Friends in the Corner (EP)

*This article is about the EP. Not to be confused with the song with the same name.*

**Friends in the Corner** is an extended play (EP) by the English singer-songwriter Foxes which released on 1 April 2021.

*Friends in the Corner* is Foxes' second EP which consists of eight songs. This is the first extended play Foxes released since *Warrior* in 2012, nine years prior.

## Background

Foxes revealed the extended play on 18 March 2021, stating the EP would feature all of her released songs from 2020 and 2021 so far. It was available to pre-order on Apple Music on the same day.

On 4 April 2021, Foxes took to social media and thanked her fans for the support of the extended play following it's release.

On 15 May 2020, Foxes teased of new music on her social media platforms by sharing three videos, one each day, which consisted of her asking a question. These videos were accompanied by a phone number one could ring to answer the question.

On 18 May 2020, it was announced that the title of the lead single of her second EP would be called "Love Not Loving You" and that it would be released on 20 May 2020. On the same day, it was revealed that Foxes has signed a new record deal with PIAS Recordings thus making the single her first official release under the label.

On 29 July 2020, Foxes' second single from the EP, "Woman", was released after posting another teaser on her social media accounts two days prior.

On 2 September 2020, Foxes' released her third single from her EP, "Friends in the Corner".

In an interview with *Notion* on 7 September 2020, Foxes revealed that songs from the EP would relate to a theme of 'womanhood' citing that during the three year hiatus from the release of All I Need to Love Not Loving You, Foxes spoke about ending a relationship and during that time learning to become more independent.

Foxes appeared on *Sunday Brunch* on 13 September 2020 to promote her latest music, most notability, "Friends in the Corner" which she performed on the show. She also spoke about the hiatus after her second album stating that she never stopped and continuously toured and never got the opportunity to see what was 'personally going on around her'.

Foxes released "Hollywood", the fourth single from the EP on 4 December 2020. The fifth single, "Kathleen" was released on 17 March 2021.

On 19 March 2021, Foxes revealed details about her **second extended play**, in the same post, she stated that the album would 'be coming later in the year'.

After the announcement of Foxes' third studio album, *The Kick*, it was revealed that there would be a special edition 2 CD release which would feature the *Friends in the Corner EP*.

## Vinyl release

On 19 April 2021, Foxes announced that the vinyl for the EP would be released on 12 November 2021. The vinyl was made available to pre-order on the same day.

## Visual releases

### **Live sessions**

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## Trivia

* Some fans speculated that the songs from the EP were inspired from experiences Foxes had during the period between the release of her last album and the release of "Love Not Loving You".
	+ Foxes mentioned in an interview on *Sunday Brunch* that she was in a relationship and eventually broke up with the man in the relationship which may have inspired the lyrics of "Love Not Loving You"and "Gentleman".
	+ Some fans suggested that Foxes' might have lost a friend during the period which echoes the lyrics and music video of "Friends in the Corner"
* Songs of the EP contain strong references and identity to Foxes being a woman and the female gender as a whole.
	+ "Love Not Loving You"focuses on the lyrics of 'loving not being in a relationship' with a man
	+ "Woman"focuses on the struggles a woman faces and how they are able to rise up.
	+ The "Friends in the Corner"music video features two women and their friendship.
	+ "Kathleen" - named after Foxes' grandmother, Kathleen Allen.
* Foxes revealed details about the EP on an Instagram Live session on 31 July 2020 after the release of "Woman"
	+ Foxes stated that there would be a 'bit of a clue' to what the album will be called in two singles time ["Hollywood"]. When the song was released on 4 December 2020, a lyric video was released alongside. Fans noticed several things which would tease the album's title in the lyric video.
		- A shadow walks past the theatre in the lyric video of "Hollywood" each time Foxes sings "Demons roam in the neighbourhood"
		- A sign saying "Foxes" with a word appears on the bottom half which hangs next to the theatre on the left hand side.
* Foxes released "Love Not Loving You", "Woman" and "Friends in the Corner" two months apart from each other, speculating fans that the album could be released in February or March 2021 due to the similarities of how *All I Need* was released after the releases of "Body Talk", "Better Love", "Amazing" and then later "Cruel" which were released as singles.
* *Kathleen* was revealed on Genius, before Foxes announced the existence of the song
* Foxes participated in the Unlock Virtual Festival on 15 November 2020 where pre-recorded live sessions of "Woman" and "Friends in the Corner" were featured.
* "Velvet" was planned to be a song featured on the EP but did not make it into the final cut.

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**Track listing:**
"Friends in the Corner" • "Kathleen" • "Hollywood" • "Love Not Loving You" • "Dance" • "Woman" • "Courage" • "Kathleen (Acoustic)"