2:39 How I think my voice sounds when I try to sing the "hey" sample 2:19 What it actually sounds like

IM 60 AND I LOVE THIS SONG WHAT A BOP

"For the video for Settle Down, The 1975's singer Matthew Healy got together with Nadia Marquard Otzen, to bring to life a story that's been very close to his heart. In fact, he's been dreaming it for years. The video, conceived by Matthew and directed by Nadia, is superficially a drama within the hard-bitten confines of its setting in the North-East of England. But in fact, its about the bond between two boys that transcends grim reality - evocatively shot by DoP Martijn Van BroekHuizen - and reaches into the supernatural. "I used to have a reoccurring dream when I was younger," says Matthew. "The narrative was loosely based, but the setting was always the surrounding areas of where my parents grew up. I think I was slightly obsessed with how certain, bleak areas of Northern England contained my history and the soul of my family, my psyche. I always felt connected and disconnected at the same time. Metaphorically and physically I would visit these places frequently as a youngster and in turn have used them as the setting to a lot of the stories in The 1975. The North East was the visual setting to my formative years. "I suppose, like any narrative, the meaning and the connotations within the story are subjective. I’ve always been quite fascinated with the potency of same sex relationships, platonic or otherwise. I was brought up in a very open-minded environment, somewhere I felt that, whoever I was, I would be accepted. With this understanding I was also very aware of others, school friends, acquaintances - whom, due to where we lived, probably didn’t have such a comfortable place to grow up. We were unaffected and affected by taboos and the small-minded at the same time. I’ve dreamt the story of these two boys on countless occasions - every time drawing a different conclusion on its meaning. "With ‘Settle Down’ I wanted to make a story about the extension of that dream, a video that explores love, a video that was as fantastical. "Upon meeting Nadia, I told her about my dream. We sat for hours looking through pictures and talking - it was decided in those moments. We were just to film my dream. The process of making this video was so intensely exciting for me as I was finally working through and figuring out exactly what this place, this story and these characters meant to me. I think now that I understand it. But I’m totally open to suggestions / interpretations."

Lyrics: A soft sound To the way that she wears her hair down Covering up her face. And oh what a let down, And I don't seem to be having any effect now Falling all over the place. But you're losing your words We're speaking in bodies Avoiding me and talking 'bout you. But you're losing your turn I guess I'll never learn 'Cause I stay another hour or two. For crying out loud, settle down! You know I can't be found with you We get back to my house Your hands, my mouth Now I just stop myself around you. A small town Dictating all the people we get around What a familiar face. Do you get what I mean now? I'm so fixated on the girl with the soft sound And hair all over the place. And you're sure that I'd learn I'm pushing through bodies Avoiding me and walking 'round you. And you're cold and I burn I guess I'll never learn 'Cause I stay another hour or two. For crying out loud, settle down! You know I can't be found with you We get back to my house Your hands, my mouth Now I just stop myself around you. A soft sound And to the way that she wears her hair down Covering up her face. And oh what a let down, I don't seem to be having any effect now Falling all over the place. But you're losing your words We're speaking in bodies Avoiding me and talking 'bout you. And you're losing your turn I guess I'll never learn 'Cause I stay another hour or two. For crying out loud, settle down! You know I can't be found with you We get back to my house Your hands, my mouth Now I just stop myself around you. For crying out loud!

im glad to be born in a generation with music this good

for a band called the 1975, they have the most 1985 sound ever

"You're losing your words, we're speaking in bodies" .. definitely my favorite line

I used to be a fan, now I'm a fucking windmill

Dear God those drums sound so great.

THAT BASS IS SO FUCKING EPIC.

binge watching the 1975 once again

Listening to this while in quarantine.

someone introduced me to the 1975 and im really glad they did.

it feels so weird coming back to watch this video knowing that their new album is coming out in February and they are breaking out in color. There is just something so special about their black and white era that I feel sad having to leave behind.

this is the most under-apprectiated song by them EVER. it's been my favorite for years now.

THIS WAS LEGIT FILMED IN MY HOMETOWN EXCUSE ME

If the 1975 and M83 got together.... The music they could make would sound so good....

God I love this band!!!

