Octane (Don Toliver album)

2026 studio album by Don Toliver From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Octane is the fifth studio album by American rapper and singer Don Toliver. It was released through Donnway & Co and Cactus Jack under license to Atlantic Records on January 30, 2026. The album features guest appearances from Yeat, Rema, Travis Scott, Teezo Touchdown, and SahBabii. Production was handled by Toliver and Scott themselves, alongside past collaborators including 206Derek, Bnyx, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E., FnZ, Jahaan Sweet, and Dylan Wiggins, among others. Octane serves as the follow-up to Toliver's previous album, Hardstone Psycho (2024).

ReleasedJanuary 30, 2026
RecordedDecember 2024 – January 2026
StudioMount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson, California[1]
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Octane
Studio album by
Don Toliver
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2026
RecordedDecember 2024 – January 2026
StudioMount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson, California[1]
Genre
Length49:52
Label
Producer
Don Toliver chronology
Hardstone Psycho
(2024)		 Octane
(2026)
Singles from Octane
  1. "Tiramisu"
    Released: September 5, 2025
  2. "ATM"
    Released: January 23, 2026
  3. "Body"
    Released: February 17, 2026
  4. "E85"
    Released: March 17, 2026
  5. "Tuition"
    Released: April 3, 2026
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Octane debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming Toliver's first album to do so.[2] The album was supported by five singles: "Tiramisu", "ATM", "Body", "E85", and "Tuition", released as a remix with rapper Lil Baby. A remix EP with DJ Candlestick titled Choptane was released on April 3.

Release and promotion

On March 14, 2025, during Toliver's performance at the Time Nightclub in Costa Mesa, California, he teased that he would be releasing a new album later in the year: "I don't wanna stop, I might drop this year, fuck it," he said to an excited crowd. "Might say, 'Fuck it' and drop a whole 'nother album on these niggas. I might say fuck it and drop a whole 'nother beautiful project on these niggas".[3] He then confirmed that he will be releasing a new album later in the year in an interview with Fault Magazine on July 25, which was postponed to the next year for unknown reasons.[4] The title of the album was revealed through merchandise that was given to fans at his pop-up event at ComplexCon on October 25, where he debuted his new sneaker line in collaboration with Reebok and Billionaire Boys Club called the Ice Cream Board Flips.[5] On January 22, 2026, Toliver revealed the album's release date and shared its cover art.[6] Toliver performed "E85" and "Long Way to Calabasas" from the album on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on January 26.[7]

Singles

Toliver released the lead single of the album, "Tiramisu", on September 5.[8] "ATM" was surprise-released as the second single on January 23, 2026.[9] "Body" was sent to US rhythmic radio as the album's third single on February 17, followed by "E85" receiving the same radio treatment and becoming its fourth single exactly a month later.[10][11] "Tuition" was released as the album's fifth and final single on April 3, following a remix of the song in collaboration with fellow American rapper Lil Baby.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[13]
Clash8/10[14]
Exclaim!7/10[15]
Pitchfork6.5/10[16]
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Octane received positive reviews from music critics. Reviewing Octane for Clash magazine, Robin Murray felt that the album "represents his [Toliver's] most cohesive and consistent work yet, tapping into his core creative characteristics while boosting him further into the stratosphere".[14] In his review for Pitchfork, Matthew Ritchie concluded that Toliver "manages to buoy even the most underwhelming stretches of his fifth album with sparks of personality and timely features".[16]

Commercial performance

Octane debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 162,000 album-equivalent units (including 31,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week, giving Toliver his first number-one album. The album also accumulated a total of 138.98 million on-demand streams of the album's songs.[2]

