“Grapefruit” by Tove Lo

It would appear, based on her explanations of “Grapefruit”, that being obsessed with personal body weight is an issue that is more or less part of Tove Lo’s past. But when the resultant eating disorder was in full effect, it was such a harrowing experience that the vocalist has decided to now officially chime in on the matter, even after the fact. 

And yes, “Grapefruit” does a sound job of encapsulating the range of emotions which come along with restricting one’s self to a specific diet – on top of other practices, such as actually moderating calorie intake – in the name of losing weight. 

Grapefruits are pretty damn healthy and even tasty to some. However, it’s safe to say that no one really wants to be in a position where they are regularly forcing themselves to eat this fruit or with it being the staple of their diet.

Indeed, it can be further said that enjoying a variety of foods, some of which may well be of high-calorie content, is one of the greatest pleasures of being human. 

But in addition to being a woman, if you will, Tove Lo is also a celebrity. So of course she had to deal with body-image issues. Thus she has engaged in activities such as insinuated in the first verse purging, which is a very less-than-ideal practice.

FYI, purging is the process whereby a person forces themselves to vomit to stave off weight gain.

A Challenge facing Many

Many people, including countless men and women alike who are not celebrities, deal with such issues in this modern world. 

It is those individuals whom Tove is apparently out to empathize with via this song. 

Furthermore, as far as the thesis sentiment of “Grapefruit” goes, she is painting a picture which verifies that being caught up in such a lifestyle is basically a form of self-hate.

Tove Lo

Tove Lo is an artist with a discography dating back to 2012, both as a singer and as a songwriter for other musicians. She appears to be most popular in her homeland of Sweden. Here, the singer has already won a few Grammis Awards, i.e. that country’s equivalent to the Grammys. 

Release of “Grapefruit”

“Grapefruit” was made public on 12 October 2022. It came out as a single from Tove’s fifth studio album – a project titled “Dirt Femme”. The entire project is backed by Tove’s own label, Pretty Swede Records.

Credits for “Grapefruit”

The music video to this track, which also deals with the topic of eating disorders, was directed by Lisette Donkersloot. 

The song itself was produced by A Strut and another artist known as TimFromTheHouse (aka Tim Nelson). Both producers also share songwriting credit for “Grapefruit” with Tove Lo.

Something Noteworthy

It should be noted that during her teenage years, Tove Lo suffered immensely from eating disorder. During this challenging time of her life, she utterly hated her body. According to her, at that time, her objective was to crawl out of her body (which she felt trapped in).

But thankfully she was able to overcome this challenge and learned to love her body.