Someone Like You Trivia Questions

She cried during the demo, but by the final studio recording she had control; the tears were isolated to early takes, not every session.

Adele wrote the song with Dan Wilson over several sessions; the process took days, not an hour, though the emotion was raw and immediate.

Adele has stated the song was written as a way to achieve closure after a breakup, not to get back together with him.

Label planned 'Set Fire to the Rain' as second single, but after Adele's 2010 Jools Holland performance of 'Someone Like You' sparked huge fan demand, it was released instead.

She did rehearse, but a technical glitch caused her earpiece to fail mid-performance; she kept singing perfectly anyway, creating a legendary moment.

Adele and co-writer Dan Wilson crafted the ballad about the end of a past relationship, reflecting her genuine heartbreak.

It spent 5 weeks at #1, but Whitney Houston’s 'I Will Always Love You' holds the record for longest-running #1 by a female artist in the UK (10 weeks).

Director Jake Nava shot the black-and-white video in a single, unbroken take along the Seine, capturing Adele walking and singing without cuts.