F*ck Love (stylised in all caps) is the debut mixtape by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi. It was released on 24 July 2020 by Grade A Productions and Columbia Records. Production was handled by twenty-one record producers over the course of the mixtape's four releases, including Benny Blanco, Bobby Raps, Cashmere Cat and Taz Taylor. The original tracklist features guest appearances from Lil Mosey, Corbin Smidzik, and the late Juice Wrld.

F*ck Love
Mixtape by
Released
  • 24 July 2020 (original)
  • 6 November 2020 (Savage)
  • 23 July 2021 (3: Over You)
  • 27 July 2021 (3+: Over You)
Genre
Length
  • 30:59 (original)
  • 46:26 (Savage)
  • 65:50 (3: Over You)
  • 78:44 (3+: Over You)
Label
Producer
The Kid Laroi chronology
14 with a Dream
(2018)
F*ck Love
(2020)
The First Time
(2023)
Singles from F*ck Love
  1. "Go"
    Released: 12 June 2020
  2. "Tell Me Why"
    Released: 17 July 2020
  3. "Need You Most (So Sick)"
    Released: 21 August 2020
F*ck Love (Savage) cover
Singles from F*ck Love (Savage)
  1. "So Done"
    Released: 23 October 2020
  2. "Without You"
    Released: 18 December 2020
F*ck Love 3: Over You cover
Singles from F*ck Love 3: Over You
  1. "Stay"
    Released: 9 July 2021
F*ck Love 3+: Over You cover

According to a description by Apple Music, the record focuses on "...the messy breakdown of a destructive relationship that didn't sound too great to start with."[3]

A reissue of the mixtape, titled F*ck Love (Savage), was released on 6 November 2020, with appearances from Machine Gun Kelly, Marshmello, Internet Money and Youngboy Never Broke Again.

Another reissue of the mixtape, titled F*ck Love 3: Over You, was released on 23 July 2021, with appearances from Polo G, Stunna Gambino, Justin Bieber, G Herbo, Lil Durk, and Mustard, as well as a deluxe edition titled F*ck Love 3+: Over You, released on 27 July 2021.

F*ck Love received a nomination for Best Hip Hop Release at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards.[4] It reached number one on the Australian ARIA album chart in February 2021, making the Kid Laroi the youngest Australian solo artist to reach number one on the chart.

Artwork

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The Guilty Crown inspired cover art, which depicts Laroi and his unnamed lover in an anime styled metropolitan city, was made by anime artist Richard Ticas, and was unveiled a week ahead of the mixtape's release.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
NME     [7]

Singles

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The mixtape was preceded by two singles: "Go", and "Tell Me Why", with the former song being a collaboration with late rapper and mentor Juice Wrld, and the latter being a tribute to the late rapper. "Need You Most (So Sick)" was sent to Australian contemporary hit radio as the third single in August 2020.[8]

Commercial performance

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In Australia, F*ck Love debuted at number three on the ARIA chart. In its 28th week in February 2021, the album reached number one, and at 17 years, 5 months and 22 days, the Kid Laroi became the youngest Australian solo artist to hit number one on the ARIA album chart and the second male indigenous solo artist to top the chart after Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.[9]

In the United States, F*ck Love debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart, earning 40,000 album-equivalent units (including 7,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.[10] The album became Laroi's first US top-ten debut.[10] The album also accumulated at total of 49.39 million on-demand streams of the album's songs that week.[10]

Following the release of F*ck Love (Savage), the project reached a new peak of number three, earning 52,000 equivalent album units.[11]

Following the release of F*ck Love 3: Over You, the third release of the mixtape, it reached a new peak of number one on the Billboard 200, jumping 25 spots on the chart with 85,000 album equivalent units, becoming Laroi's first chart-topping project in the United States.[12]

Reissues

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A reissue of the mixtape was released on 6 November 2020. Titled F*ck Love (Savage), it includes seven new songs, including the previously released single "So Done", as well as appearances from YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Internet Money, Marshmello, and Machine Gun Kelly. The release was accompanied with a music video for the track "Always Do".[13] According to Triple J, the release of F*ck Love (Savage) is an opposite to the original mixtape; "where the original mixtape had Laroi focusing on love and loss, the new material featured here sees him coming from a different space, reflecting the personal changes he's undergone in the last year".[4]

