Wednesday 14 September 2011

Adele - Rolling In The Deep (2010)


Written and recorded by Adele for her second studio album, 21. The song was written by Paul Epworth and Adele, who described it as a "dark blues-y gospel disco tune". It was first released on 29 November 2010 as the lead single off the album.
The song has been acclaimed by music critics. The single has peaked at number one in some countries in Europe, as well in Canada and the United States. As of August 2011, Rolling in the Deep had sold over 4.93 million copies in the United States, making it her best-selling single outside her home country, topping her previous best-selling Chasing Pavements.
Rolling in the Deep has reached number one in eleven countries and top five in several other countries. The song has also become Adele's first number-one song in the U.S., reaching the top spot of four Billboard charts. It spent seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, the longest-running number-one single of 2011 so far. In July, the video was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards nominations, making it the most nominated music video of the year. The video won three awards: Best Editing, Best Cinematography andBest Art Direction.
But enough of the facts and figures; what do I think of the song? Well, I missed this song when it was first released (primarily as I don't follow 'the charts') and happen to catch it on Craig Charles' Soul All Nighter on BBC Radio 2 over the bank holiday weekend.
Talk about grab my attention! A deep, soulful, inspirational foot-stomper that I can't stop listening to. Her vocals are a little reminiscent of Brenda Russell's; high praise from a big B.R. fan like myself.
Blue-eyed Soul in the Dusty Springfield tradition.

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