Artist’s age on release dateĪdele was 23 years old when she released this song. Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, and Germany certified it Platinum. 'Someone Like You' by Adele CAPO: II Intro G Bm/F Em C Verse 1 G Bm/F I heard that youre settled down Em C That you found a girl and youre married now G Bm/F I heard that. In Mexico it was certified Double Platinum and Gold in Spain it was also Double Platinum. ‘Someone Like You’ was certified 7 times Platinum in Australia, Canada, and Italy. The track was co-produced by Adele & Dan Wilson. In Germany, it peaked at number 4, at number 8 in Greece, number 5 in Hungary, number 4 in Luxembourg, number 5 in Norway, number 4 in Slovakia, and number 3 in Sweden. Watch the music video for Adeles 2011 hit song, Someone Like You. Singer Adele is a Grammy Award-winning artist whose throwback, soulful sound has made her an international success with hits like 'Rolling in the Deep,' 'Someone Like You' and 'Hello.'. It peaked at number 2 in Austria, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Romania. The song topped the charts in several countries around the world, including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, and Switzerland. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified it Double Platinum.

In the UK, ‘Someone Like You’ sold over 1.54 million copies and topped the Official Charts Company. It sold over 6 million copies in the US alone and it was certified 6 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In the US, this worldwide hit topped the Billboard Hot 100, the Adult Contemporary, and the Adult Pop Songs charts. I’d found out that he’d got engaged to someone else.” Release date I think that’s the song I’ll be known for. I’m never going to write a song like that again.

I didn’t think it would resonate with the world. But after I wrote it, I felt more at peace. So when I found out he does want that with someone else, it was just the horrible-est feeling ever. The song’s about that and I’m scared at the thought of that.”Īdele started writing this song on her acoustic guitar not long after her break-up with her boyfriend-who later got engaged to someone else: “We were so intense I thought we would get married. Adele also added: “I can imagine being about 40 and looking for him again, only to turn up and find that he’s settled with a beautiful wife and beautiful kids and he’s completely happy, and I’m still on my own. Whereas that was about me saying, ‘I’m going to be fine without you’, this is me on my knees really. When I was writing it I was feeling pretty miserable and pretty lonely, which I guess kind of contradicts ‘Rolling in the Deep’. The song won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012.Īdele – Someone Like You (prod.Adele told the story behind this smash hit in an interview, saying: “Well, I wrote that song because I was exhausted from being such a bitch, with ‘Rolling in the Deep’ or ‘Rumor Has It’ I was really emotionally drained from the way I was portraying him, because even though I’m very bitter and regret some parts of it, he’s still the most important person that’s ever been in my life, and ‘Someone like You,’ I had to write it to feel ok with myself and ok with the two years I spent with him. At the time of “Someone Like You’s” ascension, there were 1,008! The second was Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man.” Adele - Someone Like You (An Audience With Adele) - YouTube 0:00 / 5:08 Adele - Someone Like You (An Audience With Adele) Adele Access 24.3K subscribers Subscribe 317K views 1. Fun fact: This was the first pure-piano ballad to ever top the Billboard Hot 100.

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