"Rolling in the Deep" | ||||
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Single by Adele | ||||
from the album 21 | ||||
B-side | "If It Hadn't Been for Love" | |||
Released | 29 November 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Studio | Eastcote (London, England) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:48 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Paul Epworth | |||
Adele singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Rolling in the Deep" on YouTube |
"Rolling in the Deep" is a song by English singer-songwriter Adele from her second studio album, 21 (2011). It is the lead single and opening track on the album. The song was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. The singer herself describes it as a "dark blues-y gospel disco tune". [1] In 2011, it was reportedly the biggest crossover hit in the United States since 1985; "Rolling in the Deep" gained radio airplay from many different radio formats. [2] It was released on 29 November 2010 as the lead single from 21 in digital download format. The lyrics describe the emotions of a scorned lover. The song's official MV uploaded to YouTube on 30 November 2010 has accumulated over 2.58 billion views and 13 million "Likes" as of 19 October 2024, similar to that of Adele's another hit Someone Like You released 10 months later, [3] which Adele considered as having changed her life. [4]
"Rolling in the Deep" received widespread critical acclaim with praise drawn towards the song's production, its lyrics, and Adele's vocal performance. It represented a commercial breakthrough for Adele, propelling her to global superstardom. The song topped the charts in twelve countries and reached the top 10 in over twenty territories. It was Adele's first number-one song in the United States, reaching the top spot on many Billboard charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 where it was number one for seven weeks. By February 2012, "Rolling in the Deep" had sold over 8.7 million copies in the United States, making it the best-selling digital song by a female artist in the US, [5] the second-best-selling digital song in the US and Adele's best-selling single outside her native country, topping her previous best-selling "Chasing Pavements". Worldwide, it was the fifth-best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 8.2 million copies. [6] As of 2019 [update] , with sales of over 20.6 million copies worldwide, "Rolling in the Deep" is one of the best-selling digital singles of all-time. [7] [8] [9] The song spent 65 weeks on the chart, making the song at that time the fourth-most weeks spent on the chart, tying the place with Jewel with her double single "Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me".
Its music video received a leading seven nominations at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, including for Video of the Year, and won three other awards: Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. [10] [11] "Rolling in the Deep" was also the Billboard Year End Hot 100 Number One Single of 2011. At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, it won awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Short Form Music Video. [12] [13] Various critics and music publications ranked it as the best song of the year on their end-of-year lists with Rolling Stone ranking it at No. 8 spot on its list of "The 100 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century". [14] In 2021, the song was ranked at number 82 on the list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [15]
In an interview, Adele expressed her initial reservations prior to meeting Paul Epworth due to their divergent musical styles; she characterised their collaboration as "a match made in heaven". [16] She also credited Epworth for her increased vocal confidence, stating, "He brought a lot out of me. He brought my voice out as well—there's notes that I hit in that song ("Rolling in the Deep") that I never even knew I could hit." [16] According to reviewer Bill Lamb, "Rolling in the Deep" features "martial beats, pounding piano keys and chanting backing singers". [17] Adele's vocals have been described as having a "hint of Wanda Jackson's dirty-blues growl". [18] According to Nadine Cheung from AOL Radio Blog the song is "sung from the perspective of a scorned lover, who is finally able to see the light, but despite regretful sentiments, reconciliation is not an option here." [19] "Rolling in the Deep" is written in the key of C minor (B minor for live performances), in common time with a tempo of 105 beats per minute. The accompaniment uses open fifths, in a progression of C5(i5)–G5(v5)–B♭5(VII5)–G5(v5)–B♭5(VII5) and two Progressions of Progression #1: A♭(VI)-B♭(VII)-Gm(v)-A♭(VI)-B♭(VII)-A♭(VI)-B♭(VII)-Gm(v)-G(V), Progression #2: Cm(i)-B♭(VII)-A♭Maj7(VI M7)-B♭(VII). Adele's voice spans from B♭3 to D5. [20] Musically, Simon Reynolds of The New York Times described the song as "1960s rhythm-and-blues tightened up with modern production" and vocals rooted in soul. [21] Rolling Stone also noted its "[buildup] to a gospel fever". [22]
The song was reportedly inspired by a Nashville-schooled US tour bus driver, [23] and composed by Epworth and Adele in a single afternoon following Adele's breakup with her boyfriend. [24] It was "her reaction to, 'being told that my life was going to be boring and lonely and rubbish, and that I was a weak person if I didn't stay in the relationship. I was very insulted, and wrote that as a sort of "fuck you".'" [25]
