[3] In a 2011 interview, Grace said she wrote "Thrash Unreal" after producer Butch Vig encouraged her to make a song similar to Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side".

According to Grace, the lyrics are fictional and "the 'she' in the song is just a composite of people I’ve met over the years, no one in particular.

"[4] A friend of Grace felt hurt and embarrassed after mistakenly believing that "Thrash Unreal" was written about her.

The original concept for the music video featured Grace, who publicly identified as male at the time, dressed as a woman in an attempt to explore themes of gender dysphoria.

The girl then isolates herself from the party and releases her anger by stomping on the floor, breaking some plaster that falls on the band as well.

The video ends with a final scene that simply shows the empty, wine-drenched basement with only the band's equipment displayed.