Someone like You (Adele song)

February 15, 2011

Someone Like You is a song by British singer Adele. It was released on 15 February 2011 as the third single from her second album 21. The song was written by Adele and Dan Wilson, 20 February 2011 reached # 1 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her first number-one there hit.

Composition and content

Someone Like You is a piano ballad and is about the separation of a long relationship. The title is determined by Adele's powerful and soulful singing, which reached several high points in the song. Some critics compared Someone Like You Adele song with Hometown Glory from her debut album 19

Criticism

The song was well received by music critics. BBC Music said: " Someone Like You simply consists emotional vocals and beautiful piano melody, Adele makes this type of songs back in fashion and trend. No one could be better suited for the title as Adele herself, the only one who Someone Like You Adele sing at a level as would be the superstar Jessie J ". Soul Culture praised the title: " Someone Like You is one of the best pieces from their latest album. It's about lost love and Adele brings with her ​​singing the content and the emotion of the song with feeling to the audience, better than Adele makes it is hardly. "

Appearances

Adele sang the song live at the BRIT Awards 2011. She was accompanied by a pianist, the performance and the song quickly became popular and a few hours after the show stormed Someone Like You # 1 on the UK music downloads and iTunes charts. During her performance at the BRIT Awards Adele burst into tears and said: "I was at the end of the performance really very emotional because the feelings of the song triggered the emotions in me. And I thought of my ex-boyfriend, I asked myself before him on my finger looks that made me so emotional. " Adele sang the song even at Later with Jools Holland. In the United States Adele sang the song in the The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 24 February and on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Music Video

By the end of September, the recording of the performance of the BRIT Awards was the official music video. On September 29, an official video was released in which Jake Nava directed, which is held in black and white and goes to the Adele by a deserted Paris.

Charts

In the United Kingdom put Adele on 20 February 2011, a record that already the Beatles in 1964 and Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1984 reached when she with Someone Like You at number one and Rolling in the Deep in fourth place twice in the top 5 singles charts was represented. Also in the album charts, she has held five finishes with 21 to number one and two top 19 at number four.

Also in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia ( ARIA ), the United States ( Billboard Hot 100), Italy, Belgium (Wallonia ), France and Switzerland ( Swiss charts ) could reach Someone Like You topped the charts.

Placements

Contributors

The following people worked on the creation of the song Someone Like You by:

  • Songwriting: Adele, Dan Wilson
  • Song: Adele
  • Instrumententierung: Dan Wilson
  • Sound engineer: Dan Wilson
  • Assis Stenz: Dan Wilson
  • Production: Dan Wilson
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