Lamb gave it a score of 5 out of 5, saying: "'Rolling in the Deep' [...] wastes no time in presenting the stunning bluesy authority of her voice....Here is a voice that can raise chills up the spine, and, when she is in a mood like this, the sense of foreboding will rivet your attention." [17] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard magazine complimented the song's "sweeping chorus" and felt that the song "places a similar emphasis on its refrain but its multilayered instrumentation gives the English singer's wail a previously unheard depth". [26] Lipshutz said, "Adele's noticeable leap in vocal confidence highlights the track. She gracefully lingers on the last line of the verses and attacks the sorrowful chorus' first words, 'We could have had it all,' head on." [26] Rolling Stone magazine's Barry Walters stated, "'Rolling in the Deep' finds the 22-year-old in bluesy gospel mode, sounding powerful but not particularly pop. Starting with a stroked acoustic guitar, this breakup-mourning track builds to a stomping, hand-clapping climax that affirms the British knack for rejiggering the sound of American roots music." [27]
The writers of Rolling Stone placed "Rolling in the Deep" at number one on their list of "50 Best Singles of 2011". [28] Claire Suddath of Time magazine named "Rolling in the Deep" one of the Top 10 Songs of 2011. [29] MTV chose the song as their "Song of the Year". [30] The Village Voice 's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll ranked "Rolling in the Deep" as the top single of 2011. In 2019, Rolling Stone , [31] Consequence of Sound , [32] and Pitchfork [33] ranked the song as the 3rd, 8th, and 171st best song of the 2010s, respectively. Time named it as one of the 10 best songs of the 2010s, [34] and Billboard chose the song as one of the 100 "Songs That Defined the Decade". [35] In 2021, Parade ranked the song number one on their list of the 25 greatest Adele songs, [36] and in 2022, American Songwriter ranked the song number eight on their list of the 10 greatest Adele songs. [37]
In the UK, "Rolling in the Deep" debuted at number 2 (her second number 2 debut, after "Chasing Pavements"), behind Bruno Mars's "Grenade". The song spent the first ten weeks of its chart run in the top ten.
Upon its American release, "Rolling in the Deep" became Adele's second single to chart in the country. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 68 on 25 December 2010. Later on, it became her first ever single to top a Billboard chart when it reached number one on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart in May 2011, [38] and became her first number one hit in the country when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2011. [39] As a result, Adele became the first British singer to have topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts in the same week since Leona Lewis did the same back in 2008. [40] In its 24th charting week, "Rolling in the Deep" stayed at number one, making it the latest single at the top since Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" spent its third and final week at number one in its 24th charting week as well. [41] It stayed on top of the chart for seven straight weeks, the second longest run in 2011 behind Rihanna's "We Found Love", which spent eight weeks on top in 2011, and two weeks in 2012.
It has been certified 8× platinum, and in September 2011 became the first song to sell 5 million in digital sales, achieving the feat in 35 weeks, faster than any other song in digital history. [42] As of October 2015 [update] , "Rolling in the Deep" sold 8.4 million digital copies in the United States, becoming the second-best-selling digital song overall and the best-selling digital song by a female artist. [43] It was the second song to have crossed 8 million digital copies sold in the country. [44] In France, despite not having been certified, the single has sold 348,900 copies and became one of the best-selling singles in France. [45]
As of 26 July 2011 [update] , "Rolling in the Deep" was the third-best-selling digital single across Europe with 1.26 million copies sold. [46] As of the 5 November 2011 issue of Billboard, it had been number one on the Adult Contemporary chart for 19 consecutive weeks. "Rolling in the Deep" became Adele's label XL Recordings' best-selling single, overtaking M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" released in 2008 which until 2011 held the record. [47] The song became also the longest-charting release in Finland, peaking at number one and charting for 50 weeks. [48] [49]
In 2013, as a celebration of the chart's 55th anniversary, Billboard counted down the 100 biggest Hot 100 hits ever, and the song was ranked at number 31. [50] In 2018, it was placed at number 35. [51]
In Australia, "Rolling in the Deep" entered the singles chart at number 40 in the week of 14 November 2010, and reached a peak position of number three where it remained for four weeks. In New Zealand, the song debuted at its peak position at number three, and was her highest-charting single in both countries until the release of her single "Someone Like You". The song achieved number one positions in Belgium (both Flanders & Wallonia), Finland, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, remaining atop the Dutch Top 40 singles chart for seven weeks. It reached the top ten in Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Ireland, and Norway. It reached the top 20 in Sweden.
The music video for "Rolling in the Deep," directed by Sam Brown, premiered on Channel 4 on 3 December 2010. [52] [53] The video begins in an abandoned house, where Adele is sitting in a chair singing. During the video, the scenes show hundreds of glasses filled with water that vibrate to the beat of a drum. Jennifer White, who also choreographed the sequence, dances in a room kicking up white flour. [54] The drummer plays his drums under the stairs, and china is thrown breaking on a piece of suspended plywood at the bottom of a staircase. There is a white model of a city which is set on fire by five bursting light bulbs at the end of the song. The music video received critical acclaim, with critics praising its dark tone and simplicity.
On 20 July 2011, the music video was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Best Direction, and won three for Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. [11] The video won the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video on 12 February 2012. As of December 2023, the music video has received over 2.4 billion views and 12 million likes on YouTube.
"Rolling in the Deep" won Best Track at the 2011 Q Awards. [55] At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, "Rolling in the Deep" won in the categories of Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Short Form Music Video, making it just the second song in Grammy history to win all three awards after We Are the World in 1986. [56]
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | BT Digital Music Awards | Best Song | Nominated | [57] |
Best Video | Nominated | |||
GAFFA Awards | Best Foreign Song | Won | [58] | |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Song | Nominated | [59] | |
Best Video | Nominated | |||
MTV Video Music Awards | Video of the Year | Nominated | [60] | |
Best Female Video | Nominated | |||
Best Pop Video | Nominated | |||
Best Direction | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Won | |||
Best Editing | Won | |||
Q Awards | Best Track | Won | [61] | |
Soul Train Music Awards | The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Nominated | [62] | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Break-Up Song | Nominated | [63] | |
UK Music Video Awards | Best Pop Video | Won | [64] | |
Best Cinematography in a Video | Won | |||
Best Art Direction and Design in a Video | Nominated | [65] | ||
2012 | APRA Awards | International Work of the Year | Nominated | [66] |
Billboard Music Awards | Top Hot 100 Song | Nominated | [67] | |
Top Radio Song | Nominated | |||
Top Rock Song | Nominated | |||
Top Streaming Song (Audio) | Won | |||
Top Alternative Song | Won | |||
Top Digital Song | Nominated | |||
Top Pop Song | Nominated | |||
BMI London Awards | Award Winning Song | Won | [68] | |
Song of the Year | Won | |||
BMI Pop Awards | Award Winning Song | Won | [69] | |
Grammy Awards | Record of the Year | Won | [70] | |
Song of the Year | Won | |||
Best Short Form Music Video | Won | |||
Guinness World Records | Biggest-selling digital track in a calendar year in the US | Won | [71] | |
Ivor Novello Awards | PRS for Music Most Performed Work | Won | [72] | |
Best Song Musically and Lyrically | Nominated | |||
People's Choice Awards | Favorite Song of the Year | Nominated | [73] | |
Favorite Music Video | Nominated | |||
2016 | BMI London Awards | Million Performance Songs (4 Million) | Won | [74] |
Adele performed the song several times. On 25 November 2010, the singer appeared on Dutch presenter Paul de Leeuw's Madiwodovrij Show to perform the song for the first time. She also performed it on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the United States on 3 December 2010. [75] The song was also performed in front of the Royal Family at the Royal Variety Performance, on 9 December 2010; the performance was broadcast 16 December 2010. On Alan Carr: Chatty Man in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2011. On 21 January 2011, Adele performed "Rolling in the Deep" in the finale of The Voice of Holland where she also performed "Make You Feel My Love" with finalist Kim de Boer. On 26 January 2011, she performed the song in the French television show Le Grand Journal . The song has also been featured in a television spot for the 2011 film I Am Number Four , in which it is also featured. [76] As part of a promotional tour in North America for the album, Adele performed the song on Late Show with David Letterman on 21 February 2011, on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 24 February 2011, on 1 March 2011 on MTV Live , and Dancing with the Stars on 10 May 2011. On 12 February 2012, she made another rendition of the song at the 54th Grammy Awards.
