Someone like You (Adele song)

original song co-written and performed by Adele

"Someone like You" is the second hit single on Adele's record 21. The song was released in 2011. This was her first number one song in the United Kingdom and her second in the USA. It received positive review by music critics.[source?] The song is played only with Adele's voice and piano.

"Someone like You"
Song by Adele
from the album 21
Released24 January 2011 (2011-01-24)
Recorded2010 - 2011
Genre
Length4:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Adele
  • Dan Wilson
Adele singles chronology
"Rolling in the Deep"
(2010)
"Someone like You"
(2011)
"Set Fire to the Rain"
(2011)
Music video
"Someone like You" at YouTube

In 2012, the song was certified quintuple-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. "Someone like You" is Adele's third-best selling single in the United States, after "Rolling in the Deep" and "Hello".[1] It reached number 24 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 of 2011[2] and number 43 on the year-end chart for 2012.[3]

Music videos change

The video is shot in black and white and features Adele walking around the streets of Paris. At the end of the video, Adele's romantic interest is shown walking away from her window.

Credits and personnel change

Credits are taken from 21 liner notes.

Source:[4]

References change

  1. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  2. "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  4. Someone like You (Media notes). Adele. XL Recordings. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)