Duffy explained to Uncut magazine March 2008 about this tale of yearning for a better place: "Rockferry is quite a rough place on the border between Wales and Liverpool, but the song isn't about the place, it's symbolic of struggle. If you're trying to reach some point in your life, whatever it is, Rockferry is that point."
Duffy's record label Rough Trade placed the young Welsh singer with former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler. She told Mojo magazine February 2008 about her collaboration with Butler: "I knew this was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I was frustrated. He showed me how to cut away everything I didn't like about myself and get to the bottom of who I am. The result was 'Rockferry.'"
Butler added in a Q Magazine February 2008 interview: "Jeanette (Lee, Duffy's manager) had a bee in her bonnet that this was something that was so good that nobody could put their finger on. So I said, let's meet up and see what happens. The only thing I did was push her. Because more than anything, she wants to be a star."
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