"Rolling in the Deep" first gained attention when it was used in a trailer for the film I Am Number Four and in the film itself. [77] It has since been featured in several television series such as in 90210 's third season, [78] in Doctor Who 's sixth series premiere, [79] in One Tree Hill 's eighth season, [80] in Gossip Girl 's fourth-season finale, [81] The Secret Life of the American Teenager 's fourth season. [82] and in the Scandal's Pilot promo. "Rolling in the Deep" was used as the theme song for E4's reality series Made in Chelsea [83] and appeared in So You Think You Can Dance 's eighth season during contestant Mitchell Kelly's solo performance. [77] In Renny Harlin's 2016 film Skiptrace , a drunk Jackie Chan sang "Rolling in the Deep" at the tune of local instruments in a Mongolian village only to be taken by surprise by how the song was already popular among the non-English speaking locals, when they started to sing with him. [84]
The instrumental of the song was used in Apple Inc's marketing video for the iPhone 4S. [85] It was also featured in CBC's intro to Game 1 of the hockey 2011 Stanley Cup Finals between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins. [86] while the song's instrumentals were played heavily in promos during the 2011 NBA draft. [77] [87] The song was played in the background during the parade of athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [88]
In early 2016, US businessman and media personality Donald Trump began using "Rolling in the Deep" as warm-up music at rallies during his campaign to become that year's Republican Party candidate for President of the United States, prompting Adele to issue a statement distancing herself from Trump. A spokesperson for the singer confirmed that "Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning". [89] The song is one of two by Adele that Trump used as part of his campaign, the other being "Skyfall". [90] Trump continued to use the songs despite Adele's objections. [91] Commentators, including David Lister of The Independent , have noted that United States Copyright law does not prevent politicians from using pieces of music at their rallies, providing the venue has a public performance licence. [92]
Credits adapted from 21 liner notes: [96]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Decade-end charts
| All-time charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [213] | 7× Platinum | 490,000^ |
Belgium (BEA) [214] | 4× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [215] | 3× Diamond | 750,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [216] | Diamond | 800,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [217] | 3× Platinum | 270,000‡ |
France | — | 347,000 [218] |
Germany (BVMI) [219] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
Italy (FIMI) [220] | 4× Platinum | 120,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [221] | 4× Platinum+Gold | 270,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [222] | 3× Platinum | 45,000* |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [223] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [224] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
South Korea (Gaon Chart) | — | 3,614,504 [225] |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [226] | 3× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF) [227] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [228] | 3× Platinum | 90,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [229] | 5× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [230] | 8× Platinum | 8,400,000 [43] |
United States (RIAA) [230] Mastertone | Gold | 500,000* |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [231] | Gold | 1,000,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format |
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Netherlands [93] | 29 November 2010 | Digital download |
United States [232] | 30 November 2010 | |
Japan [233] | 22 December 2010 | |
Switzerland [234] | 27 December 2010 | |
Germany [235] | ||
Austria [236] | ||
Australia [237] | 10 January 2011 | Contemporary hit radio |
Germany [238] | 14 January 2011 | CD single |
Australia [1] | 16 January 2011 | Digital EP |
United Kingdom [94] | ||
Ireland [239] | ||
New Zealand [240] | ||
Belgium [241] | ||
Switzerland [242] | ||
Portugal [243] | ||
Australia [244] | ||
Austria [245] | ||
France [246] | ||
Germany [247] | ||
Denmark [248] | ||
Canada [249] | ||
Finland [250] | ||
Greece [251] | ||
Spain [252] | ||
Italy [253] | ||
Norway [254] | ||
Luxembourg [255] | ||
Netherlands [256] | ||
Sweden [257] | ||
Japan [258] | ||
United Kingdom | 17 January 2011 [95] | CD single |
United States | 1 February 2011 [259] | Digital download – Jamie XX Shuffle remix |
8 March 2011 [260] | Mainstream airplay | |
26 July 2011 [261] | Urban contemporary airplay |
