Settle Down (Kimbra song)

"Settle Down"
Single by Kimbra
from the album Vows
Released	June 6, 2010 November 1, 2011 (re-release)
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2010
Genre	Indie pop art pop freak folk
Length	4:02 4:17 (Album version)
Label	Forum 5, Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Francois Tetaz, Kimbra Johnson
Producer(s)	Francois Tetaz, M-Phazes
Kimbra singles chronology
"Asleep In The Sea" (2009) "Settle Down" (2010) "Cameo Lover" (2011) Alternative cover EP cover

"Settle Down" is a song by New Zealand recording artist Kimbra from her debut studio album, Vows (2011). The song was released in New Zealand on 10 June 2010 as the lead single from the album and was re-released on 1 November 2011. The single peaked at number 37 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

Composition

Composed in the key of A minor, "Settle Down" is a song that prominently features Kimbra's layered vocals. It features syncopated handclaps and clav in the A section and a lush string section is introduced in the B section.

Music video

A music video for "Settle Down" was first released onto YouTube on 6 July 2010 at a total length of four minutes and eight seconds.^[1] The music video was chosen by United States iTunes as its "Music Video of the Week".^[2]

The music video begins with the title of the song in black and white with a man narrating in the background. Kimbra is then shown wearing a little black dress on a stage with red curtains and behind her are porcelain dolls on shelves in rows. It then changes to a scene of a young girl that is seated at a dinner table singing with a male mannequin. Both are dressed in a '50s era style. Intercut with scenes of Kimbra, the young girl is in front of a mirror, brushing her hair with the mannequin feigning sleep in the background. After Kimbra, another young girl in a white dress and pearl necklace is seen outside on a picnic with the same mannequin, however, the first young girl sees the two of them together. At home, the first young girl begins to clean a home, prepare a meal, and dresses up for the mannequin, who at the end of all the hard work shes done, is absent. Kimbra is shown again, but the two girls are now with her, both dressed in white nightgowns. They dance as backup dancers or hype girls for Kimbra as the dolls on the shelves are set on fire. The video ends with a "The End" text.

"Plain Gold Ring"

The song "Plain Gold Ring" is a cover version. It was written by Earl Burroughs, and previously recorded by Nina Simone, and Nick Cave

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Settle Down"	4:02
2.	"Limbo"	3:05
3.	"Plain Gold Ring" (Live At Sing Sing)	4:33
4.	"Cameo Lover" (Sam Sparro & Golden Touch Remix)	5:01

Settle Down - EP (Digital download)[3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Settle Down"	4:02
2.	"Limbo"	3:05
3.	"Plain Gold Ring" (Live At Sing Sing)	4:33
4.	"Cameo Lover" (Sam Sparro & Golden Touch Remix)	5:01
5.	"Settle Down" (Video)	4:09

Settle Down - EP (Record Store Day Exclusive CD)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Settle Down"	4:02
2.	"Good Intent"	3:32
3.	"Plain Gold Ring" (Live At Sing Sing)	4:33
4.	"Limbo"	3:05
5.	"Cameo Lover" (Sam Sparro & Golden Touch Remix)	5:01

Settle Down - EP (Digital Download UK)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Settle Down"	4:02
2.	"Wandering Limbs"	5:26
3.	"Withdraw"	4:06

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – Kimbra
• Producers – Francois Tetaz, M-Phazes
• Lyrics – Kimbra Johnson, Francois Tetaz
• Label: Warner Bros. Records

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4]	37

Chart (2012)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4]	15 (NZ Singles only)

Release history

Country	Date	Format
New Zealand	10 June 2010	Digital download
	1 November 2011[5]

References

1. "Settle Down" [Official Music Video] at YouTube
2. Settle Down (US Version) at iTunes
3. "iTunes - Music - Settle Down - EP by Kimbra". iTunes Store (United States). Retrieved 14 July 2015.
4. "Charts.org.nz – Kimbra – Settle Down". Top 40 Singles.
5. Good Intent - Single by Kimbra. iTunes

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics