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"Collaborating is always a really inspiring process for me — I really love to hear another artist's perspective on something I've created and Coi is so fearless. I really admire how confident she is especially when it comes to how she'll promote herself on social media — like if she loves a song, she’s just like 'I'm gonna post about it like three times this week and not give a fuck.' She had the perfect energy for the song."

Composition

A song she wrote at 17 or 18, [4] the original version of "Flip a Switch" is three minutes and five seconds long. [5] A vindictive song [6] with a trap beat and more experimental instrumentation, it "changes the album to a different tone". [7] [8] The song was also described as "flamenco-flecked", and the singer said: "I play it when I need to feel like I'm a bad bitch. It's just another form of medicine, isn't it?". [9] The remix features Leray in new verses, reinforcing the "anti-fuckboy energy" of the material. [10]

Music video

A music video for the Coi Leray remix was released on 5 June 2023. [6]

Charts

"Flip a Switch"
Raye - Flip a Switch remix.png
Coi Leray remix cover
Single by Raye
from the album My 21st Century Blues
Released7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
Genre Trap
Length3:05
3:21 (Coi Leray remix)
Label Human Re Sources
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Raye singles chronology
"Ice Cream Man"
(2023)
"Flip a Switch"
(2023)
"The Weekend"
(2023)
Coi Leray singles chronology
"Baby Don't Hurt Me"
(2023)
"Flip a Switch" (remix)
(2023)
"Bops"
(2023)
Chart performance for "Flip a Switch"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 36
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 35

Certifications

Certifications for "Flip a Switch"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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