Settle (album)

Settle is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo Disclosure. It was released on 31 May 2013 by PMR Records and Island Records. Accompanied by the success of its lead single, "Latch", featuring Sam Smith, the album features collaborations with AlunaGeorge, Ed Macfarlane of Friendly Fires, Sasha Keable, Eliza Doolittle, Jamie Woon, Jessie Ware, and London Grammar. A deluxe edition of the album contains four bonus tracks, including Disclosure's remix of Ware's song "Running".

Settle
Studio album by Disclosure
Released	31 May 2013
Genre	House[1] dance[2]
Length	60:37
Label	PMR Island
Producer	Disclosure
Disclosure chronology
The Singles (2013) Settle (2013) Settle: The Remixes (2013)
Singles from Settle
"Latch" Released: 8 October 2012 "White Noise" Released: 1 February 2013 "You & Me" Released: 28 April 2013 "When a Fire Starts to Burn" Released: 24 May 2013[3] "F for You" Released: 2 August 2013 "Help Me Lose My Mind" Released: 25 October 2013 "Voices" Released: 13 December 2013

Settle received widespread critical praise, and was nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize.[4] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 44,633 copies in its first week.[5] It was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 4 April 2014, denoting shipments in excess of 300,000 copies.[6] In the United States, the album reached number one on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart with 10,000 units sold after a promotional discount on Google Play Music.[7] It had sold 165,000 copies in the United States by September 2015.[8] A companion remix album, titled Settle: The Remixes, was released in December 2013.[9]

Singles

"Latch" was released as the lead single from the album on 8 October 2012.[10] The song peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.[11] It also charted in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, and the United States.

"White Noise" was released as the second single from the album on 1 February 2013.[12] The song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Disclosure's highest-peaking single to date.[11] It also charted in Belgium and Ireland.

"You & Me" was released as the third single from the album on 28 April 2013.[13] The song peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[11]

"When a Fire Starts to Burn" was released as the fourth single from the album on 24 May 2013.[3]

"F for You" was released as the fifth single on 2 August 2013.[14] The song charted at number 20 in the UK.[11] The single was re-released on 5 February 2014 with Mary J. Blige providing guest vocals.[15]

"Help Me Lose My Mind" was released as the album's sixth single on 25 October 2013.[16] The song reached number 56 on the UK Singles Chart.[11]

"Voices" was released as the album's seventh and final single on 13 December 2013.[17]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.3/10[18]
Metacritic	81/100[19]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Daily Telegraph	[20]
The Guardian	[21]
Los Angeles Times	[22]
Mixmag	5/5[23]
NME	7/10[24]
Pitchfork	9.1/10[25]
Q	[26]
Rolling Stone	[1]
Spin	8/10[27]

Settle received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on 31 reviews.[19] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the album a positive review stating: "Despite the list of vocalists reading like a who's who on the Hype Machine chart, Guy and Howard's presence is felt strongly throughout, although the featureless tracks 'Second Chance' and 'Grab Her' are the weaker on the collection. Regardless, much like Daft Punk's latest effort, Settle is an album that brings some sorely needed intelligence back to joyous dance-pop."[28]

Eve Barlow of NME gave the album a positive review stating: "Throughout, Settle will blind you with so much sheen you'll want to tile your bathroom in it. Sadly, the London Grammar-featuring 'Help Me Lose My Mind' is a bit of an unnecessary cool-down. Not to worry, Disclosuremania is clearly about to sweep the nation."[24]

Track listing

All songs produced by Disclosure.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Guy Lawrence Howard Lawrence	1:00
2.	"When a Fire Starts to Burn"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	4:43
3.	"Latch" (featuring Sam Smith)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Smith James Napier	4:16
4.	"F for You"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	4:29
5.	"White Noise" (featuring AlunaGeorge)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Aluna Francis Napier	4:38
6.	"Defeated No More" (featuring Ed Macfarlane)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Macfarlane	6:09
7.	"Stimulation"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	5:22
8.	"Voices" (featuring Sasha Keable)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Napier Keable	4:05
9.	"Second Chance"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	2:22
10.	"Grab Her!"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	5:15
11.	"You & Me" (featuring Eliza Doolittle)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Eliza Caird	4:29
12.	"January" (featuring Jamie Woon)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Woon	5:55
13.	"Confess to Me" (featuring Jessie Ware)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Ware	4:11
14.	"Help Me Lose My Mind" (featuring London Grammar)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Hannah Reid	4:06

Deluxe edition bonus tracks[29][30]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Boiling" (featuring Sinead Harnett)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Harnett	3:48
16.	"What's in Your Head"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Harnett	5:31
17.	"Tenderly" (digital only)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	5:04
18.	"Running" (Disclosure remix) (performed by Jessie Ware)	Ware Julio Bashmore Brey Baptista	5:30

Japanese edition bonus tracks[31]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Boiling" (featuring Sinead Harnett)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Harnett	3:48
16.	"What's in Your Head"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Harnett	5:31
17.	"Running" (Disclosure remix) (performed by Jessie Ware)	Ware Bashmore Baptista	5:30
18.	"Tenderly"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	5:04

