Raye debuts live version of “Please Don’t Touch”

The South London singer-songwriter premieres a stripped back version of her hit single.

Whatever she’s faced with in 2020, already the UK’s most challenging year in decades, we know that chart domination is on the cards for Raye. But to show another aspect of herself as an artist, she’s switched it up from her dancefloor-ready singles with a stripped-back version of “Please Don’t Touch” premiering on HUNGER. Accompanied by a minimal video directed by Jordan Rossi, this emotive live performance shines a light on a more vulnerable side of the South London artist. Speaking of the process, director Jordan said; ‘Raye was an absolute joy to work with. It’s rare you meet someone with so much passion for their craft who is also open to collaboration and critique.’

Check out Raye’s emotive, stripped-back performance of “Please Don’t Touch” below and keep up to date with what’s happening in her universe over on Instagram.

InterviewAbbie Robinson
Photographer and DirectorJordan Rossi
DOPJP Seresin
MakeupOlly Fisk
HairAlex Price
StylingJyoti Voir
EditorOllie Burn at Big Chop
ColouristGeorge Kyriacou at Black Kite Studios
Set DesignMarco Turcich, Amelia Tavenner, Kenzie Yeo Donaldson and Alys Whitehead
Photographic TeamEmmanuel Owusu-Afram, Chloe Burgess and Eleanor Hemsley
Film TeamDuncan Lawford, Loona Kasemets and Kit Dale