Hearteater
"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" | |
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Song by XXXTentacion | |
from 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
- ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart (28 October 2019)". Billboard. 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. Retrieved September 7, 2023.