"Rolling in the Deep" | |
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Promotional single by Linkin Park | |
from the album iTunes Festival: London 2011 | |
Released | 8 July 2011 |
Recorded | 2011 |
Genre | Alternative rock |
Length | 4:24 |
Label | Warner Bros. |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) | |
Music video | |
Rolling in the Deep (Live Cover) Promotional video on YouTube |
"Rolling in the Deep" was covered by American rock band Linkin Park and was included on their live EP, iTunes Festival . It has entered the UK Rock Singles Charts at number 1, and UK Singles chart at number 42 although it has not been released as a single. The song was covered twice by the band, one was a LPU meeting and one was in The Roundhouse during the 2011 iTunes Festival. The song was well received by the UK. "Rolling in the Deep" was sent to alternative radio stations as a promotional single on 8 July 2011. Performed as an acoustic version of the song as part of their set, with Chester Bennington as the lead vocalist and Mike Shinoda on the piano. This recording was released to the iTunes Store as a single. [262]
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC) [263] | 48 |
UK Singles (OCC) [264] | 42 |
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [265] | 1 |
"Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)" | ||||
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Single by Aretha Franklin | ||||
from the album Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics | ||||
Released | 29 September 2014 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | |||
Producer(s) | Kenny "Babyface" Edmons, Antonio Dixon, Clive Davis, Aretha Franklin | |||
Aretha Franklin singles chronology | ||||
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In 2014, Aretha Franklin covered the song on her Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics album. [266] The performance may be termed a mash-up or medley as it includes the chorus from Ain't No Mountain High Enough written by singer/songwriters Ashford & Simpson.
It was released 29 September 2014 as the collection's lead single. This version peaked at number one on the US dance chart, giving Aretha Franklin her sixth number one on the chart. It also debuted at number 47 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Franklin thus becomes the first female, and fourth artist overall (following Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and James Brown), to place 100 songs on the charts (with her first entry on the chart being "Today I Sing the Blues" in 1960). This version of "Rolling in the Deep" entitled "Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)" was Franklin's final single to be released before her retirement in 2017, and her death the following year. [267]
Chart (2014–15) | Peak position |
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US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [268] | 30 |
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [269] | 1 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [270] | 47 |
In January 2018, American rock band Greta Van Fleet released a cover of "Rolling in the Deep" with a partnership with Spotify after being invited to record at Spotify Studios in New York City. [271] [272] [273]
The song was released along with an acoustic version of "Black Smoke Rising" on digital media on 24 January 2018. [272] The song did not chart but the band will play it at live performances occasionally. [274] [275]
The Piano Guys adapted the melody for piano and cello in a mashup with the orchestral suite "Jupiter" by Gustav Holst. [276] Japanese rock duo Glim Spanky covered the song for their 2014 EP Shōsō. [277]
The song became popular and has been covered by various artists including David Cook, Ariana Grande, [278] Haley Reinhart, Nicole Scherzinger, [279] [280] [281] The Overtones [282] and rapper Lil Wayne. [283] In January 2011, Jamie xx remixed the song, on top of which Childish Gambino later added a rap verse. [284] In February 2011, Mike Posner released a cover of the song. Idolator described his version as "a very cool electronic piece that still somehow manages to retain the heartbroken feel of Adele's original tune." [285] The same month, Scottish band Kassidy also covered the song. [284] John Legend uploaded an R&B a cappella version of the song in April 2011 on SoundCloud. [286] "Rolling in the Deep" was then covered by Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff of Glee for the second season episode "Prom Queen". The single charted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at 49 on the UK Singles Chart and was later released on the album Glee: The Music, Volume 6 . Black Stone Cherry have covered the song live on several occasions, and it was covered by Celine Dion on her Las Vegas Show.