I love the similarity to 80's music.

everytime this gets liked ima go back to this song and listen to it 🥰

The Alternative mixed with Funk guitar is hitting my g-spot

this is one of the most timeless songs ever. if i could only listen to one song for the rest of my life, it would be this one. i love the rest of their songs (so much) but this one is so special in such an unexplainable way. i could never get sick of this song.

I am 60 also, and I am way into current music. I'm not ever going to be one of those old farts who still listens to crap we listened to in High School or 20 years ago. I would miss stuff like this! NO WAY! I found Matty and the 1975 and I am IN LOVE!!!! They are Brilliant!

WHEN U FORGET THERES A SETTLE DOWN VIDEO AND THEN U REMEMBER AND THEN ITS ALL U WATCH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

if this isn't your favorite song of the 1975 we can't be friends bye

God I love this band !

9 years later and still my favourite 1975 song. So underappreciated 💖

This video is SO well shot. the B&W is absolutely beautiful. I could watch this again and again and again.

I'd like to say this is my all time favourite album in the world... Start to finish, Done!

I danced with a girl to this song on our first date. We were doing the swing for the most part. When we got to the part where the instruments slow and so does Marty’s voice at 2:38 it was something magical. Was one of the best moments of my life. My favorite gem of a song on their first album.

This was the second one I ever heard. The vibe and the lyrics got me through so much. It actually eases my severe anxiety most of the time. Thank you Matty, Adam, Ross, and George for such relaxing music!!!

there are very few bands today that can beat these guys.

coming to terms with your sexuality especially raised in a strict compulsory heteronormative environment feels as if it was enlightenment, at least for me, and i think the glowing part at the end of the video capsulated that experience of clarity in terms of my being sexually fluid. the part where the elders dropped to the ground says a lot about society feeling as if someone else's sexuality should directly concern them & be burdened by it to the point of falling apart, when it shouldn't

I’m now addicted to this band

i remember listening to this song when i was a freshman in highschool. i would dance around the empty girl’s lockeroom, dreaming for the day i would graduate and never look back. it’s nostalgic to visit this song as a sophomore in college and know that they brought me such joy in such a dark time.

Why does everyone say their songs all sound the same? Because of the unique sounds used in their music that's not in other bands' music, they sound different than more popular songs, thus making people think they all sound the same? Each song by this band is obviously BY this band, so of course each song will be similar because of their music style, same goes for other bands. What's the point in pointing out the similarities of each song of THIS band when practically every other band is the same way? There's only ever a difference if A.) comparing albums (and this is The 1975's first, so there's no argument about EPs either), or B.) If the band didn't really write their own music. And That's why The 1975 is amazing, because they've poured their heart and soul into this music.

Hey, everyone, this is what Matty had to say on this video. They sent out am email when it was released and as he usually does, he explained it. Hope it'll help anyones confusion xx I used to have a reoccurring dream when I was younger. The narrative was loosely based, but the setting was always the surrounding areas of where my parents grew up. I think I was slightly obsessed with how certain, bleak areas of Northern England contained my history and the soul of my family, my psyche - I always felt connected and disconnected at the same time. Metaphorically and physically I would visit these places frequently as a youngster and in turn have used them as the setting to a lot of the stories in The 1975 - the North East was the visual setting to my formative years. I suppose, like any narrative, the meaning and the connotations within the story are subjective. I've always been quite fascinated with the potency of same sex relationships, plutonic or otherwise. I was brought up in a very open minded environment, somewhere I felt that, whoever I was, I would be accepted. With this understanding I was also very aware of others, school friends, acquaintances - whom, due to where we lived, probably didn't have such a comfortable place to grow up, we were unaffected and affected by taboos and the small minded at the same time. I've dreamt the story of these two boys on countless occasions - every time drawing a different conclusion on its meaning. With 'Settle Down' I wanted to make a story about the extension of that dream, a video that explores love, a video that was as fantastical, consuming and limitless as the love we all chase and desire. Love as I have always imagined. So upon meeting Nadia, who directed the video, I told her about my dream. We sat for hours looking through pictures and talking - it was decided in those moments. We were just to film my dream. The process of making this video was so intensely exciting for me as I was finally working through and figuring out exactly what this place, this story and these characters meant to me. I think now that I understand it. But I'm totally open to suggestions / interpretations. X

This song, and this Self Title album " THE 1975 " is still my favourite.

