Friends in the Corner (song)

*This is the article about the song. Not to be confused with the EP of the same name, Friends in the Corner*

**Friends in the Corner** is a song by English singer and songwriter Foxes from her second extended play, *Friends in the Corner*. The song was released as the third single in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2020. The song was the first track on the extended play.

## Lyrics

We were younger then

We were half the age

We could see it all

Through a careless sense

My friend

Was it all an act

Was it just pretend

Does it hurt to see

How our smiles have changed

My friend

I took it all for granted

I lived it like a dream

I was always the first person you called when you needed me

Everything is changing

And this is how it's got to be

But how can something so beautiful leave me so desperately

All of my friends in the corner

Everybody's looking like they need someone

Together we're not getting older

But everybody's looking like they need someone

All of my friends in the corner

Everybody's looking like they need someone

Together we're not getting older

But everybody's looking like they need someone

So let's misbehave

These out troubled days

When my home was yours

We were always safe

My friend

I took it all for granted

I lived it like a dream

I was always the first person you called when you needed me

Everything is changing

And this is how it's got to be

But how can something so beautiful leave me so desperately

All of my friends in the corner

Everybody's looking like they need someone

Together we're not getting older

But everybody's looking like they need someone

All of my friends in the corner

Everybody's looking like they need someone

Together we're not getting older

But everybody's looking like they need someone

Do you need someone?

Do you need someone?

Everybody's looking like they need someone

Do you need someone?

Do you need someone?

Everybody's looking like they need someone

All of my friends in the corner

Everybody's looking like the need someone

Pretending we don't fear the morning

But everybody's looking like they need someone

Do you? Do you? Do you?

Do you? Do you? Do you?

## Background

On 31 July 2020, during an Instagram Live session, Foxes revealed that her next two singles released after "Woman" which would later be "Friends in the Corner" and then "Hollywood", would feature a clue to the title of Foxes' third album.

Foxes teased the song two days prior with videos of water flowing about and two people holding each other. Foxes changed her social media covers to promote the release date of the single: 02.09.20.

Foxes explained that Friends in the Corner had been inspired by a weekend spent with friends:

*It might have been the age we were at, but everyone's hidden struggles came to the forefront and it made me realise the older we get sometimes the more fragile we become. It really hit home that we shouldn't take each other for granted and we've really got to look out for our friends. It's becoming more and more apparent that we all suffer from mental health issues on some level and at different times in our lives. There really shouldn't be any stigma around this anymore*

"Friends in the Corner" was featured on BBC Radio 1 and Foxes later discussed and performed "Friends in the Corner" on *Sunday Brunch* on 13 September 2020 and Foxes spoke about the song during an interview with Imagine Radio, stating that it was written before the COVID-19 pandemic but still has the same message as the interviewer asked if it was written in response to the pandemic.

The song features in the Friends in the Corner EP playlist and Foxes' Official Videos playlist on Foxes' YouTube channel. It also features with the other songs from *Friends in the Corner EP* features on a separate disc in the deluxe version of *The Kick*, Foxes' third studio album which released in 2022.

## Music video

The "Friends in the Corner" music video was released alongside the digital release of the song which featured Zara Gabbidon, Natasha Trigg and Foxes as a cameo.

Speaking to Imagine Radio, Foxes stated that the music video symbolised 'loss' and 'looking out on friends'.

### Synopsis

Two friends embark on a journey to spend each time with one another.

### Cast

* Black haired girl - Zara Gabbidon
* Brunette haired girl - Natasha Trigg
* Tattoo artist - Foxes

## Live session

Foxes recorded a live session of "Friends in the Corner" which was released on her YouTube channel on 10 September 2020 which featured Maddox Dixon and was directed by Fred Burns.