Cold Shoulder (Adele song)

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"Cold Shoulder"
Adele - Cold Shoulder.png
Single by Adele
from the album 19
B-side "Now and Then"
Released21 April 2008 [1]
Recorded Compass Point Studios
(Nassau, Bahamas)
Genre
Length3:12
Label XL
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mark Ronson
Adele singles chronology
"Chasing Pavements"
(2008)
"Cold Shoulder"
(2008)
"Make You Feel My Love"
(2008)
Music video
"Cold Shoulder" on YouTube

"Cold Shoulder" is a song by the British singer-songwriter Adele, released from her first album 19 . It was released digitally in Ireland on 20 April 2008 and in the UK on 21 April 2008. "Cold Shoulder" is the only song on the album to be produced by Mark Ronson. The former Jamiroquai bass guitarist Stuart Zender plays bass guitar on the song and is also part of Ronson's touring band. Adele performed the song on Friday Night with Jools Holland on 8 February 2008 and on Saturday Night Live during the 18 October 2008 show. A remix by Basement Jaxx also received airplay and is digitally available.

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Critical reception

The song was met with positive reviews from critics, with most praising Adele's vocals and the song's lyrics.[ citation needed ] However, Clash Magazine described the song and Ronson's production as having "high concept" and "slick production" that "seems as soulless as a Michael Bay film". [4]

Music video

The music video for "Cold Shoulder" was shot in February 2008 in London. It had airplay on UK music channels and shows Adele singing in a darkened room among melting ice statues, each with looks of despair. The music video ends with many of the statues melted and the final shots of Adele interfade into those of the statues. As of October 2021, the music video has received over 34 million views on YouTube. [5]

Track listings

UK – CD and 7-inch vinyl

  1. "Cold Shoulder" 3:15
  2. "Now and Then" 3:24

iTunes EP
Cold Shoulder – EP

  1. "Cold Shoulder"
  2. "Cold Shoulder" (Basement Jaxx Classic Edit)
  3. "Cold Shoulder" (Basement Jaxx Classic Remix)
  4. "Cold Shoulder" (Basement Jaxx DuBB)
  5. "Cold Shoulder" (Rusko Remix)
  6. "Cold Shoulder" (Out of Office Remix)

Credits and personnel

Release history

Release dates for "Cold Shoulder"
CountryDate
United Kingdom 21 April 2008
Europe 16 June 2008

Charts

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