Kate Nash has revealed the story behind her viral track Foundations, including who some of its tongue-in-cheek lyrics are really about.
In the hit song, the 36-year-old pop star makes some scathing but funny comments about growing up in London and his nights out at the pub.
Foundations was the star’s breakthrough single and was first released in 2007, but has since made a huge comeback with Gen Z after it gained popularity on TikTok.
Now, talking to The standardKate has revealed what inspired some of the song’s iconic lines.
Referencing a night out, the hitmaker sings: ‘You got sick of my sneakers / I got them yesterday / Oh my God, I can’t be bothered with this.’
Kate Nash has revealed the story behind her viral track Foundations, including who some of its tongue-in-cheek lyrics are really about.
In the hit song, the 36-year-old pop star delivers some scathing but hilarious lines about growing up in London and going to the pub.
However, it turns out that the real culprit Kate was talking about, who had had too much to drink on a night out, was herself.
“I threw up on my friend Phil’s brother’s sneakers in an alley,” she told the outlet.
And of course, the song’s best-known lyric is when Kate sings: ‘You said I should eat a lot of lemons / ‘Cause I’m so bitter / I said, ‘I’d rather be with your friends, mate / ‘Cause they’re so much fitter.” .
Explaining what inspired those scathing lines, the singer said: ‘As a woman, you get a lot of insults if a man talks to you, and then you don’t want to go home with him.
‘We’ve all had those moments: “Suddenly you don’t want to fuck me, so you’re an ugly, slutty lesbian.” Wait to! I don’t believe it! It was about those drunken fights and the stupid things you say to each other in youthful, hedonistic relationships that you probably shouldn’t be in.’
The admission comes just after Kate returned to music with her new album 9 Sad Symphonies, which was released on June 21.
It’s the Foundations singer’s first album in six years, and the release comes five days before her performance on the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury Festival this weekend.
In 2018, Kate broke from her initial record label and independently released her third and fourth albums.
Foundations was the star’s breakthrough single and was first released in 2007, but has since made a huge comeback with Generation Z after it gained popularity on TikTok.
Explaining what inspired those biting lines, the singer said: “As a woman, you get a lot of insults if a man talks to you, and then you don’t want to go home with him.”
The admission comes just after Kate returned to music with her new album 9 Sad Symphonies, which was released on June 21.
The latest single from his new album, Millions Of Heartbreaks, captured the hearts of his fans, who fell in love with the song, similar to when he first hit the big time.
During a break from music, he made a name for himself in the United States.
Kate appeared alongside Alison Brie in the comedy-drama series Glow, a hit film about the women’s professional wrestling circuit.
She will take to the stage during the Glastonbury Festival, where she is believed to be performing some iconic hits, as well as some from her new album.
The exciting release of the new album also comes just after the singer reportedly got ‘secretly engaged’ to her long-time boyfriend Thomas Silverman.
Kate is said to have found her happy ending as she plans to get married before the end of the year, according to Sun.
A source told the publication: ‘Kate and Tom are engaged and plan to get married later this year.
“They couldn’t be happier and are a lovely couple. They have been secretly dating for several years and met when they were at school.”
The couple lives together in their Los Angeles home with their two rescue dogs, Vlad and Stella.