On 14 July 2011, Patti Smith covered "Rolling in the Deep" during a performance at the Castle Clinton. [287] In July 2011, PS22 Chorus sang the song at the Newport Folk Festival. [284] October 2011, Misha B performed a 'show-stopping' [288] cover of the track on the eighth season of The X Factor regarded by the Daily Telegraph as one of the highlights of the series. [289] The Telegraph noted that Misha B delivered "impressive soulful vocals and a quirky rapping style" injecting it with a "fresh UK urban twist". [290] Mexican sibling trio Vazquez Sounds released a cover version which quickly became popular on YouTube. It was later released as a single in Mexico and was certified platinum by AMPROFON. [291] On 12 June 2012, Celine Dion covered the song at her Vegas show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, before she performed the song, she told the crowd, "I love Adele so much. She's amazing." [292] A cover by metalcore band Amyst was played to Adele by Jonathan Ross on his TV show in September 2011, to a poor reception from Adele, who along with Ross dismissed it as "screamo". [293]
In May 2015, Aryan Simhadri uploaded a video of his cover of the song to his YouTube channel. [294] The cover surged in popularity in 2023 and 2024 due to Simhadri's leading role as Grover Underwood in the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians often paired with other clips of the show's young cast members in the form of an Internet meme. [295]
On 9 March 2021, La Poem performed the song in the 7th episode of Phantom Singer All Stars. [296]
"If I Ain't Got You" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her second studio album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Inspired by the 2001 death of singer Aaliyah, the September 11 attacks, and other events in the world and in Keys' life, the song is about "how material things don't feed the soul". It was released as the second single from The Diary of Alicia Keys on February 17, 2004, by J Records. The single cover depicts Keys similarly to the subject of Man Ray's 1924 photograph Le Violon d'Ingres.
American singer Christina Aguilera has released nine studio albums, four extended plays (EPs), four compilation albums, one soundtrack album, 54 singles, and 17 promotional singles. After releasing the duet "All I Wanna Do" with Keizo Nakanishi in 1997 and later gaining recognition for her solo musical debut with "Reflection", the theme song for the Disney animated film Mulan (1998), Aguilera signed a multi-album contract with RCA Records in 1998.
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21 is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Adele. It was released on 24 January 2011 in Europe by XL Recordings and on 22 February 2011 in North America by Columbia Records. The album was named after the age of the singer during its production. 21 shares the Motown and soul influences of her 2008 debut album 19, but also draws influence from the American country and Southern blues music that Adele started listening to during the North American leg of her tour An Evening with Adele. Composed in the aftermath of the singer's separation from her then partner, the album explores themes of heartbreak, healing, introspection, and forgiveness.
"Someone like You" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele. She and Dan Wilson wrote and produced the track for her second studio album, 21 (2011). XL Recordings released the song as the second single from the album on 24 January 2011 in the United Kingdom and on 9 August 2011 in the United States. Accompanied only by a piano in the song, Adele sings about the end of the relationship with her ex-partner.
"Set Fire to the Rain" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, 21 (2011). The song was written by Adele and Fraser T. Smith while the production was handled by the latter. It became Adele's third consecutive US number-one single from 21 and reached the top ten in most of other foreign markets. It is a pop power ballad with lush instrumentation and a swelling string arrangement, in contrast to the understated production of most songs on the album. The song has received acclaim from various critics with many complimenting on Adele's vocals. "Set Fire to the Rain" was voted by readers of Billboard as their favorite number one hit of 2012. Though no official music video was released for the song, a live performance from the DVD Live at the Royal Albert Hall was uploaded to video-sharing website YouTube. This rendition won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
"Glad You Came", also known as "I'm Glad You Came", is a song by British-Irish boy band the Wanted, released on 24 May 2011 as the second single from their second studio album, Battleground. The song was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett, and was produced by Steve Mac. "Glad You Came" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and also topped the charts of Ireland, Japan, and Venezuela. In North America, the song reached number two in Canada and number three in the United States, becoming their only top ten hit in the US.
