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Someone like You (Adele song)

June 18, 2023

"Someone like You" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele. She and Dan Wilson wrote and produced the track for her second studio album, 21 (2011). It is the second single and final track on the album. The song was inspired by a broken relationship with one's life partner, and lyrically speaks of Adele's coming to terms with it. XL Recordings released the song as the second single from the album on 24 January 2011 (the same day the album was released) in the United Kingdom and on 9 August 2011 in the United States. Accompanied only by a piano in the song (played by co-writer Wilson), Adele sings about the end of the relationship with her ex-partner.

"Someone like You"
Single by Adele
from the album 21
Released24 January 2011 (2011-01-24)
Genre
Length4:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Adele Adkins
  • 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" on YouTube

"Someone like You" received universal critical acclaim, with reviewers choosing it as a highlight of 21 and praised the lyrics, its simple sound and Adele's vocal performance. It became a global success, topping the charts in nineteen countries and reaching the top 10 in various other regions. Following a universally praised performance of the song at the 31st Brit Awards, it became Adele's first number-one single in the UK and stayed on the top of the chart for five weeks, eventually becoming the best-selling single of the year in the region. The song also became Adele's second number one in the US, which made her the first British female solo artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have two number ones from the same album. In July 2011, it became the first single of the decade to sell a million units in the UK and it was certified 6× Platinum by both the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of 2023, "Someone like You" was the third most downloaded single of all-time in the UK and the fourth best-selling single of the 21st century.[1]

An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Jake Nava and filmed in Paris, France. The video showed Adele walking alone through the streets with a sad look on her face. Critics praised the video for being simple and perfect for the sound of the song. Adele performed the song on several award functions and television shows including the 31st Brit Awards, 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and it was played on the ABC show Grey's Anatomy. She added "Someone Like You" to the set list of her second tour Adele Live. Live performances of the song were heavily praised by music critics and fans. The song has been covered by various artists, including the cast of the series Glee.

In a 2012 list voted for by the public in conjunction with the Official Charts Company's 60th anniversary, "Someone like You" was voted the third-most favourite number-one single of the last 60 years in the UK, with Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" voted number two and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" as number one.[2] "Someone like You" is the 36th-best-selling single in the history of the UK Singles Chart.[3] "Someone like You" appeared on many year-end lists about the best songs of 2011, and was the inaugural recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, at the 54th ceremony in 2012. The Song also received a nomination for the Brit Award for British Single at the 32nd ceremony and also several other nominations.

Writing and inspiration

 
Dan Wilson (pictured), an American songwriter and producer co-wrote the song with Adele.[4]

"Someone like You" is about a boyfriend who broke up with Adele. She wrote it with American songwriter and producer Dan Wilson.[4] It was one of the last songs written for 21.[4] The track, which epitomizes the lyrical content of 21, summarizes the now defunct relationship that the record is all about.[5] Adele has openly discussed the genesis of it saying, "Well, I wrote that song because I was exhausted from being such a bitch, with 'Rolling in the Deep' or 'Rumour Has It' ... I was really emotionally drained from the way I was portraying him, because even though I'm very bitter and regret some parts of it, he's still the most important person that's ever been in my life, and 'Someone like You,' I had to write it to feel OK with myself and OK with the two years I spent with him. And when I did it, I felt so freed."[6]

Adele revealed that she was struggling emotionally when she composed it: "When I was writing it I was feeling pretty miserable and pretty lonely, which I guess kind of contradicts 'Rolling in the Deep'. Whereas that was about me saying, 'I'm going to be fine without you', this is me on my knees really."[5] She discussed further the inspiration of the song: "I can imagine being about 40 and looking for him again, only to turn up and find that he's settled with a beautiful wife and beautiful kids and he's completely happy... and I'm still on my own. The song's about that and I'm scared at the thought of that."[5]

Adele had said that she began writing it on her acoustic guitar in the wake of the break-up of her 18-month relationship with the 30-year-old man she thought she would marry. A few months after their split, he was engaged to someone else. "We were so intense I thought we would get married. But that was something he never wanted... So when I found out he does want that with someone else, it was just the horrible-est feeling ever. But after I wrote it, I felt more at peace. It set me free... I didn't think it would resonate... with the world! I'm never gonna write a song like that again. I think that's the song I'll be known for."[7] She also said that "I wrote that song on the end of my bed. I had a cold. I was waiting for my bath to run. I'd found out that he'd got engaged to someone else."[8]

Recording and composition

 
"Someone like You"
A 27-second sample of "Someone like You" which features spare and understated production. In the song, Adele wishes her former lover happiness on his new relationship and begs him to never forget her.
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Adele later collaborated with famed musician and producer Dan Wilson to write "Someone like You" which was one of the final songs composed for the album. Prior to meeting with Wilson, Adele said she wrote some of the lyrics using her acoustic guitar.[9] The two sat around the piano for two days and brainstormed various melodies and lyrics, and ultimately decided to keep the musical production sparse: "We just wrote it on the piano and then we recorded it when it was written. It wasn't sort of like recording it and listening to it thinking 'where can we go next?' It was really old school."[9] During an interview with Billboard, Wilson stated that while writing the song, they wanted to make it as personal as possible.[10] He added "We didn't try to make it open-ended so it could apply to 'anybody.' We tried to make it as personal as possible. She may not have had a melodic hook or a specific lyrical idea, but she always knew what she wanted to say. She definitely had a master plan."[10] The song was recorded at Harmony Studios in West Hollywood, California with Wilson playing piano. Philip Allen engineered in the studio.[4] The mixing was done by Tom Elmhirst and Dan Parry while the mastering was finished by Tom Coyne.[4]

