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For the Jerry Cantrell song, see Boggy Depot. 2020 single by Miranda Lambert
"Settling Down"
Single by Miranda Lambert
from the album Wildcard
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2020 (2020-09-21)
GenreCountry
Length3:17
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jay Joyce
Miranda Lambert singles chronology
"Bluebird"
(2019) 		"Settling Down"
(2020) 		"Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)"
(2021)

"Settling Down" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released on September 21, 2020, as the third single from Lambert's seventh studio album Wildcard.

Lambert performed the song live at the 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards.

Composition

Lambert wrote the song with Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby, the same team that wrote her previous single, "Bluebird", and it was produced by Jay Joyce. Lambert developed the song's hook while having an earlier conversation with her bus driver about her relationship with Brendan McLoughlin ("am I settling up or settling down?") and brought that to the writing session, and together they wrote a song "full of paradoxes" that highlighted the whirlwind life of an artist touring the country while also desiring the homestead lifestyle following Lambert's fresh marriage to McLoughlin. Lambert also noted that McLoughlin was one of the song's most ardent supporters and lobbied for its release as a single: "And you know, he was out there with us on the road and he was hearing, when I was hanging with radio, that people were responding to it."

Music video

The music video for "Settling Down" was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered on October 21, 2020. It was shot on location at Lambert's farm outside Nashville, Tennessee and features her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, marking the first time Lambert has had a love interest in one of her music videos: "I'm like, 'You're cute, you're here, and you're free.' It was fun; he did such a great job... and our little dog is in it, and our ponies. It's at my magical-happy place an hour away from Nashville."

Chart performance

"Settling Down" debuted at number 45 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated October 3, 2020, and at number 49 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated October 17, 2020.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Settling Down"
Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 51
Canada Country (Billboard) 1
US Billboard Hot 100 41
US Country Airplay (Billboard) 6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Settling Down"
Chart (2021) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard) 15
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 14

Certifications

Certifications for "Settling Down"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. "The CMA Awards Promise to Bring Top Country Stars Together 'Safely, All in One Room'". Billboard.
  3. ^ Tom Roland (October 20, 2020). "Makin' Tracks: Miranda Lambert Crafts a Through-Line From 'Bluebird' To 'Settling Down'". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  4. Claire Shaffer (October 21, 2020). "Miranda Lambert Shows Off Her Husband in 'Settling Down' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. Tomás Mier (October 21, 2020). "Miranda Lambert and Husband Brendan McLoughlin Are 'Settling Down' in 'Magical' Music Video". People.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  6. "Country Airplay". Billboard. October 3, 2020.
  7. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. October 17, 2020.
  8. "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  9. "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  11. "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  12. "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  13. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  14. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  15. "Canadian single certifications – Miranda Lambert – Settling Down". Music Canada. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  16. "American single certifications – Miranda Lambert – Settling Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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