# Suicidal Idol
**SUICIDAL-IDOL** (stylized with a hyphen, also known as "gore.x.shawty") is the stage name of Alupe Tolentino, a Los Angeles-based dance and electronic music artist whose music blends hyperpop, emo, and club and dance elements, drawing on the 2000s scene and emo genres[1](https://www.last.fm/music/SUICIDAL-IDOL) • [2](https://theduckclub.com/artist/suicidal-idol/) • [3](https://events.musicofourdesire.com/artist/suicidal-idol). She began making music in late 2021, inspired by artists in her scene such as syris, Rebzyyx, and [6arelyhuman](https://www.edgepedia.org/6arelyhuman), and is best known for the single "ecstacy," which went heavily viral on TikTok in July 2023[2](https://theduckclub.com/artist/suicidal-idol/) • [1](https://www.last.fm/music/SUICIDAL-IDOL).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist | SUICIDAL-IDOL, the primary project of Alupe Tolentino, a Los Angeles-based dance/electronic artist[2](https://theduckclub.com/artist/suicidal-idol/) |
| Also known as | "gore.x.shawty"; music inspired by 2000s scene and emo genres[1](https://www.last.fm/music/SUICIDAL-IDOL) |
| Signature song | "ecstacy," first uploaded to SoundCloud on July 19, 2021; viral on TikTok in July 2023[4](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sticking-out-your-tongue-for-the-picture-ecstacy-by-suicidal-idol) • [1](https://www.last.fm/music/SUICIDAL-IDOL) |
| Most-streamed release | "ecstacy (slowed)," released June 6, 2023, with 468,051,314 Spotify streams[5](https://streamclout.io/artist/suicidal-idol/6KOszWgIriJLaPOySuBOTI) |
| Certification | "Ecstacy" has gone Platinum in the USA[2](https://theduckclub.com/artist/suicidal-idol/) |
| Reach | About 3.1 million monthly Spotify listeners and more than 744 million total streams (as of October 21, 2026)[5](https://streamclout.io/artist/suicidal-idol/6KOszWgIriJLaPOySuBOTI) |
| Collective | A member of the dance/electronic super-collective FabFantasy[2](https://theduckclub.com/artist/suicidal-idol/) |
## "ecstacy" and the viral breakthrough
"ecstacy" was SUICIDAL-IDOL's debut single, written as a portrait of desire for a relationship carried to the point of euphoria associated with the [club drug](https://www.edgepedia.org/club-drug) ecstasy, over a grungy, heavy-bass instrumental[6](https://www.last.fm/music/SUICIDAL-IDOL/_/ecstacy). The original track was published on [SoundCloud](https://www.edgepedia.org/soundcloud) on July 19, 2021 and gathered over 379,000 plays in two years[4](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sticking-out-your-tongue-for-the-picture-ecstacy-by-suicidal-idol). Streaming platforms date the official single differently: Apple Music lists "ecstacy - Single" as released on February 18, 2022[7](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1696942016), and Qobuz credits the writing to Sui Idol[8](https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/ecstacy-suicidal-idol/pa9wvocatfbab).
The song's breakthrough came through user-made "slowed + reverb" edits. The slowed version, released on June 6, 2023, went heavily viral on TikTok in July 2023 and became the artist's most-streamed release, with about 468 million Spotify streams against roughly 144 million for the original and about 100 million for a "super slowed" version[5](https://streamclout.io/artist/suicidal-idol/6KOszWgIriJLaPOySuBOTI) • [1](https://www.last.fm/music/SUICIDAL-IDOL) • [9](https://kworb.net/spotify/artist/6KOszWgIriJLaPOySuBOTI_songs.html). Commentators on the song describe its cultural influence as almost entirely rooted in that TikTok success, where user-led modifications reshaped the song's trajectory, and identify it with an online aesthetic combining emo, scene, hyperpop, and e-girl/e-boy culture[10](https://songsense.io/suicidal-idol/ecstacy). The lyric "sticking out your tongue for the picture" became a meme phrase in its own right[4](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sticking-out-your-tongue-for-the-picture-ecstacy-by-suicidal-idol).
The Duck Club, a booking outfit, reports that "[Ecstacy](https://www.edgepedia.org/ecstacy-song)" has gone Platinum in the United States[2](https://theduckclub.com/artist/suicidal-idol/).
