Sister Ray

*"The story of a night of total liberation and freedom"* - Foxes talking about "Sister Ray"

**Sister Ray** is a song by English singer and songwriter Foxes from her third studio album, *The Kick*. It was released as the album's first single and track.

The song released on 15 September 2021. Foxes teased the release date of the song on 7 September 2021 to be released eight days from the announcement date. It first premiered on BBC Radio 1 on *Future Sounds with Clara Amfo* half an hour before the music video was released.

## Background

Foxes teased new music on 7 September 2021 and on 10 September 2021, she released artwork and confirmed the title of the song. The artwork shows Foxes crouching in front and behind several white frames with a white box in the background. The song title was confirmed to be "Sister Ray" after it was rumoured days prior.

Speaking about the song and its meaning, Foxes said:

*“Sister Ray came from a wild part of me during lockdown that was craving a night of freedom and fun again, a longing to let go. The Velvet Underground reference is a nod to describing the most debauched night you could ever imagine but in its spirit, it’s a celebration of the people you can have those indescribable times with. I wanted to encapsulate that energy in a song so I could imagine that feeling forever.”*

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]
She keeps dancing
Cuts the floor
Still awake for
Evermore

[Pre-Chorus]
Taken too much
Much too young
Our hearts spinning too fast, too far
To love someone

[Chorus]
We could make tonight
One of those sister ray kinda nights
Yes, your love is mythical, a ritual
Moving like a knife
It’s close enough, it’s dangerous
Gemini is your touch that’s got me

We could make tonight
One of those sister ray kinda nights
Yes, your love is mythical, a ritual
Moving like a knife
It’s close enough, it’s dangerous
Gemini is your touch that’s got me

[Verse 2]
Do you remember
It was a clear night
Can almost tastе it
The sweetness alright

[Pre-Chorus]
Taken too much
Much too young
Our hеarts spinning too fast, too far
To love someone

[Chorus]
We could make tonight
One of those sister ray kinda nights
Yes, your love is mythical, a ritual
Moving like a knife
It’s close enough, it’s dangerous
Gemini is your touch that’s got me

We could make tonight
One of those sister ray kinda nights
Yes, your love is mythical, a ritual
Moving like a knife
It’s close enough, it’s dangerous
Gemini is your touch that’s got me
(Crying for your love)

[Bridge]
It’s in your arms
You know I’ve been dying to live like this
Straight up, pure cut
You know I’ve been dying to live like this
Crying for your love

It’s in your arms
You know I’ve been dying to live like this
Straight up, pure cut
You know I’ve been dying to live like this
Crying for your love

Show your feelings
Show you care
Signs of life, I’ll meet you there
Show your feelings show you care
Breathe the light that’s in the air

[Chorus]
We could make tonight
One of those sister ray kinda nights
Yes, your love is mythical, a ritual
Moving like a knife
It’s close enough, it’s dangerous
Gemini is your touch that’s got me

We could make tonight
One of those sister ray kinda nights
Yes, your love is mythical, a ritual
Moving like a knife
It’s close enough, it’s dangerous
Gemini is your touch that’s got me
(Crying for your love)

## Music video

A music video accompanying the release of the song was released on 15 September 2021 on YouTube. A set reminder for the video was posted on 12 September 2021. A preview of the music video was later posted onto Foxes' Twitter page.

This music video was the second to be directed by Florence Kosky, the first as part of the album.

### Plot

The music video features Foxes sitting on a stairwell as she sings to camera, as the music video continues on, she walks slowly outside and dances with other women who are all holding sparklers.

### Cast

* Foxes - Herself
* Zuleika Voegele-Downing - Dancer
* Hannah Mathers - Dancer

### Crew

* Florence Kosky - Director
* Joe Thompson - Producer
* Geronimo Boy - Production Company
* Daniyel Lowden - 1st AD
* Owain Morgan - DOP
* Stefania Lucchesi - Production Designer
* Max Conran Spark - Gaffer

## Trivia

* Although Foxes' didn't announce the title of this new song initially, Foxes fan pages and Genius state that the song was called Sister Ray and that it was 3 minutes, 37 seconds in duration - this was later confirmed to be true.
* The title, Sister Ray, was inspired by the Velvet Underground song of the same name
* Foxes revealed that the song was written at the height of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic
* Foxes teased a sample of a lyric of the song on her social media bios: "She keeps dancing. Cuts the floor"
* When the song had a premiere on BBC Radio 1, there was a 2 minute feature about Foxes where the presenter talked about Foxes' feature in "Clarity" with Zedd and Rudimental before Foxes read a message out to listeners on the programme, introducing the song.

**The Kick songs**

**Track listing:**
"**Sister Ray**" • "The Kick" • "Growing on Me" • "Potential" • "Dance Magic" • "Body Suit" • "Absolute" • "Two Kinds of Silence" • "Forgive Yourself" "Gentlemen" • "Sky Love" • "Too Much Colour"