Total Xanarchy is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Xan. It was released on April 6, 2018, by Columbia Records. The album features guest appearances from Charli XCX, YG, Rae Sremmurd, 2 Chainz, Diplo, Yo Gotti, Rich the Kid, and $teven Cannon. In 2026, the album was removed from streaming services.
It was supported by five singles: "Slingshot", "Betrayed", "Far", "Wake Up" and "Color Blind". Total Xanarchy was panned by both music critics and listeners, with most criticizing the lyrical content and Leanos' overall performance.
Background The album was originally titled No Love after Xan's single of the same name, but was changed after his management decided not to include the song on the album. It was originally scheduled for a March 17, 2018 release; however, the album was delayed.
On March 2, 2018, during an interview with Ebro Darden during the Ebro in the Morning show, Xan explained the direction of the album's sound and style, by stating,
On March 15, 2018, the album's artwork and release date were revealed through the rapper's Instagram story.
Singles The album's lead single, "Slingshot", was released on April 2, 2017. The JP-directed music video was originally released on June 21, 2017, however it was re-uploaded on November 22, 2017.
The album's second single, "Betrayed", was released for streaming and digital download on July 20, 2017. The Cole Bennett-directed music video was released on August 28, 2017. The music video has reached over 285 million views on YouTube.
The album's third single, "Far", was released on November 3, 2017. Its music video was released on October 31, 2017.
The album's fourth single, "Wake Up", was released on December 27, 2017. The Cole Bennett-directed music video was released on December 30, 2017.
The album's fifth single, a collaboration with producer Diplo, titled "Color Blind" was released on March 22, 2018. A music video for the song was released on April 10, 2018.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
Promotional singles The album's lead promotional single, "Betrayed (Remix)" with Yo Gotti and Rich the Kid was released on March 15, 2018.
The album's second promotional single, "The Man" featuring Steven Cannon was released on March 30, 2018, along with the Steve King-directed music video.
Promotion Tour On December 18, 2017, Lil Xan announced an official headlining concert tour to further promote the album titled Total Xanarchy Tour. The tour began on January 25, 2018, in Vancouver, at Venue Nightclub.
+ Tour dates Date City Venue United States January 25, 2018 Vancouver Venue Nightclub January 26, 2018 Seattle Neumos January 27, 2018 Portland Hawthorne Theatre January 31, 2018 Berkeley Cornerstone February 1, 2018 Santa Cruz The Catalyst February 2, 2018 Fresno Strummers February 8, 2018 Mesa Club Red February 10, 2018 Albuquerque Sunshine Building February 11, 2018 Denver Cervantes Otherside February 13, 2018 Lawrence Granada Theater February 14, 2018 Des Moines Wooly's February 15, 2018 Minneapolis The Cabooze February 17, 2018 St. Louis The Ready Room February 18, 2018 Omaha Waiting Room February 21, 2018 Chicago Lincoln Hall February 23, 2018 Cleveland The Grog Shop February 24, 2018 Detroit El Club February 25, 2018 Toronto Mod Club Theatre March 1, 2018 Boston Middle East Downstairs March 2, 2018 New York City Highline Ballroom March 3, 2018 Philadelphia Coda March 4, 2018 Washington U Street Music Hall March 6, 2018 Atlanta Masquerade Hall March 21, 2018 Los Angeles The Novo by Microsoft March 22, 2018 Santa Ana Observatory March 23, 2018 Las Vegas Brooklyn Bowl March 25, 2018 San Diego House of Blues March 30, 2018 Brooklyn Brooklyn Steel March 31, 2018 Sayreville Starland Ballroom
Critical reception
Total Xanarchy was panned by music critics, with most criticizing the lyrical content and Leanos' overall performance.
Ben Beaumont-Thomas from The Guardian gave credit to the tracks containing strong hooks and "fine, gothic production", but criticized Xan for mimicking the technical abilities of XXXTentacion ("Diamonds") and Post Malone ("Far") and lacking in lyricism, saying "I can confidently report that there are no good lyrics on this album." Pitchfork writer Meaghan Garvey said about Lil Xan overall, "On his debut album, the standard-bearer of the sad-rap movement refuses to reveal much in the way of emotion at all, aside from a kind of sullen, conflicted defiance." Writing for Spin, Israel Daramola wrote "Total Xanarchy, at times, can read too much like parody, completely stuffed with miserable songs about breakups and doing drugs and regretting doing drugs because of how much worse they make him feel".
Track listing Credits adapted from Tidal.
Notes signifies a co-producer signifies an uncredited co-producer "Color Blind" features background vocals from Thomas Azie The CD version of the album does not include the songs "Shine Hard" and "Betrayed (Remix)".
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Technical DJ Fu – recording , mixing Steve Hybicki – mixing Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri – mastering Steven "B" Baughman – mastering Kinfolk John – mixing , recording Nolan Presley – recording Finis "KY" White – mixing Ben the Great – mixing Boaz De Jong – mixing Mike Bell – mastering
Charts Chart (2018) Peak position New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) 6 US Billboard 200 10
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