The song debuted at number 37 on New Zealand, 5 March 2011 and managed to spent a week in the chart. Lyrics – Kimbra Johnson, François Tétaz.
'Settle Down' is the debut single from the debut album of Kimbra, Vows. According to my calculations, this makes Kimbra a kiwi. "Plain Gold Ring" (live at Sing Sing) – 4:31 This is Kimbra, a 20-year-old singer from New Zealand.They dance as backup dancers or hype girls for Kimbra as the dolls on the shelves are set on fire. Kimbra is shown again, but the two girls are now with her, both dressed in white nightgowns. 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 she's done, is absent. 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. 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. It then changes to a scene of a young girl that is seated at a dinner table singing with a male mannequin. 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. The music video begins with the title of the song in black and white with a man narrating in the background. The music video was chosen by United States iTunes as its "Music Video of the Week". It features syncopated handclaps and clav in the A section and a lush string section is introduced in the B section.Ī music video for "Settle Down" was first released onto YouTube on 6 July 2010 at a total length of four minutes and eight seconds. The song is about having to conform to certain roles and desires, in this case being marriage/love, at an early age.Ĭomposed in the key of A minor, " Settle Down" is a song that prominently features Kimbra's layered vocals. Settle Down song from the album Vows is released on Aug 2012. It was then revised during the production of Vows with François Tétaz. This is one of Kimbra's earliest songs, being written at the age of sixteen.