So I was so upset...and then I kinda looked around and I saw the females in the club world, the way girls are expected to dress and behave, it's just so outdated and so boring.

"[2] "Going out clubbing gives you a cold dose of the expectation society has on women," said Raye, in an interview by The Fader magazine.

"To get into a club you have to kill yourself in heels, drown in makeup with a tight dress, maybe a bit of cleavage will help you out too.

Watching all these casually dressed men waltzing past me in the queue really pissed me off, so I wrote this tune.

"[3] In another interview by Clash magazine, Raye wrote in a text message "'The Line: is/was literally the story of my life.