Another reissue of the mixtape was released on 23 July 2021. Titled F*ck Love 3: Over You, it includes seven new songs, including the previously released single "Stay" alongside Justin Bieber, as well as appearances from Polo G, Stunna Gambino, G Herbo, Lil Durk, and Mustard. The release was accompanied with a music video for the track "Not Sober".[14] As the title suggests, Over You has Laroi focusing on moving on from his previous relationships and beginning a new one. The deluxe edition named F*ck Love 3+: Over You which featured six additional tracks, was released on 27 July 2021.[15]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Booty Call" (skit)Charlton Howard 0:56
2."Maybe"
  • Howard
  • Subhaan Rahmaan
  • Christian Laster
  • Omer Fedi
  • Haan
  • Donn Robb
  • Fedi
  • Khaled Rohaim
2:54
3."Wrong" (featuring Lil Mosey)
3:03
4."I Wish"
  • Howard
  • Rio Leyva
  • Luis Witkiewitz
  • Snodgrass
  • Leyva
  • Wizzle
  • Taz Taylor
2:05
5."Not Fair" (featuring Corbin)2:46
6."Bathroom" (skit)Howard 0:24
7."Go" (with Juice Wrld)
  • Fedi
  • Neek
  • Tito
3:01
8."Tell Me Why"
  • Howard
  • Tanner Katich
  • Henry Nichols
  • Leyva
  • Maxwell Nichols
  • Snodgrass
  • OkTanner
  • Pharaoh Vice
  • Leyva
  • MJNichols
  • Taz Taylor
3:15
9."Same Thing"
2:04
10."New Guy" (skit)Howard 0:21
11."Erase U"1:49
12."Running"
  • Howard
  • Rohaim
  • Rahmen
  • Rohaim
  • Haan
  • The Kid Laroi
  • Mowday
2:15
13."Wish You Well" (skit)Howard 0:35
14."Need You Most (So Sick)"
  • Rohaim
  • Haan
  • Donn Robb
  • Rohaim
  • Mowday
2:15
15."Selfish"
3:16
Total length:30:59
F*ck Love (Savage) Deluxe edition[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Pikachu"
  • Rohaim
  • Haan
  • Keanu Beats
  • FnZ
2:13
2."So Done"
  • Howard
  • Rohaim
  • Fedi
  • Rohaim
  • Fedi
2:06
3."Tragic" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Internet Money)
  • Cxdy
  • Baran
  • Taz Taylor
2:33
4."Always Do"
  • Howard
  • Rohaim
  • Rahmaan
  • Laster
  • Fedi
  • Billy Walsh
  • Rohaim
  • Haan
  • Donn Robb
  • Fedi
2:31
5."Feel Something" (with Marshmello)
2:19
6."F*ck You, Goodbye" (featuring Machine Gun Kelly) Tom DeLonge . Mark Hoppus
2:24
7."Without You"
  • Slatkin
  • Fedi
2:41
Total length:46:26
F*ck Love 3: Over You Deluxe edition[17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Over You"
  • Howard
  • Rohaim
Rohaim2:30
2."Not Sober" (featuring Polo G and Stunna Gambino)
  • Haan
  • Rohaim
  • 8th Diamond
3:36
3."Stay" (with Justin Bieber)
  • Cashmere Cat
  • Puth
  • Fedi
  • Slatkin
  • Josh Gudwin[c]
2:21
4."Same Energy"
  • Howard
  • Snodgrass
  • Rounds
  • Gino Getas
  • Taylor
  • Cxdy
  • E-Trou
  • Nash Beats
1:33
5."Don't Leave Me" (featuring G Herbo and Lil Durk)
2:47
6."Bad News"
  • Howard
  • Rahmaan
  • Rohaim
  • Haan
  • Rohaim
2:11
7."Still Chose You" (featuring Mustard)
2:51
Total length:65:50
F*ck Love 3+: Over You Deluxe edition[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
8."I Don't Know"
  • Howard
  • Mulé
  • De Boni
  • Torres
  • Rohaim
  • Antonio Zito
  • FnZ
  • Keanu Beats
  • Rohaim
  • Dopamine
2:14
9."About You"
  • Howard
  • Rahmaan
  • Rohaim
  • Haan
  • Rohaim
2:08
10."Lonely and F*cked Up"
2:42
11."Situation"
  • Howard
  • Snodgrass
Taylor1:44
12."Attention"
  • Howard
  • Rahmaan
  • Rohaim
  • Haan
  • Rohaim
1:44
13."Best for Me"
  • Howard
  • Rahmaan
  • Rohaim
  • Haan
  • Rohaim
2:22
Total length:78:44

Notes: Need You Most (So Sick) contains an interpolation of So Sick by Ne-Yo

F*ck You, Goodbye contains an interpolation of All The Small Things by Blink-182

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for F*ck Love
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[77] 2× Platinum 140,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[78] 3× Platinum 120,000
Canada (Music Canada)[79] 3× Platinum 240,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[80] 2× Platinum 40,000
Italy (FIMI)[81] Gold 25,000
Singapore (RIAS)[82] Gold 5,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[83] Gold 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[84] Platinum 300,000
United States (RIAA)[85] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Certifications for F*ck Love 3: Over You
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[86] Platinum 20,000
France (SNEP)[87] Gold 50,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[88] Platinum 40,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[89] 3× Platinum 45,000
Poland (ZPAV)[90] Platinum 20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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