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"Hello" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele, released on 23 October 2015 by XL Recordings as the lead single from her third studio album, 25 (2015). Written by Adele and the album's producer, Greg Kurstin , "Hello" is a piano ballad with soul influences (including guitar) and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and regret.
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (/ ə ˈ d ɛ l /; [5] born 5 May 1988), known mononymously as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British icon , she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting.
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]
A judge in Brazil has ordered Adele’s song Million Years Ago to be removed globally from streaming services due to a plagiarism claim by Brazilian composer, Toninho Geraes. Geraes alleges that ...
Adele is coming back in a big way. The 27-year-old singer/songwriter gave her first live television performance of her wildly popular, record-breaking new single, "Hello," on BBC Music -- and ...
Hello" was released as the lead single from the album on 23 October 2015 and peaked atop the charts in United Kingdom, where it became her second UK number-one single. [11] In the United States the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Adele's fourth number-one single in the US and breaking several records, including ...
The video -- which holds the record for the quickest to reach 1 billion views -- is the singer's first to hit the 3 billion milestone.