Foxes (singer) devised a stage name to differentiate herself from British pop singer Lily Allen. She considered the alias Foxes after a suggestion from a friend, the first song she had written being titled "Like Foxes Do"; her mother then told her that she had a dream the previous night "about these foxes running up our street and they were howling and making these beautiful noises", which she said reminded her of her daughter's music. Allen chose Foxes based on this connection. She began performing gigs as Foxes in London in 2011. Foxes released her debut single, "Youth", in January 2012 on
Fingerprints (Amelia Lily album) writing them. Expect a few surprises along the way though - it's going to be fun!". In an interview with the "Metro", Lily revealed that the song was about a long distance relationship between a male and female who are constantly flying between London and Los Angeles and keep passing each other. She refused to say whether or not it had anything to do with her relationship with Adam Pitts of Lawson, whom she previously dated. Fingerprints (Amelia Lily album) Fingerprints is the second cancelled studio album by British singer Amelia Lily. It was never released following the lead single