Digital special edition bonus tracks[32][33]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
19.	"Apollo"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Natalie Duncan	6:44
20.	"Boiling" (Dixon rework) (featuring Sinead Harnett)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Harnett	9:31
21.	"Boiling" (Medlar remix) (featuring Sinead Harnett)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Harnett	5:52
22.	"Control" (Joe Goddard remix) (featuring Ria Ritchie)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Ritchie	3:58
23.	"F for You" (TEED remix)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	5:54
24.	"Help Me Lose My Mind" (Paul Woolford remix) (featuring London Grammar)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Reid	7:08
25.	"Help Me Lose My Mind" (Larry Heard remix) (featuring London Grammar)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Reid	8:38
26.	"Help Me Lose My Mind" (SOHN remix) (featuring London Grammar)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Reid	5:11
27.	"January" (Kaytranada edition) (featuring Jamie Woon)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Woon	5:21
28.	"Latch" (DJ Premier remix) (featuring Sam Smith)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Napier Smith	3:26
29.	"Latch" (T. Williams club remix) (featuring Sam Smith)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Napier Smith	4:07
30.	"Stimulation" (Preditah remix)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	5:00
31.	"Voices" (Wookie remix) (featuring Sasha Keable)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Napier Keable	5:33
32.	"When a Fire Starts to Burn" (Midland remix)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	5:08
33.	"White Noise" (HudMo remix) (featuring AlunaGeorge)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Francis	4:30
34.	"You & Me" (Flume remix) (featuring Eliza Doolittle)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Napier Caird	4:42
35.	"You & Me" (Baauer remix) (featuring Eliza Doolittle)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Napier Caird	4:02
36.	"Together" (with Sam Smith, Nile Rodgers and Jimmy Napes)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Smith Rodgers Napes	2:22
37.	"F for You" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (2014 bonus track)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Blige	6:15

US deluxe edition bonus tracks[34]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Together" (with Sam Smith, Nile Rodgers and Jimmy Napes)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Smith Rodgers Napes	2:24
16.	"F for You" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Blige	6:15

US Target deluxe edition bonus disc[35]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Together" (with Sam Smith, Nile Rodgers and Jimmy Napes)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Smith Rodgers Napes	2:24
2.	"F for You" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Blige	6:15
3.	"Tenderly"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence	5:04
4.	"Apollo"	G. Lawrence H. Lawrence Duncan	6:44

Notes

• Settle: The Remixes was released in the United States in place of the special edition.

Sample credits[36]

• "Intro" and "When a Fire Starts to Burn" contain samples of "ROPE-A-DOPE" by motivational speaker Eric Thomas.[37]
• "Stimulation" contains vocal samples from Lianne La Havas.
• "Second Chance" contains a sample of "Get Along with You" by Kelis.
• "Grab Her!" contains a sample of "Look of Love" by Slum Village.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Settle.[36]

• Disclosure – mixing, production
• Howard Lawrence – vocals (tracks 4, 13)
• Eliza Doolittle – vocals (track 11)
• Aluna Francis – vocals (track 5)
• Stuart Hawkes – mastering
• Sasha Keable – vocals (track 8)
• Ed Macfarlane – vocals (track 6)
• Hannah Reid – vocals (track 14)
• Sam Smith – vocals (track 3)
• Jessie Ware – vocals (track 13)
• Jamie Woon – vocals (track 12)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013–2014) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[38] 5 Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[39] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[40] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[41] 76 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[42] 38 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[43] 24 French Albums (SNEP)[44] 89 Irish Albums (IRMA)[45] 10 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[46] 122 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[47] 15 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[48] 19 Scottish Albums (OCC)[49] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[50] 76 UK Albums (OCC)[51] 1 UK Dance Albums (OCC)[52] 1 US Billboard 200[53] 36 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[54] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[55] 135 UK Albums (OCC)[56] 40 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[57] 20 Chart (2014) Position Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[58] 13 UK Albums (OCC)[59] 55 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[60] 6

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[61]	Gold	35,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[62]	Gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Platinum	300,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition	Label	Ref.
Australia	31 May 2013	CD digital download	Standard deluxe	Universal	[63][64][65][66]
		LP	Standard		[67]
Germany		CD digital download	Standard deluxe		[68][69][70][71]
		LP	Standard		[72]
Ireland		CD		PMR Island	[73]
		Digital download	Standard deluxe		[74][75]
United Kingdom	3 June 2013	CD digital download			[76][77][78][79]
		LP	Standard		[80]
France		CD		Barclay	[81]
		Digital download	Standard deluxe		[82][83]
	10 June 2013	LP	Standard		[84]
United States	11 June 2013	CD digital download		Cherrytree Interscope	[85][86]
	25 June 2013	LP			[87]
Japan	10 July 2013	CD	Japan standard	Universal	[31]
Germany	16 December 2013	Digital download	Special (36 tracks)		[88]
United Kingdom				PMR Island	[32]
France	5 March 2014		Special (37 tracks)	Barclay	[89]
Germany				Universal	[90]
United Kingdom				PMR Island	[33]
United States	15 April 2014	CD digital download	US deluxe	Cherrytree Interscope	[91]

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