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"Million Years Ago" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her third studio album, 25 (2015). The song was written by Adele and Greg Kurstin, with production of the song provided by the latter. Lyrically, the track is about how fame has personally affected her and everyone around her.
Adele released "Skyfall" in October 2012, a song co-written with Epworth for the James Bond film of the same name. [10] Her third album, 25, was released in 2015. Adele co-wrote its songs "I Miss You" and "Sweetest Devotion" with Epworth and co-wrote "Hello", "Million Years Ago", and "Water Under the Bridge" with Greg Kurstin.
The song sold 1,112,000 digital downloads and 61.2 million streams in its first week, resulting in "Hello" debuting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (becoming Adele's fourth number-one single in the United States) on the issue dated 14 November 2015. [98]
Adele was also accused of plagiarising “Million Years Ago” by Turkish music fans in 2015. They claimed the tune was similar to that of the 1985 song “Acilara Tutunmak” (Clinging to Pain ...
They wrote the song "Hello" (2015), [4] which was released as the lead single from the album and reached number one in 36 countries, and its music video broke the Vevo record for most single-day views. [5] [6] Kurstin produced two more songs for 25 (2015)—"Million Years Ago" and "Water Under the Bridge". [7]
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In December 2015, fans of Kurdish-Turk singer Ahmet Kaya suggested that Adele's song Million Years Ago was a plagiarism of his 1985 song Acilara Tutunmak ("Clinging to Pain") as they bear a strong melodic similarity. Kaya's widow stated that she did not think a worldwide entertainer like Adele would plagiarize a song.
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