This is hands down my favorite The 1975 song. It’s been 5 years and I still haven’t got tired of this!!

i am so completely in love with Matt. 😍

almost 2 years later and I still don't know what that sound at 2:20 is, chicken maybe?

THIS REMINDS ME OF THE WILD VIDEO BY TROYE IM YELLING

The blast furnace in this video was knocked down this week after being part of the landscape - and livelihoods of so many here - for 47 years. I’ll miss it. I’m glad it’s preserved here, with this song, for years to come.

This is definitely a favorite. Has a very strong 80's vibe.

As someone who's childhood was all through the 80s, I can certainly say this song would have fit right in. Great wee tune :)

I love all of their songs, but for some reason, this one remains my all time favorite. I don't know if it's that funky ass guitar, or Matty's great vocals, or the pure nostalgia, but none of their other works comes close to this one to me.

this is their best era

i kinda love how open ended and unexplained their music videos are. it makes you perceive them how you want and how it can relate to your own life.

dear all fangirls there are other members in this band other than matty! you should 'love' george, adam and ross just as much!

You know you've found you're groove when you listen to a band and 90% of their songs are just soul soothing sounds of the 80's you used to love, written within the last decade by a band named The 1975 go figure.. Love these guys..

For a man named Matty Healy, he sure took away my depression 🤙

I'm obsessed with their sound and vibe damnn.

I'm currently watching this on the beach where part of the video was filmed. META AF.

Everytime I listen to this song, I’m always brought back to that time when I visited Japan, Mt. Fuji in all its glory, with this song playing on my earphones. This song, along with many others from this band, bring back so much special memories from my past.

A friend recommended this. Not disappointed. At all. This is great.

back when matty actually knew what he was doing with his hair

this song makes me feel like the 80's!

Somehow their sound ALWAYS gets under my skin and inspires me. Can't help it. When I write my great move, I definitely want them to do the soundtrack!

Just can't deny the talent and MAD beats. Thanks The 1975.

It looks like a place where skins uk was recorded

Cinematography is so beautiful! I love the black and white and big, airy, wide shots of the environment. B&W matches the aesthetic, the feel of the video as well. Also, notice how their's no lip syncing/dialogue, and we get to see a visual representation, a story, of the sound we are hearing? So great!

this is their best song to date, period!! everything about it is just so perfect 😭

I live where this was filmed, the guy on the horse is my great grandad

This whole album is a masterpiece. Perfect from beginning to end.

Your just lying if you call Matty ugly

for those of u who are confused about the video, this is what matty says: "I used to have a reoccurring dream when I was younger. The narrative was loosely based, but the setting was always the surrounding areas of where my parents grew up. I think I was slightly obsessed with how certain, bleak areas of Northern England contained my history and the soul of my family, my psyche - I always felt connected and disconnected at the same time. Metaphorically and physically I would visit these places frequently as a youngster and in turn have used them as the setting to a lot of the stories in The 1975 - the North East was the visual setting to my formative years. I suppose, like any narrative, the meaning and the connotations within the story are subjective. I’ve always been quite fascinated with the potency of same sex relationships, plutonic or otherwise. I was brought up in a very open minded environment, somewhere I felt that, whoever I was, I would be accepted. With this understanding I was also very aware of others, school friends, acquaintances - whom, due to where we lived, probably didn’t have such a comfortable place to grow up, we were unaffected and affected by taboos and the small minded at the same time. I’ve dreamt the story of these two boys on countless occasions - every time drawing a different conclusion on its meaning. With ‘Settle Down’ I wanted to make a story about the extension of that dream, a video that explores love, a video that was as fantastical, consuming and limitless as the love we all chase and desire. Love as I have always imagined. So upon meeting Nadia, who directed the video, I told her about my dream. We sat for hours looking through pictures and talking - it was decided in those moments. We were just to film my dream. The process of making this video was so intensely exciting for me as I was finally working through and figuring out exactly what this place, this story and these characters meant to me. I think now that I understand it. But I’m totally open to suggestions / interpretations. X"

cant explain how much this mv means to me

They a 70s,80s,90s, rock and rnb mix totally their style in own way..

me 2 years ago: wait what me now: wait what

Godammit I love matty

i have literally been in that cinema so many times and knowing the fact that matty healy has also been in there makes it even more special 🖤

2020? anyone on their random home quarantine trip to memory lane?