Track listing

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Octane track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."E85"
2:33
2."Body"
2:35
3."Rendezvous" (featuring Yeat)
  • Toliver
  • Noah Smith
  • Anderson
  • Rio Leyva
  • Kobe Hood
  • Bennett Pepple
2:26
4."Secondhand" (featuring Rema)
  • 206Derek
  • Bailey
  • Shaddow
3:46
5."Tiramisu"
2:19
6."ATM"
3:00
7."Long Way to Calabasas"
  • Toliver
  • Tharusha Mudiyanselage
  • Theodore Ravhanza
  • Javier Mercado
  • Joel Huckle
  • Joey Fenderson
  • Francisco Gualter
  • Edgard Herrera
  • Autrioly
  • Synthetic
  • J Hux
  • Fendii
  • Frankieontheguitar
1:39
8."Rosary" (featuring Travis Scott)
3:14
9."All the Signs" (featuring Teezo Touchdown)
  • 206Derek
  • Jaasu
  • Tommy Parker
  • Wiggins
  • Chaileah
  • SkipOnDaBeat[a]
3:20
10."Call Back"
  • Toliver
  • Sweet
  • Anderson
  • Bailey
  • Don Toliver
  • Sweet
  • 206Derek
  • Bailey
2:03
11."Tuition"
  • Toliver
  • Anderson
  • Leyva
  • 206Derek
  • Leyva
  • Bnyx
  • Ghost
2:49
12."K9" (featuring SahBabii)
  • Vendr
  • 206Derek
  • Leyva
2:34
13."Excavator"
  • Bnyx
  • Sweet
  • 206Derek
  • Money Jesus
  • Jackson[a]
3:31
14."Gemstone"
2:01
15."Opposite"
  • Toliver
  • Anderson
  • Leyva
  • Ferrera
  • 206Derek
  • Leyva
  • SkipOnDaBeat
2:37
16."TMU"
  • Toliver
  • Mule
  • De Boni
  • Anderson
  • Leyva
  • Mercado
  • Etham Basden
  • Siviwe Mngaza
  • Kaleem Taylor-Decouteau
  • Alexandra Veltri
  • FnZ
  • 206Derek
  • Leyva
  • Synthetic
  • Sharkboy
3:00
17."Pleasure's Mine"
  • Toliver
  • Anderson
  • Mallory
  • Benjamin Wilson
  • Jackson
  • Thea Gustafsson
  • 206Derek
  • Jaasu
  • Ben10k
  • Jackson[a]
  • Gustafsson[a]
2:57
18."Sweet Home"
3:20
Total length:49:00
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Digital deluxe version 1 bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
19."Ease Your Mind"Toliver
  • Project X
  • Daniel Moras
  • Williskeating
1:40
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Digital deluxe version 2 bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."Rocket Power"
4:04
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Digital deluxe version 3 bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."Falling Asleep"Toliver3:19
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Notes

  1. [a]
    "All Summer Long" itself contains samples of "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd and "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal.[17]

  • Don Toliver – vocals (all tracks), synthesizer (track 10)
  • Jess Jackson – mixing, mastering (all tracks); arrangement (14, 17)
  • 206Derek – mixing (all tracks), engineering (3–9, 13–17); drum programming, keyboards (4, 10)
  • Dillon Brophy – mixing assistance
  • Rob Schaer – orchestration (1, 4, 8, 13, 16–18)
  • David Hughes – bass (1, 13)
  • Jake Reed – drums (1, 13)
  • Will Brahm – guitar (1, 13)
  • Aretha Scruggs – choir vocals (1, 16)
  • Dedrick Bonner – choir vocals (1, 16)
  • Eran Scoggins – choir vocals (1, 16)
  • Joslynn James – choir vocals (1, 16)
  • Krystle Simmons – choir vocals (1, 16)
  • Lydia René – choir vocals (1, 16)
  • Olivia Maye – choir vocals (1, 16)
  • Suzanne Waters – choir vocals (1, 16)
  • Tio Simone – choir vocals (1, 16)
  • Tym Brown – choir vocals (1, 16)
  • Aaron Paris – synthesizer, violin (1)
  • Edgard Herrera – engineering (2, 6, 7, 10–12, 14, 16)
  • Yeat – vocals (3)
  • Roark Bailey – drum programming, keyboards (4, 10)
  • Cameron Stone – cello (4, 17, 18)
  • Drew Forde – viola (4, 17, 18)
  • Katie Sloan – violin (4, 17, 18)
  • Luanne Homzy – violin (4, 17, 18)
  • Gabe Lucas – background vocals, keyboards (4)
  • Rema – vocals (4)
  • Essosa – additional vocals (7)
  • Xavier Daniel – engineering (7)
  • Tristan Cappell – tenor saxophone (8)
  • Ido Meshulam – trombone (8)
  • Aaron Janik – trumpet (8)
  • Travis Scott – vocals (8)
  • Mike Dean – co-mixing (8)
  • Teezo Touchdown – vocals (9)
  • Jahaan Sweet – additional synthesizer (10)
  • SahBabii – vocals (12)
  • Alexandra Veltri – background vocals (16)
  • Sassy 009 – background vocals (17)

Charts

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Chart performance for Octane
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 4
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[19] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20]3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21]18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22]13
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23]1
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[24]92
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25] 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26]4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[27]31
French Albums (SNEP)[28]35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29]10
German Hip-Hop Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[31]2
Irish Albums (OCC)[32]7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[33] 15
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[34] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[35] 3
Nigerian Albums (TurnTable)[36] 11
Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge)[37] 4
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[38]3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[39] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[40]46
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[41]38
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[43]1
UK Albums (OCC)[44]4
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[45]2
US Billboard 200[46]1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[47]1
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