"Hello" is a song by British singer-songwriter Adele, released on 23 October 2015 by XL Recordings as the lead single from her third studio album, 25 (2015). Adele began writing a song in the wake of the break-up of her relationship with the 30-year-old man she thought she would marry. The accompanying music video was directed by Xavier Dolan and co-stars Adele and Tristan Wilds.
At the 36th Brit Awards, "Hello" won British Single of the Year and was nominatedGet instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web!Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web! "Hello" is a piano ballad with soul influences, and lyrics … The next year she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008.
Written by: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Gregory Allen KurstinLyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC Adele said to iHeartRadio about her collaboration on this track with Bruno Mars , "He is the best singer I've ever heard in front of my face. In the United States, "Hello" debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, reigning for 10 consecutive weeks whilst becoming Adele's fourth number-one on the chart and breaking several records, including becoming the first song to sell over a million digital copies in a week. "Hello" also broke the record for shortest time to reach one billion YouTube views (87 days).
This song won three Grammy Awards in 2017: Record of the Year, Song … Writer(s): Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin This song was number one in charts almost in every country and broke several records, one of them being the first song to be sold one million times in a week. Adele co-wrote the song with her producer, Greg Kurstin.
Her debut album, 19, was released in January 2008 and entered the UK album chart at #1. Lyrics to 'When We Were Young' by Adele: Everybody loves the things you do From the way you talk To the way you move Everybody here is watching you Cause you feel like home
At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele received the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Upon release, the song was acclaimed by music critics, who compared it favourably to Adele's previous work and praised the song's lyrics and Adele's vocals. This song was first performed live as a part of "Adele: Live in New York City", and next in the Carpool Karaoke segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
It certified four times platinum in the UK, and double platinum in the US.
Her career in the US was boosted by a Saturday Night Live appearance in late 2008. The album has since received four-times Platinum certification in the UK and has sold 5,500,000 copies worldwide.
The music video for the song broke the Vevo Record by achieving over 27.7 million views within a 24-hour span, held previously by Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" which accumulated 20.1 million views in that timeframe. "This song is about the contradictions that are in relationships. Adele told in an interview that the title of the song came to her in the middle of the night when she got up for a wee. "Hello" is a song by British singer-songwriter Adele, released on 23 October 2015 by XL Recordings as the lead single from her third studio album, 25 (2015).
Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 to much commercial and critical success.
Adele was offered a recording contract from XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace in 2006. "Hello" reached number one in almost every country it charted in, including the United Kingdom, where it became her second chart topper, following "Someone Like You", and has the largest opening week sales in three years.