▁be ▁the ▁only ▁vocal ▁track ▁recorded , ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁rel uct antly ▁convinced ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁mus icians ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁better ed . ▁' A ▁Long ▁Way ▁Down ' ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁excess ▁and ▁material ism ▁but ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁song ▁about ▁a ▁com ed own . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁an ▁un re leased ▁film ▁about ▁a ▁Glas weg ian ▁artist ▁who ▁becomes ▁ent ang led ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁high ▁life , ▁losing ▁his ▁values ▁and ▁sense ▁of ▁perspective ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁' Und ress ed ' ▁has ▁a ▁double ▁meaning , ▁Cole ▁explained : ▁Half ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁about ▁n aked ness , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁half ▁about ▁emot ional ▁n aked ness ▁and , ▁vulner ability . ▁That ' s ▁why ▁it ▁opens ▁with ▁the ▁line , ▁' You ▁look ▁so ▁good ▁when ▁you ' re ▁de pressed ', ▁because ▁women ▁do . ▁It ' s ▁really ▁unf air ! ▁Prom otion ▁and ▁tour ing ▁▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁released , ▁Cole ▁began ▁public ising ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁Paris , ▁stay ing ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁after ▁enjo ying ▁a ▁h one ym oon . ▁Lar ge ▁card board ▁cut ▁out s ▁of ▁the ▁singer ▁were ▁displayed ▁in ▁record ▁sh ops ▁across ▁Europe ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁record ▁release . ▁Three ▁singles ▁were ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁album ; ▁' No ▁Blue ▁Sk ies ' ▁deb uted ▁just ▁under ▁a ▁month ▁before ▁the ▁release ▁of