Green Garden (song)

"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
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.

Live performances
On 8 February 2013, Mvula performed the song on The Graham Norton Show.

Critical reception
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."

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

Chart performance
On 27 February 2013, the song was number 25 on the Official Chart Update. 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.