Set Fire to the Rain
original song written and composed by Adele and Fraser T. Smith
"Set Fire to the Rain" is the second hit song from Adele's second album 21. It was her third number-one single in the United States. It hit #1 on Billboard Hot 100, becoming her third song to do so. It reached number 12 on the year-end chart of 2012 in the US. It has also been certified quadruple-Platinum for shipments of over four million copies in the US.[1]
| "Set Fire to the Rain" | ||||
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| Song by Adele | ||||
| from the album 21 | ||||
| Released | 4 July 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 4:02 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Fraser T. Smith | |||
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Music video
changeNo proper music video was shot for "Set Fire to the Rain" (as well as other singles from 21, "Rumor Has It" and "Turning Tables") as Adele had recently undergone vocal surgery.[source?] Instead, a live performance video was uploaded to her Vevo account and has received more than 380 million views as of October 2017.
Awards
change| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 55th Annual Grammy Awards | Best Pop Solo Performance | Won |
(Live version of the song)
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Credits and personnel
changeCredits are taken from 21 liner notes.
- Adele – Songwriting, vocals
- Fraser T. Smith – Songwriting, production, mixer, bass guitar, piano
- Eleanor Mathieson, Hayley Pomfrett, Jenny Sacha, Jo Allen, Kotono Sato, Natalia Bonner, Rustom Pomeroy, Stephanie Cavey, Wired Strings – violin
- Amy Stanford, Emma Owens, Jane Oliver, Lucy Shaw – strings
- Isabel Seeliger-Morley, Beatriz Artola, Steve Price – engineers
- Ash Soan – drums
- Rosie Danvers – string arrangement, strings[2]
Release history
change| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Austria[3] | 4 July 2011 | Digital EP—remixes |
| Germany[4] | ||
| Italy[5] | ||
| Netherlands[5] | ||
| United Kingdom[6] | ||
| United States | 21 November 2011 | AC radio[7] |
| 5 December 2011 | Triple A radio[8] | |
| 13 December 2011 | Top 40/Mainstream radio[9] |
References
change- ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Adele (3) - 21". Discogs. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Set Fire to the Rain (Remixes) – EP von Adele" (in German). iTunes Store (Austria). Apple Inc. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "Set Fire to the Rain: Adele: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Set Fire to the Rain (Remixes) – EP di Adele" (in Italian). iTunes Store (Italy). Apple Inc. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ Corner, Lewis (9 June 2011). "Adele confirms new single 'Set Fire to the Rain'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: AC". R&R magazine. 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases". Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: CHR/Top 40". R&R magazine. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
Other websites
change- "Set Fire to the Rain" Lyrics Archived 2016-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