## Style and themes
SUICIDAL-IDOL's music is tagged scenecore, hyperpop, and electronic on Last.fm, and hyperpop, electropop, and witch house on Album of the Year[1](https://www.last.fm/music/SUICIDAL-IDOL) • [11](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/artist/277257-suicidal-idol/). A booking biography describes a blend of EDM, lo-fi, rave, and scenecore influences[12](https://gigshack.co.uk/artists/730). Song analyses of "ecstacy" describe heavy distortion, high-tempo drum programming, and themes of digital alienation and obsessive internet-age romance, with the slowed treatment adding a melancholic, atmospheric quality[13](https://songtell.com/suicidal-idol/ecstacy) • [10](https://songsense.io/suicidal-idol/ecstacy).
Later releases continue the pattern of short singles, often with featured guests. Tracks include "she wnna" featuring Kaneda7, "tell me that u love me" with Pröz, "Right Next 2 U" featuring hoshie star, and collaborations with syris, hubithekid, skypebf, and Pearlblade[12](https://gigshack.co.uk/artists/730) • [14](https://recentmusic.com/artist/6KOszWgIriJLaPOySuBOTI/). Kworb's Spotify tally lists 26 tracks for the artist, with "ecstacy" in its various versions occupying the top three positions[9](https://kworb.net/spotify/artist/6KOszWgIriJLaPOySuBOTI_songs.html).
## Reach and audience
Streaming figures place SUICIDAL-IDOL well beyond the SoundCloud underground where the project started. StreamClout recorded 3,094,735 monthly listeners and 328,577 followers as of October 21, 2026, with a catalog of 17 albums and 22 tracks totaling 744,557,411 Spotify streams, and listening concentrated in Mexico City, Istanbul, and London[5](https://streamclout.io/artist/suicidal-idol/6KOszWgIriJLaPOySuBOTI). Last.fm counts about 653,000 listeners and 14.3 million scrobbles[1](https://www.last.fm/music/SUICIDAL-IDOL). The Duck Club's biography gives a higher figure of 4.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify[2](https://theduckclub.com/artist/suicidal-idol/).
The artist performs live and has appeared on venue lineups listed as dance/electronic[2](https://theduckclub.com/artist/suicidal-idol/). iHeartRadio lists similar artists including Odetari and 6arelyhuman[15](https://www.iheart.com/artist/suicidal-idol-37600176/).
## References
1. [SUICIDAL-IDOL, Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/music/SUICIDAL-IDOL)
2. [SUICIDAL-IDOL, Duck Club Presents](https://theduckclub.com/artist/suicidal-idol/)
3. [SUICIDAL-IDOL, Hyperpop Artist, Mood](https://events.musicofourdesire.com/artist/suicidal-idol)
4. [Sticking Out Your Tongue for the Picture / "ecstacy" by SUICIDAL-IDOL, Know Your Meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sticking-out-your-tongue-for-the-picture-ecstacy-by-suicidal-idol)
5. [SUICIDAL-IDOL Monthly Listeners & Spotify Streams, StreamClout](https://streamclout.io/artist/suicidal-idol/6KOszWgIriJLaPOySuBOTI)
6. ["ecstacy" — SUICIDAL-IDOL, Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/music/SUICIDAL-IDOL/_/ecstacy)
7. ["ecstacy" — Song by SUICIDAL-IDOL, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1696942016)
8. [ecstacy, SUICIDAL-IDOL, Qobuz](https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/ecstacy-suicidal-idol/pa9wvocatfbab)
9. [SUICIDAL-IDOL — Spotify Top Songs, Kworb](https://kworb.net/spotify/artist/6KOszWgIriJLaPOySuBOTI_songs.html)
10. [Meaning of "ecstacy" by SUICIDAL-IDOL, SongSense](https://songsense.io/suicidal-idol/ecstacy)
11. [SUICIDAL-IDOL Albums, Songs, Album of The Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/artist/277257-suicidal-idol/)
12. [Bio — SUICIDAL-IDOL, Gigshack](https://gigshack.co.uk/artists/730)
13. ["ecstacy" by SUICIDAL-IDOL — Meaning & Analysis, Songtell](https://songtell.com/suicidal-idol/ecstacy)
14. [SUICIDAL-IDOL New Releases, RecentMusic](https://recentmusic.com/artist/6KOszWgIriJLaPOySuBOTI/)
15. [SUICIDAL-IDOL, iHeart](https://www.iheart.com/artist/suicidal-idol-37600176/)
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