{{Short description|2023 single by Raye}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox song | name = Flip a Switch | type = single | cover = Raye - Flip a Switch remix.png|border=yes | caption = Coi Leray remix cover | artist = Raye | album = My 21st Century Blues | released = {{Start date|2023|04|07|df=y}} | genre = | length = 3:05<br />3:21 (Coi Leray remix) | label = Human Re Sources | writer = * Rachel Keen * Stephen McGregor | producer = * Keen * Di Genius * Mike Sabath | chronology = Raye | prev_title = Ice Cream Man | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = The Weekend | next_year = 2023 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Coi Leray | type = singles | prev_title = Baby Don't Hurt Me | prev_year = 2023 | title = Flip a Switch | version = remix | year = 2023 | next_title = Bops | next_year = 2023 }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|5t8mpnj06zQ|"Flip a Switch" (remix)}}}} }}
"'''Flip a Switch'''" is a song by British singer-songwriter Raye from her debut studio album ''My 21st Century Blues'' (2023). She co-produced the track along with Stephen McGregor and Mike Sabath. It became available on 3 February 2023, the date its parent album was released, through Human Re Sources. On 7 April 2023, it was released as the album's fifth single along with a sped up version, while a remix featuring American rapper Coi Leray followed two weeks later.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madarang |first1=Charisma |title=Raye and Coi Leray 'Flip a Switch' in New Remix |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/raye-coi-leray-flip-a-switch-remix-1234721093/ |website=Rolling Stone |access-date=21 February 2024 |date=21 April 2023}}</ref> Upon its release as a single, "Flip a Switch" reached the top 40 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
== Background == 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilkes |first1=Emma |title=RAYE reveals tracklist for 'My 21st Century Blues' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/raye-reveals-tracklist-for-my-21st-century-blues-3375252 |website=NME |access-date=21 February 2024 |date=5 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cho |first1=Regina |title=RAYE reveals official 'My 21st Century Blues' tracklist |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-01-06/265588/raye-my-21st-century-blues-tracklist/ |website=Revolt |access-date=21 February 2024 |date=6 January 2023}}</ref> Coi Leray recorded her verses for a remix in February, before the album came out.<ref name="variety">{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |title=Raye Talks Tour Life, the Making of 'Flip a Switch' Video and Sliding into SZA's DMs |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/raye-sza-new-tour-dates-flip-a-switch-video-1235610587/ |website=Variety |access-date=21 February 2024 |date=5 June 2023}}</ref> About collaborating with the rapper, Raye stated: {{Blockquote|"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."}}
== Composition == A song she wrote at 17 or 18,<ref name="variety" /> the original version of "Flip a Switch" is three minutes and five seconds long.<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=My 21st Century Blues |type=liner notes |author=Raye |year=2023 |publisher=Human Re Sources}}</ref> A vindictive song<ref name="video">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Aaron |title=RAYE And Coi Leray Get Bloody Revenge In Their Vindictive 'Flip A Switch' Video |url=https://uproxx.com/music/raye-coi-leray-flip-a-switch-video/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=21 February 2024 |date=5 June 2023}}</ref> with a trap beat and more experimental instrumentation, it "changes the album to a different tone".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Iyer |first1=Kritika |title=Filled with pain and power, RAYE triumphs with her debut album 'My 21st Century Blues' |url=https://dailyfreepress.com/2023/02/06/filled-with-pain-and-power-raye-triumphs-with-her-debut-album-my-21st-century-blues/ |website=The Daily Free Press |access-date=21 February 2024 |date=6 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bhutani |first1=Sarina |title=Raye Rewrites Her Story With 'My 21st Century Blues' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/c5q76y/raye-interview-my-21st-century-blues |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203194003/https://www.mtv.com/news/c5q76y/raye-interview-my-21st-century-blues |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2023 |website=MTV |access-date=21 February 2024 |date=3 February 2023}}</ref> 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?".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Levine |first1=Nick |title=Raye's declaration of independence |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/58068/1/raye-interview-my-21st-century-blues-album-review |website=Dazed |access-date=21 February 2024 |date=30 January 2023}}</ref> The remix features Leray in new verses, reinforcing the "anti-fuckboy energy" of the material.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Aaron |title=Coi Leray Lends Her 'Pretty B*tch Energy' To RAYE's 'Flip A Switch.' Remix |url=https://uproxx.com/music/raye-coi-leray-flip-a-switch-remix/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=21 February 2024 |date=21 April 2023}}</ref>
== Music video == A music video for the Coi Leray remix was released on 5 June 2023.<ref name="video" />
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "Flip a Switch" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Ireland4|36|date=20230428|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2024}} |- {{single chart|UK|35|date=20230428|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2024}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Flip a Switch"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Raye|title=Flip a Switch|relyear=2023|certyear=2026|id=19611-5254-1|access-date=27 February 2026}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
== References == {{reflist}}
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