"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was released as the lead single for their fifth studio album Mylo Xyloto on 3 June 2011. An exclusive digital EP version of it, with the B-sides "Major Minus" and "Moving to Mars", came out in the following weeks, being considered the band's eighth extended play. The track contains elements of the 1976 song "I Go to Rio" written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson. It debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, selling 85,000 copies in its first week before climbing to its peak of number 14. On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at number 6.
"Rumour Has It" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, 21 (2011). The song was written by Adele and Ryan Tedder; the latter is also the producer. Adele has stated that the song was not inspired by the media but it was aimed at her own friends who believed 'rumours' they read about her in tabloids. It was released on 5 November 2011 as the fourth single from the album in the United Kingdom.
"Call Me Maybe" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen from her EP Curiosity (2012) and later appeared on her second studio album and international debut album Kiss (2012). The song was written by Jepsen and Tavish Crowe as a folk song, but its genre was modified to pop following the production by Josh Ramsay. It was released as the lead single from the EP on September 20, 2011 in Canada through 604 Records. In 2012, Jepsen was signed to Schoolboy Records and released "Call Me Maybe” worldwide through the label, as her debut international single. Musically, "Call Me Maybe" is a teen pop, dance-pop and bubblegum pop track that alludes to the inconvenience that love at first sight brings to a girl who hopes for a call back from a new crush.
"Turning Tables" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, 21 (2011). Conceived after an altercation with her former lover, the song was co-written by Adele and singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder, whilst the production was completed by Jim Abbiss. "Turning Tables" is a pop ballad with a soulful sound; its instrumentation consists of piano, "Broadway-worthy" strings, and guitar. Lyrically, the song describes a domestic dispute in which its narrator assumes a defensive stance against a manipulative ex-lover. XL Recordings sent the song to UK mainstream radio on 5 November 2011 as the fifth single from 21 along with "Rumour Has It".
"Skyfall" is a song recorded by English singer Adele for the James Bond film of the same name. It was written by Adele and producer Paul Epworth and features orchestration by J. A. C. Redford. British film production company Eon Productions invited the singer to work on the theme song in early 2011, a task that Adele accepted after reading the film's script. While composing the song, Adele and Epworth aimed to capture the mood and style of the other Bond themes, including dark and moody lyrics descriptive of the film's plot. "Skyfall" was released at 0:07 BST on 5 October 2012 as part of the Global James Bond Day, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of Dr. No, the first James Bond film.
"Hello" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele, released on 23 October 2015 by XL Recordings as the lead single from her third studio album, 25 (2015). Written by Adele and the album's producer, Greg Kurstin, "Hello" is a piano ballad with soul influences and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and regret. Upon release, the song garnered critical acclaim, with reviewers comparing it favourably to Adele's previous works and praised its lyrics, production and Adele's vocal performance. It was recorded in Metropolis Studios, London.
"Water Under the Bridge" is a song by English singer Adele from her third studio album 25 (2015). Adele wrote the song with its producer, Greg Kurstin. Columbia Records released the track as the album's fourth single on 14 November 2016. A mid-tempo pop, soul and soft rock song, "Water Under the Bridge" incorporates influences of 1980s music, R&B, and a gospel choir over guitars and snare drums. Inspired by her relationship with charity founder Simon Konecki, who Adele dated for seven years and married in 2018, the song speaks of forgiveness and details the crucial point in a courtship of determining whether one's partner is willing to put in the work to make it succeed.
"You & I" is a song recorded in Korean and Japanese by South Korean singer IU from her second Korean-language studio album Last Fantasy (2011). The Korean version was released on November 29, 2011 through LOEN Entertainment, and was written and produced by Kim Eana and Lee Min-soo, respectively. The song was a huge domestic success, achieving the top spot on the Gaon Digital Chart and went on to sell more 7,000,000 digital units by 2021. According to Gaon, "You & I" is the second best-selling single in South Korea since 2010, ranking only behind Busker Busker's "Cherry Blossom Ending" (2012).
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