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22 Oct, 2007

Hometown Glory

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The artist releases Hometown Glory, from her album, 19. The singer says the lyrics of the track are partly inspired by a drunken stagger home after a night out in London:

I was really pissed, wobbling all over the place. This French woman comes up to me and goes, You need help, dar-leeeng? And I went, Nah, it’s me hometown, luv.

Adele - Hometown Glory (Official Music Video)

21 Jan, 2008

Chasing Pavements

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The artist releases her single, Chasing Pavements, from her album, 19.

That song is about should I give up or should I just keep trying to run after you when there’s nothing there? I was only with him for four months but when I signed my record deal I had to write an album, as I hardly had any songs, so I wrote about him.

Adele - Chasing Pavements (Official Music Video)

29 Nov, 2010

Rolling In The Deep

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The artist releases her single, Rolling In The Deep, from her album, 21.

It’s me saying, ‘Get the f— out of my house instead of me begging him to come back. It’s my reaction to being told my life was going be boring and lonely and rubbish, and that I was a weak person if I didn’t stay in a relationship. I wrote it as a sort of ‘F–k you.

Adele - Rolling in the Deep (Official Music Video)

23 Oct, 2015

Hello

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Adele releases Hello, her first single in three years. She previews the song on UK Radio 1

I feel so sick. I’m so nervous. … I thought I’d burst into tears…I obviously want people to like it. When I wrote it, I knew this would be the first thing everyone heard from me. I want to surprise people.