Exiit
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{{Infobox album
| name = Exiit
| cover = Exxitkanii.jpg
| type = EP
| artist = Kanii
| released = {{Start date|2023|6|16}}{{Cite web |title=exiit - Warner Records |date=June 16, 2023|url=https://warnermusic.co.nz/news/kanii-on-debut-album-exiit |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=warnermusic.co.nz}}
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| length = {{Duration|m=19|s=49}}{{efn|Duration differentiates on multiple music platforms.}}
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| label = {{hlist|Masked|Warner}}
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| producer = {{hlist|Skuna|PR1SVX|9lives |Bazemore |dstrctive |Jack Zorana |lunas! |Meantime. |Nate Morgan |Royel 007 |SJR |Vrdnyn| whyteodothat}}
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = Exiit
| type = EP
| single1 = I Know
| single1date = {{Start date|2023|3|10}}
| single2 = I Know (PR1SVX Edit)
| single2date = {{Start date|2023|3|24}}
| single3 = Go (Xtayalive 2)
| single3date = {{Start date|2023|4|28}}
| single4 = Heart Racing | single4date = {{Start date|2023|5|19}}
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Exiit{{efn|Kanii claimed that exiit was a part of a trilogy he'd conclude later this year.}} (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut extended play by Kanii released on June 16, 2023, through Masked Records & Warner Records.
Background
Multiple interviews regarding "Exiit" were made.{{Cite web |author=Wonderland Staff |date=2023-07-11 |title=Kanii Talks On New EP And Future Plans |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2023/07/11/new-noise-kanii/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Wonderland |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=2024-09-30 |title=The Break Presents: Kanii |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/kanii-interview-the-break/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=Kanii and Respect My Region Talk Upcoming Tour, New EP, and More |url=https://www.respectmyregion.com/kanii-exclusive-interview/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.respectmyregion.com |language=en-US}} The lead single "I Know"{{Cite web |title=Unboxed Vol. 44: Kanii Is Managing The Pressure Of Near Superstardom By Doing Him |url=https://www.bet.com/article/z0iqjg/kanii-is-managing-the-pressure-of-near-superstardom-by-doing-him |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=BET |language=en}} gained a gold certification from the RIAA{{Cite web |title=KANII BIZ |url=https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumor-mill/kanii-biz |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.hitsdailydouble.com |language=en}} and Music Canada while also appearing on several charts. Kanii's Exiit debuted at No. 10 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart on July 1, 2023.{{Cite magazine |last=Murray |first=Gordon |date=2023-06-29 |title=Kanii's 'Exiit' Enters Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart in Top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kanii-exiit-top-dance-electronic-albums-chart-top-10-1235364001/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The eight-track EP gained 4,000 equivalent album units in the June 16–22 week, in accordance with Luminate. The EP's release show was held at Market Hotel located in Brooklyn, New York, tickets were available on June 15, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Tickets for Exiit release show on June 15th at Market Hotel in New York |url=https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Kanii/549903?afflky=MoveForwardMusic |access-date=June 11, 2023 |website=Seetickets}} On August 23, 2023, a mini documentary for the album was released.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S8M2318eso |title=Kanii - Stages (exiit EP Mini Documentary) |date=2023-08-23 |last=Kanii |access-date=2025-02-22 |via=YouTube}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = exiit Track listing
| total_length = 19:49
| all_writing =
| title1 = Five
| writer1 = {{hlist|Kanii|lunas! | Nate Morgan}}
| title2 = Heart Racing
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kanii|Riovaz|Nimstarr}}
| title3 = Invasion
| writer3 = {{hlist|Kanii|Vrdnyn}}
| title4 = Plastic Heart
| writer4 = {{hlist|Kanii|Bazemore| Jack Zorana|Royel 007|SJR|whyteodothat}}
| title5 = I Know
| writer5 = {{hlist|Kanii|Skuna}}
| title6 = Clumsy Dancer
| writer6 = {{hlist|Kanii|Bazemore|dstrctive|SJR|}}
| title7 = I Know (PR1SVX Edit)
| writer7 = {{hlist|Kanii|PR1SVX|}}
| title8 = Go (Xtayalive 2)
| writer8 = {{hlist|Kanii|9lives|}}
}}
Critical reception
The project received general acclaim from the majority of listeners, with one of the complaints about the EP being that it sounds like TikTok, mainly alluding to the track "Go (Xtayalive 2)". Connor of Ones to Watch said the EP was "a raucous sense of composition fitting for his unique, genreless style, speaks to a borderless mix of tracks with hints of former inspirations."{{Cite web |last=Connor |first=DJ |date=June 28, 2023 |title=Meet Kanii, the Artist Whose 'Exiit' EP Sets Up a Grand Entrance For His Dance-Inducing Breakout Success |url=https://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/kanii-exiit-ep-review |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Ones to Watch |language=en}} Martha Clifford of Affair Post claimed the EP was evidence of "the ability of talent and fortitude to overcome industry constraints."{{Cite web |last=Clifford |first=Martha |date=2023-12-30 |title=What is Kanii Famous for? His Age, Height, Dating, Net Worth |url=https://affairpost.com/what-is-kanii-famous-for-his-age-height-dating-net-worth/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Affair Post |language=en-US}} Flaunt stated that it was more "entrance" than exiit. "captivated the attention of the youth all around the world"{{Cite web |title=Kanii {{!}} New song "Hate me" |url=https://www.flaunt.com/post/kanii-new-song-hate-me |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.flaunt.com}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Exiit ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)
| 10 |
|---|
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release dates and formats for Exiit ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| Various
|16 June 2023 |{{hlist|Digital download|streaming|CD}} | style="text-align:center;"| Exiit release formats:
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References
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= Notes =
{{Notelist}}{{Kanii}}