The concept behind this video is a love story between two young boys. That's the base, the rest is for every person to interpret.

am i the only one who sees the hooded boy looks like cara delevinge?-__-

Not sure if anyone is still in the comment section. But the cinema Matty is in, in the video has now been knocked down 😭 they’re rebuilding it as it was deemed unsafe. He really captured the oldie worldie atmosphere of it in this video!! Still my hometown, love revisiting this video 😊

This is the song that made me love this group 💖✨

(Found this, hope its helpful) "I used to have a reoccurring dream when I was younger. The narrative was loosely based, but the setting was always the surrounding areas of where my parents grew up. I think I was slightly obsessed with how certain, bleak areas of Northern England contained my history and the soul of my family, my psyche - I always felt connected and disconnected at the same time. Metaphorically and physically I would visit these places frequently as a youngster and in turn have used them as the setting to a lot of the stories in The 1975 - the North East was the visual setting to my formative years. I suppose, like any narrative, the meaning and the connotations within the story are subjective. I've always been quite fascinated with the potency of same sex relationships, plutonic or otherwise. I was brought up in a very open minded environment, somewhere I felt that, whoever I was, I would be accepted. With this understanding I was also very aware of others, school friends, acquaintances - whom, due to where we lived, probably didn't have such a comfortable place to grow up, we were unaffected and affected by taboos and the small minded at the same time. I've dreamt the story of these two boys on countless occasions - every time drawing a different conclusion on its meaning. With 'Settle Down' I wanted to make a story about the extension of that dream, a video that explores love, a video that was as fantastical, consuming and limitless as the love we all chase and desire. Love as I have always imagined. So upon meeting Nadia, who directed the video, I told her about my dream. We sat for hours looking through pictures and talking - it was decided in those moments. We were just to film my dream. The process of making this video was so intensely exciting for me as I was finally working through and figuring out exactly what this place, this story and these characters meant to me. I think now that I understand it. But I'm totally open to suggestions / interpretations. X" - Matty

I used to be a fan. Now I turned into an air conditioner.

One of my all time favourite songs of a wide ranging catalogue.this song means so much to me.x

picking out, following and listening to each instruments in this song has helped me tide quite a few panic attacks. there were days i would listen to this for hours just to stop my thoughts from consuming me.

i love the correlation between this and Shes American

Bizarre video, but I love it. Never heard of this group til now, but now I won't forget them. I live here.

This is my favorite song since high school it gives me chill when it plays and I'm not getting tired to play it over and over again

This 80's sound takes me back to a time when I wasn't even alive, yet I feel like I lived through it and I love it.

can't wait to see these guys play main stage at Reading Fest this year!!!!!

As soon as Matty sings "A soft sound..." I melt...

There's something so beautiful about this video... :/

Ahhhhh lovvvellllyyyy who else is just jamming to the 1975 during quarantine xx🤪😍

The cinematography made me feel like I was watching a Francois Truffaut or a Jean Luc Godard film. Awesome.

At first I listened to love me and was like nope, not for me. Then I went to their older songs and was like o.0

The parallels between this video and the Part of The Band video are insane

Who else searched this song to get back to the old days

I think this video showed the two boys going through a lot of emotions and family troubles they may have had in their lives so they start doing activities such as trying to teach themselves how to box to distract them from what's going on even though they should be staying at home. At the end when they connect everything around them slows down and pauses so the people can reflect on themselves and it shows that people under certain circumstances are not alone... Hm yeah that's what i got from the video :) oh and love the song has always been one of my favourites in the album x

I HAVE TO GO SEE THEM NOVEMBER 5 Does anyone want to go ? :)

I swear this is the only band that you can hear their accent when they sing

This takes me back to easier times, happier times in my life as a teenager. God bless The 1975

this is fucking beautiful

Settle Down is one of my favorite songs in the album LOVED THE VIDEO

Been longing for this type of music from this Era. Love the 1975 ❤!

This is by far my favorite song from their discography. Such an underrated track.