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"Chasing Pavements" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her debut studio album, 19 (2008). Written by Adele with her producer Francis "Eg" White, the song was released as the second single from the album on 14 January 2008. Its lyrics describe questioning whether or not to keep chasing something that is not going anywhere.
At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in February 2009, Adele won the award for Best New Artist, in addition to the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Chasing Pavements", which was also nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. [49] Adele performed "Chasing Pavements" at the ceremony in a duet with Jennifer Nettles.
The English singer-songwriter Adele has received various awards and nominations. She is the recipient of sixteen Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, eighteen Billboard Music Awards, twelve Brit Awards, five American Music Awards, and two Ivor Novello Awards, each for Songwriter of the Year.
Adele was nominated for four Grammys in 2009, winning two for best new artist and best female pop vocal performance. Today, Adele has won 16 Grammys out of 25 nominations, including album of the ...
The newly minted best new artist Grammy winner demonstrated her riveting performance style sporting a Bride of Frankenstein streak in her crimson hair and cavorting on a stage filled with ...
Adele performed "Chasing Pavements" and "Cold Shoulder", [29] and the following day, 19 topped the iTunes charts and ranked at number five at Amazon.com while "Chasing Pavements" rose into the top 25. [30] The album reached number 11 on the Billboard 200 as a result, a jump of 35 places over the previous week. [31]
In 2008, White worked with Adele on three tracks which appeared on her first album 19, including the second single "Chasing Pavements". [9] In 2009, White was awarded his second Ivor Novello Award for 'Songwriter of the Year', [1] and in 2010 he had a second UK number 1 with the Diana Vickers single "Once", a song he wrote with Cathy Dennis. [2]
The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all solo performances in the pop category (male, female, and instrumental) were shifted to the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance category. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.