# Hearteater

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"**Hearteater**" (stylized in [all caps](/source/All_caps)) is a song by American rapper and singer [XXXTentacion](/source/XXXTentacion), released as the second [single](/source/Single_(music)) from his fourth (second posthumous) studio album *[Bad Vibes Forever](/source/Bad_Vibes_Forever)*.[2][3]

## Background

On March 18, 2018, two days after the release of his second studio album *[?](/source/%3F_(XXXTentacion_album))*, XXXTentacion asked his fans to get a Miami charity's Instagram page to 30,000 followers. In return, he promised to release a song that did not make the album's final tracklist.[4] He released the song via [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud) on March 20.[5]

## Artwork

The original SoundCloud cover art featured a picture of XXXTentacion stage diving at a concert held on March 18, 2018. The cover art of the single consists of XXXTentacion's former girlfriend [Geneva Ayala](/source/Geneva_Ayala), who accused him of [domestic abuse](/source/Domestic_abuse) in 2016, with a bloody mouth holding a heart.[4]

## Release and promotion

XXXTentacion was [murdered](/source/Murder_of_XXXTentacion) in June 2018.[6] During an August 2019 interview, his manager Solomon Sobande revealed that the song would be included on XXXTentacion's fourth studio album *[Bad Vibes Forever](/source/Bad_Vibes_Forever)*.[7] The song was released as the second [single](/source/Single_(music)) from the album on October 22.

### Music video

The music video was teased a few days prior to the release, and featured a black and white snippet of XXXTentacion's former girlfriend, Geneva Ayala, who accused him of domestic abuse in 2016, and also appears on the single's cover.[8] The teaser begins with a voice memo dated April 2018 (two months before XXXTentacion's death) of XXXTentacion explaining why he wanted her in the video, saying:

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.

— [XXXTentacion](/source/XXXTentacion), *[9]*

The music video was released on October 25, 2019, and features Ayala in a forest cannibalistically shredding the flesh of another person, presumably XXXTentacion. Ayala is then shown naked drenched in blood, before walking away as the video ends.[10]

## Charts

Chart (2019) Peak position New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] 36

## References

1. Rossignol, Derrick (October 23, 2019). ["XXXTentacion Goes Full-On Alternative Rock With The New Posthumous Single 'Hearteater'"](https://uproxx.com/music/xxxtentacion-hearteater-bad-vibes-forever/). [Uproxx](/source/Uproxx). Retrieved November 6, 2019.

1. Berry, Peter A. (October 22, 2019). ["XXXTentacion's 'Hearteater' Gets an Official Release: Listen"](https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2019/10/xxxtentacion-hearteater-song-stream/). *[XXL](/source/XXL_(magazine))*. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

1. Price, Joe (November 14, 2019). ["XXXTentacion Estate Drops Bad Vibes Forever Collection Ahead of New Posthumous Album"](https://www.complex.com/style/2019/11/xxxtentacion-new-bad-vibes-forever-merch). [Complex](/source/Complex_(website)). Retrieved November 19, 2019.

1. Mench, Chris (October 22, 2019). ["XXXTentacion's "Hearteater" Cover Art Features The Woman He Was Charged With Abusing"](https://genius.com/a/xxxtentacion-s-hearteater-cover-art-features-the-woman-he-was-charged-with-abusing). [Genius](/source/Genius_(website)). Retrieved October 23, 2019.

1. ["XXXTENTACION - "Heart Eater" by @XXChidori on Soundcloud"](https://m.soundcloud.com/chidori17/xxxtentacion-hearteater). *[SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud)*. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

1. Lockett, Dee (18 June 2018). ["Report: XXXTentacion Dead Following Shooting"](http://www.vulture.com/2018/06/report-xxxtentacion-was-shot-and-is-in-critical-condition.html). *Vulture*. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

1. Peisner, David (August 22, 2019). ["What To Expect From XXXTentacion's Second Posthumous Album"](https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/xxxtentacion-bad-vibes-forever-second-posthumous-album-8527980/). [Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)). Retrieved October 23, 2019.

1. Zidel, Alex (October 22, 2019). ["XXXTentacion's "Hearteater" Earns Official Release"](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/194303-xxxtentacions-hearteater-earns-official-release-new-song). HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

1. Espinoza, Joshua (October 25, 2019). ["Watch XXXTentacion's New Video for "Hearteater""](https://www.complex.com/music/2019/10/xxxtentacion-hearteater-video). [Complex](/source/Complex_(website)). Retrieved October 26, 2019.

1. Saponara, Michael (October 25, 2019). ["XXXTentaction's Bloodthirsty 'Hearteater' Video Features Ex-Girlfriend as a Cannibal: Watch"](https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/xxxtentactions-hearteater-video-8540618/). [Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)). Retrieved October 26, 2019.

1. ["NZ Hot Singles Chart"](https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-10-25). [Recorded Music NZ](/source/Recorded_Music_NZ). October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

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