[Sammi]

"Been around the block before, doesn't matter any more."

The chances of this No Doubt comeback single being a dud were slim to non-existent but it's still a relief to hear with our own ears the definite amazingness of 'Settle Down'.

In terms of signature sound the track doesn't really mess around - this is definitely a No Doubt tune, rather than a Gwen one - but it gives the less Popjustice-friendly end of the No Doubt 'sonic' 'palette' a swerve, and by that we mean it goes easy on the ska-punk racket side of things. Hurrah.

To these ears it's instantly brilliant but it feels like a grower too, so it will probably be the size of a 'Bad Romance'-themed skyscraper by the time the album's released in THE MIDDLE OF BLOODY SEPTEMBER.

45 seconds of the song is below - you can go over to their official site if you want to hear the full thing.

http://www.popjustice.com/songs/no-doubt-settle-down/

[Eric.]

It better get that acclaim from pop's mightiest website.

[MrDeeds]

b the album's released in THE MIDDLE OF BLOODY SEPTEMBER.

****. Nelly Futado

[Icing]

That Bad Romance comparison totally sums up how I feel about it. I like SD better than I initially liked BR though.

[HandsOn]

Originally posted by Icing

That Bad Romance comparison totally sums up how I feel about it. I like SD better than I initially liked BR though.

In a sense, me too. But I remember not liking Bad Romance all the way up until the video release. I love this track, but they're both growers for sure.

[H-I-M]

I don't trust Popjustice anymore. Remember what they said about Judas ?

-Imagine a highly evolved, Titanium-plated 'Bad Romance' from the year 2511 travelling half a millennium back in time to save music from a tidal wave of 'in the club'-obsessed pop drivel, and that's 'Judas'. We love this song so much. It's pop in all the right ways, it's noisy in all the right ways, it's brash and bombastic and funny and audacious and stupid in all the right ways, and it's smart in all the right ways, too.

-the chorus is a thousand storeys high

-Well, 'Judas' is to 'Bad Romance' as 'Bad Romance' was to 'Poker Face'.

[Sye]

Originally posted by H-I-M

I don't trust Popjustice anymore. Remember what they said about Judas ?

They weren't wrong though. If Judas went on to sell 10M+ WW, I'm sure you would be singing a different tune

[Jabril]

It'll grow on me but I like it right now.

[Pelvic Thrust]

Can't really see what's brilliant about the song right now. But it will definitely grow on me cuz I kinda use it already.

[vuelve88]

The song is messy on first listen. Hmmmmmm.

Maybe it will get better later.

[Riverwide]

Popjustice are spot-on about this, just as they were about "Judas".

[Miracle]

At them comparing this cheesy song to BAD ROMANCE

[Miichael]

No lies.

[duybeeGAshantiGA]

I hope this song goes #2 on BB or even #1 if anything

[H-I-M]

Originally posted by Sye

They weren't wrong though. If Judas went on to sell 10M+ WW, I'm sure you would be singing a different tune

Maybe, but it didn't, we'll never know

[Robert]

I hope their right

[PopBoi]

PopJustice are disgusting and a pathetic excuse for a site but they're right on this one.

[HausOfA-M]

Originally posted by H-I-M

I don't trust Popjustice anymore. Remember what they said about Judas ?

This was pretty spot-on, though.

Originally posted by H-I-M

Maybe, but it didn't, we'll never know

Oh, we perfectly know how sales change someone's opinion

[Mr. Fahrenheit]

I love PopJustice, and I like that song.

[ToMmY]

I don't like the comparison.