"Flip a Switch" | ||||
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Single by Raye | ||||
from the album My 21st Century Blues | ||||
Released | 7 April 2023 | |||
Genre | Trap | |||
Length | 3:05 3:21 (Coi Leray remix) | |||
Label | Human Re Sources | |||
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"Flip a Switch" (remix) on YouTube |
"Flip a Switch" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Raye for her debut studio album My 21st Century Blues ,released independently by Human Re Sources on 3 February 2023. The track was produced by the artist along with Stephen McGregor and Mike Sabath,and written by the former two. It was released as the fifth single from the album on 7 April 2023 along with a sped up version,and a remix featuring American rapper Coi Leray was released two weeks later. [1]
Upon its release as a single,"Flip a Switch" reached the top 40 in Ireland and the United Kingdom,and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Raye announced the track listing of her debut studio album, My 21st Century Blues ,via her Twitter official account on 5 January 2023,which contained "Flip a Switch" as the ninth song. [2] [3] Coi Leray recorded her verses for a remix in February,before the album came out. [4] About collaborating with the rapper,Raye stated:
"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."
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]
A music video for the Coi Leray remix was released on 5 June 2023. [6]
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA) [11] | 36 |
UK Singles (OCC) [12] | 35 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [13] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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