Green Garden (song)

2013 single by Laura Mvula

"Green Garden"

Single by Laura Mvula
from the album  Sing to the Moon
Released| 22 February 2013 (2013-02-22)
Recorded| May–August 2012
Genre|

* Soul
* R&B

Length| 4:09
Label|

* RCA Records
* Sony Music Entertainment

Songwriter(s)| Laura Mvula
Laura Mvula singles chronology
| "Like the Morning Dew"
(2012)  | "Green Garden"
(2013)  | "That's Alright"
(2013)

|
|

Music video
"Green Garden" on YouTube

"Green Garden" is a song by British singer Laura Mvula. It was released as the second single from her debut studio album Sing to the Moon (2013). It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2013.

## Music video

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A music video to accompany "Green Garden" was first released onto YouTube on 17 January 2013, at a total length of three minutes and 50 seconds. It was filmed in Southern California at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge and the Lincoln Heights neighbourhood of Los Angeles.[1]

## Live performances

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On 8 February 2013, Mvula performed the song on The Graham Norton Show.[2]

## Critical reception

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John Robinson of The Guardian gave the song a positive review stating:

> "Laura Mvula has a voice like the Queen has a house: classy, and so big she doesn't need to use all of it at once. This very good debut single is duly a masterclass of restraint [...] the minimal, chiming repetitions of the production and Mvula's understated Nina Simone delivery are as much the key to the song's success as the eventual gospel explosion of the chorus."[3]

Heat gave the song four stars out of five, calling it a "soulful tune".[4]

## Track listings

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Digital downloadNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Green Garden"| 4:09

## Chart performance

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On 27 February 2013, the song was number 25 on the Official Chart Update.[5] It ultimately debuted at number 32 on 3 March, moving up by one place to 31 a week later. On 28 February 2013, the song entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 77.

### Weekly charts

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Chart (2013)  | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] | 3
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[6] | 12
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] | 47
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] | 40
Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 50
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 74
Russia (Tophit)[11] | 246
Scotland (OCC)[12] | 42
UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 31

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2013)  | Position

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Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[14] | 51

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label

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United Kingdom  | 22 February 2013[15] | Digital download  | RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment

## References

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1. ^ Laura Mvula – Green Garden on YouTube
2. ^ Laura Mvula – Green Garden (Live Graham Norton Show) on YouTube
3. ^ John Robinson (25 February 2013). "Laura Mvula, Richard Hawley: this week's new tracks reviewed". The Guardian. London: guardian.co.uk/.
4. ^ "Singles of the week". Heat (720). Bauer Media: 86. 2–8 March 2013.
5. ^ Corner, Lewis (27 February 2013). "Justin Timberlake, Bastille battle for No.1 spot". Digital Spy.
6. ^ a b "Laura Mvula – Green Garden" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
7. ^ "Laura Mvula – Green Garden" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
8. ^ "Laura Mvula – Green Garden". Tracklisten.
9. ^ "Chart Track: Week 11, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
10. ^ "Laura Mvula – Green Garden" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
11. ^ "Laura Mvula - Songs". Tophit.ru. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
14. ^ Year-end: Urban (in Dutch). ultratop (NL). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
15. ^ iTunes – Music – Green Garden – Single by Laura Mvula

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