Love Not Loving You

**Love Not Loving You** (marketed as 𝐿𝑁𝐿𝑌) is a song by English singer-songwriter Foxes from her second extended play, *Friends in the Corner.* The song was released as its lead single in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2020. The song was the fourth track on the extended play.

## Lyrics

I don't need you to call me to tell me I'm alright

I don't need you to knock on my door in the dead of the night, no

You were always giving me all of your insecurities

How could you do it? You knew what you were doing to me

And my body couldn't move with your hands on me

Thought I had a way with words and I couldn't speak

Now I'm gonna give it all up

Gonna love, not being in love

Say goodbye, bye, bye, bye, babe

you broke me out of a fever

You make me feel like someone else

(Ooh) you make me dance like I mean it

Now I love, now I love, now I love not loving you

(Ooh)

Now I love, now I love

Now I love not loving you

(Ooh)

Now I love, now I love

Now I love not loving you

When I wake in the morning from a lonely night

Came to me in a dream, I guess I'm the love of my life

I don't want your attention

I don't need your affection, no

So, baby, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye

you broke me out of a fever

You make me feel like someone else

(Ooh) you make me dance like I mean it

Now I love, now I love, now I love not loving you (loving you)

(Ooh) you broke me out of a fever

You make me feel like someone else

(Ooh) you make me dance like I mean it

Now I love, now I love not loving you

Sad songs bring me back to life

Lost my soul, thought I'd lost my mind

You broke me out of a fever

You make me feel like someone else

You make me dance like I mean it

Now I love, now I love, now I love not loving you

you broke me out of a fever

You make me feel like someone else

(Ooh) you make me dance like I mean it

Now I love, now I love, now I love not loving you

(Ooh) you broke me out of a fever

You make me feel like someone else

(Ooh) you make me dance like I mean it

Now I love, now I love, now I love not loving you

## Background

After teasing music on her social media from 2018 onward in anticipation for her upcoming third studio album, Foxes revealed on 15 May 2020, new music would be released by sharing new videos on social media of her asking questions, "How did you have to let them go?", "What does your heart desire?", "When was the last time you danced like you meant it?". The teasers came along with a phone number which if you phoned would let people answer the questions.

On 18 May 2020, it was announced that the title of the lead single of her third studio album would be called "Love Not Loving You" and that it would be released on 20 May 2020.

This would ultimately be Foxes' first single released under her new record label, PIAS Recordings.

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.

## Composition

Foxes spoke about the meaning of the song stating; "This song is about finally falling in love with myself, about not depending on anyone else for my own happiness, and being able to stand on my own two feet. I hope the message in this song can inspire others to do the same”.

## Music video

A music video of Love Not Loving You was released on 20 May 2020 alongside the song. It was filmed entirely on Foxes' iPhone during lockdown in the United Kingdom in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a radio interview, Foxes stated that all the paintings featured in the music video were of women painted by men to symbolise the theme of the album which she described as 'female empowerment'.

### Synopsis

The music video shows Foxes standing, lying down and sitting with famous paintings overlapping parts of her body.

## Live session

Foxes recorded a live session of "Love Not Loving You" which was released on her YouTube channel on 22 July 2020. It was directed by Toby Leary.

**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"