It’s been six long years sinceAdelelast dropped an album, and she’s finally back.
The “Rumour Has It” legend unleashed her third project “25” way back in 2015.
Itsmassive lead single “Hello"rocketed to the top of the charts.
The album itself was a certified smash, too.
“25” moved 3.38 million copies in its first week.
The feat notched the album the best opening week on record.
That’s the definition of a mega-successful era by every metric.
A lot has happened in the world since Adele’s last release.
We’ve entered a pandemic, witnessed political and social unrest, and generally gone through it.
Even more changed for the superstar.
The lead single is certainly a fitting introduction to the season of deep feelings and longing stares.
Thematically, “Easy On Me” tackles the divorce and her own childhood (viaBritish Vogue).
The chorus demands extra attention.
“Go easy on me, baby,” Adele pleads over mournful keys.
“I was still a child / didn’t get the chance to feel the world around me.”
The lyrics read as an explanation of sorts about her actions.
However, the intended recipient is never explicitly stated.
One thing is clear listening to “Easy On Me.”
That is that Adele knew it was time to move on.
She marked her long-awaited return with a music video (viaYouTube).
The Xavier Dolan-directed visual opens in black and white and finds the songstress leaving a home with a suitcase.
She embarks on a car ride where she sees other couples happily in love.
The visual turns to color while she performs in a windswept room.
Some of Adele’s most clever fans realized the new video paid tribute to her videography.
She later moved into a house in the video for 2015’s “Hello” (viaYouTube).
In fact, she references spotty cell service in both “Hello” and “Easy On Me.”
What a clever way to link the songs together.
There were 300,000 people watching by the end of the video.
That likely explains why they work so well together.
The numbers alone prove that.
The song itself is also racking up serious streams on various platforms.
That all but guarantees it will have a massive debut on the world charts next week.
She explained that the song’s overwhelming success took her fame to the next level.
“I don’t want that to happen again,” she admitted.
“I’m not saying I’ve got ‘Hello’s in my pocket.
I was just conscious that I didn’t want my story on this album to sound like that.”
“She pushes me to places that are very unexpected on the piano.
Sometimes, I’ll be looping a progression for hours while she’s figuring out the lyrics.
It’s almost like a meditation.”
