"Hearteater" (written in all caps) is the second single off of American rapper XXXTentacion's fourth and final studio album Bad Vibes Forever. The song was released on October 22, 2019.
| "Hearteater" | |
|---|---|
| Song by XXXTentacion | |
| from the album Bad Vibes Forever | |
| Released | October 22, 2019 |
| Recorded | 2018 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 2:16 |
| Label | Bad Vibes Forever, Empire |
| Songwriter(s) | Jahseh Onfroy |
| Producer(s) | John Cunningham, Robert Soukiasyan |
The song was able to make it to #36 on RMNZ's Hot Singles Chart.[1]
Geneva Ayala, the woman who accused X of domestic abuse appears on the cover art of the song. She has a mouth covered in blood and is holding a heart.[2]
In the song, X sings over an instrumental with drums and an electric guitar.[3] He sings about a woman who broke his heart took advantage of his love. It is believed that he is talking about Ayala.[4][5]
A music video for the song was released. It was directed by JMP. In the video, Geneva Ayala appears in a forest. She is tearing apart and eating a man's dead body and heart. She walks out of the forest, naked and covered in blood. The man who she is eating is believed to be X since the body is wearing the same clothes X was in his "Moonlight" music video.[6][5]
In a voice memo recorded before his murder, X said "I feel like tying her into it makes the video amazing, and it almost, like, really captures everyone's minds and gives me the power that I truly deserve."[7]
References
change- ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart (28 October 2019)". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ "XXXTentacion's "Hearteater" Cover Art Features The Woman He Was Charged With Abusing". Genius. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ "XXXTentacion Goes Full-On Alternative Rock With The New Posthumous Single 'Hearteater'". Uproxx. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ↑ "XXXTentacion's "Hearteater" Earns Official Release". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "XXXTENTACION's "HEARTEATER" Explained - Song Stories". YouTube. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ "XXXTentaction's Bloodthirsty 'Hearteater' Video Features Ex-Girlfriend as a Cannibal". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Watch XXXTentacion's New Video for "Hearteater"". Complex. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
