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Released | 3 June 2013 | |||
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Length | 60:37 | |||
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Producer | Disclosure | |||
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Settle is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo Disclosure, released on June 3, 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 received widespread critical praise, and was nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize. [5] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 44,633 copies in its first week. [6] It was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) 16 August 2024, denoting shipments in excess of 600,000 copies. [7] 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. [8] It had sold 165,000 copies in the United States by September 2015. [9] A companion remix album, titled Settle: The Remixes , was released in December 2013. [10]
"Latch" was released as the lead single from the album on 8 October 2012. [11] The song peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. [12] 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. [13] The song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Disclosure's highest-peaking single to date. [12] It also charted in Belgium and Ireland.
"You & Me" was released as the third single from the album on 28 April 2013. [14] The song peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. [12]
"When a Fire Starts to Burn" was released as the fourth single from the album on 24 May 2013. [4]
"F for You" was released as the fifth single on 2 August 2013. [15] The song charted at number 20 in the UK. [12] The single was re-released on 5 February 2014 with Mary J. Blige providing guest vocals. [16]
"Help Me Lose My Mind" was released as the album's sixth single on 25 October 2013. [17] The song reached number 56 on the UK Singles Chart. [12]
"Voices" was released as the album's seventh and final single on 13 December 2013. [18]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10 [19] |
Metacritic | 81/100 [20] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Mixmag | 5/5 [24] |
NME | 7/10 [25] |
Pitchfork | 9.1/10 [26] |
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Spin | 8/10 [28] |
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. [20] 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." [29]
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." [25]
In July 2022, Rolling Stone ranked Settle as the 93rd best debut album of all time. [30]
All songs produced by Disclosure.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:00 | |
2. | "When a Fire Starts to Burn" |
| 4:43 |
3. | "Latch" (featuring Sam Smith) |
| 4:16 |
4. | "F for You" |
| 4:29 |
5. | "White Noise" (featuring AlunaGeorge) |
| 4:38 |
6. | "Defeated No More" (featuring Ed Macfarlane) |
| 6:09 |
7. | "Stimulation" |
| 5:22 |
8. | "Voices" (featuring Sasha Keable) |
| 4:05 |
9. | "Second Chance" |
| 2:22 |
10. | "Grab Her!" |
| 5:15 |
11. | "You & Me" (featuring Eliza Doolittle) |
| 4:29 |
12. | "January" (featuring Jamie Woon) |
| 5:55 |
13. | "Confess to Me" (featuring Jessie Ware) |
| 4:11 |
14. | "Help Me Lose My Mind" (featuring London Grammar) |
| 4:06 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Boiling" (featuring Sinead Harnett) |
| 3:48 |
16. | "What's in Your Head" |
| 5:31 |
17. | "Tenderly" (digital only) |
| 5:04 |
18. | "Running" (Disclosure remix) (performed by Jessie Ware) |
| 5:30 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Boiling" (featuring Sinead Harnett) |
| 3:48 |
16. | "What's in Your Head" |
| 5:31 |
17. | "Running" (Disclosure remix) (performed by Jessie Ware) |
| 5:30 |
18. | "Tenderly" |
| 5:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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19. | "Apollo" |
| 6:44 |
20. | "Boiling" (Dixon rework) (featuring Sinead Harnett) |
| 9:31 |
21. | "Boiling" (Medlar remix) (featuring Sinead Harnett) |
| 5:52 |
22. | "Control" (Joe Goddard remix) (featuring Ria Ritchie) |
| 3:58 |
23. | "F for You" (TEED remix) |
| 5:54 |
24. | "Help Me Lose My Mind" (Paul Woolford remix) (featuring London Grammar) |
| 7:08 |
25. | "Help Me Lose My Mind" (Larry Heard remix) (featuring London Grammar) |
| 8:38 |
26. | "Help Me Lose My Mind" (SOHN remix) (featuring London Grammar) |
| 5:11 |
27. | "January" (Kaytranada edition) (featuring Jamie Woon) |
| 5:21 |
28. | "Latch" (DJ Premier remix) (featuring Sam Smith) |
| 3:26 |
29. | "Latch" (T. Williams club remix) (featuring Sam Smith) |
| 4:07 |
30. | "Stimulation" (Preditah remix) |
| 5:00 |
31. | "Voices" (Wookie remix) (featuring Sasha Keable) |
| 5:33 |
32. | "When a Fire Starts to Burn" (Midland remix) |
| 5:08 |
33. | "White Noise" (HudMo remix) (featuring AlunaGeorge) |
| 4:30 |
34. | "You & Me" (Flume remix) (featuring Eliza Doolittle) |
| 4:42 |
35. | "You & Me" (Baauer remix) (featuring Eliza Doolittle) |
| 4:02 |
36. | "Together" (with Sam Smith, Nile Rodgers and Jimmy Napes) |
| 2:22 |
37. | "F for You" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (2014 bonus track) |
| 6:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Together" (with Sam Smith, Nile Rodgers and Jimmy Napes) |
| 2:24 |
16. | "F for You" (featuring Mary J. Blige) |
| 6:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Together" (with Sam Smith, Nile Rodgers and Jimmy Napes) |
| 2:24 |
2. | "F for You" (featuring Mary J. Blige) |
| 6:15 |
3. | "Tenderly" |
| 5:04 |
4. | "Apollo" |
| 6:44 |
Notes
Sample credits [38]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Settle. [38]
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [63] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [64] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] | 2× Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Ref(s) |
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Australia | 31 May 2013 |
| Universal | [65] [66] [67] [68] | |
LP | Standard | [69] | |||
Germany |
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| [70] [71] [72] [73] | ||
LP | Standard | [74] | |||
Ireland | CD | [75] | |||
Digital download |
| [76] [77] | |||
United Kingdom | 3 June 2013 |
| [78] [79] [80] [81] | ||
LP | Standard | [82] | |||
France | CD | Barclay | [83] | ||
Digital download |
| [84] [85] | |||
10 June 2013 | LP | Standard | [86] | ||
United States | 11 June 2013 |
| [87] [88] | ||
25 June 2013 | LP | [89] | |||
Japan | 10 July 2013 | CD | Japan standard | Universal | [33] |
Germany | 16 December 2013 | Digital download | Special (36 tracks) | [90] | |
United Kingdom |
| [34] | |||
France | 5 March 2014 | Special (37 tracks) | Barclay | [91] | |
Germany | Universal | [92] | |||
United Kingdom |
| [35] | |||
United States | 15 April 2014 |
| US deluxe |
| [93] |
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