (AGATA)[4] 78
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[5] 17
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 30

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Destroy Lonely kicks off a new era with the hazy single "if looks could kill"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  2. ^ "Destroy Lonely Drops Long-Awaited Track "If Looks Could Kill"". Complex. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ^ "2023 Rolling Loud: The Best Performances". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  4. ^ "2023 9-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of March 18, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of March 18, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2023.