"[...] 'Someone like You,' the stirring, somber closer in which Adele goes to visit a former love (with high hopes of a reconciliation), only to discover he has not only moved on with his life, but is in a much better place. And though she's heartbroken, she puts on a brave face, stubbornly proclaiming she'll find someone just like him, even if she knows that she never will. And that conclusion makes you ache not only because it's so daunting, but because it's so real. We've all felt that way, tried to trick ourselves into thinking that any other outcome was possible. In Adele's music, much like life, there are no happy endings."

– James Montgomery of MTV News talking about "Someone like You".[11]

According to sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony Music Publishing, "Someone like You" is a slow tempo of 67.5 beats per minute.[12] Written in common time, the song is in the key of A major.[12] The song follows three chord progressions. Adele's vocal range spans from F♯3 to E5 during the song.[12] A slow, plaintive ballad pairing Adele's voice with a looping piano line, "Someone like You" is the lyrical opposite of "Rolling in the Deep"[13] on which the singer narrates coming to terms with the end of the relationship:[13] "Nevermind, I'll find someone like you/I wish nothing but the best for you, too/Don't forget me, I beg/I'll remember you said/Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead." According to Sean Fennessey of The Village Voice, the singer's "nuanced"[14] voice goes up a full octave and "into a near-shrieked whisper" as she sings parts of the chorus.[14] However, she "rebounds and gathers herself", and her voice descends into its fuller and more melancholy state.[14] Critics praised its introspective lyrics and maturity.[15][16] "Someone like You" has been compared to the song "Hometown Glory" (2008) from the album 19.[15] John Murphy of MusicOMH said that the song "casts Adele as the spurned lover, turning up outside her ex's house, now moved on and settled down, begging for a second chance."[17] According to Aamir Yaqub of Soul Culture, "Talking of a lost love, this an extremely touching track with a vocal performance that makes the narrative almost tangible ... It really captures the experience of the story and puts it across in both a credible and incredible fashion."[18] Cameron Adams of Herald Sun called the song a "spine-tingling sparse piano ballad."[19]

Lyrically, the song talks about the end of Adele's first "real relationship", which was with her long-time friend and lover, and it shows her confronting his marriage.[20][21] At the beginning of the song, she sings the lines "I heard that you're settled down/That you found a girl and you're married now. I heard that your dreams came true/Guess she gave you things I couldn't give to you" with a softly voice and accompanied just by a simple piano melody.[10][22] The lyrics of "Someone like You" are talking about what once was and what could have been as stated by a writer of Daily Herald.[22] Finding the strength to bounce back from hardship and heartache, Adele sings the lines, "Never mind, I'll find someone like you. I wish nothing but the best for you, too/Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said/Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."[23] Talking about the meaning and the composition of the song, Jer Fairall of PopMatters said: "The song's subject—Adele mentally addressing an old lover who has since found happiness elsewhere—is familiar, but the detail she colors it with are vibrantly tactile and resonant, from the sense-memory setting of 'we were born and raised in a summer haze' to her recollection of his cruel kiss-off line 'I remember you said, 'sometimes it lasts in love and sometimes it hurts instead'' and how she comes to take solace in the statement as an empowering mantra."[24]

Critical reception

Upon release, the song received widespread acclaim from music critics, with many citing it as the highlight of 21. In a track-by-track review for 21, Joanne Dorken of MTV UK noted the track's placement at the end of the album saying, "It maybe a cliché, but Adele has saved the best until last with this heartfelt and enchanting piano ballad. ... It's sad but beautiful and displays Adele at her best – marking the perfect end to what has been in our eyes, a faultless album."[15] Will Dean of The Guardian claimed the song was the album's "highlight", characterizing it as "gorgeous".[25] That was somehow echoed by Slant Magazine's Matthew Cole who also called the song "gorgeous".[26] NME's Parkin Chris also marked the song as a highlight, describing it as "surprisingly weighty" and comparing it favorably to the work of American Country blues singer Karen Dalton.[27]

Tom Breihan of Pitchfork Media selected "Someone like You" as a song of the day, claiming it served as a reaffirmation of popular music: "Sometimes, pop music can still break your heart."[16] Writing for BBC Online, Ian Wade noted that the "final track Someone Like You, just voice and piano, is an actual thing of beauty, placing the listener in one of those moments where you feel you're in the presence of a future standard."[28] Bill Lamb of About.com wrote that "the piano melody is gorgeous and combined with Adele's heartfelt reading of her words, the effect is highly emotional. You can imagine it being both honked through by talent show contestants and transcended by veterans alike."[29] Lamb went to write that the song is one of the "top songs of 2011" and that "romantic pain has rarely been so utterly beautiful."[29] Jer Fairall of PopMatters called the song as "absolute magic" and praised Adele's performance by saying, "Though it is unquestionably her finest vocal showcase to date, it is less remarkable for its more powerful moments than for the small ones where her voice dips, with rueful melancholy on the line 'I heard that your dreams came true' or cracks on the 'I beg' in the chorus, like she's startled at the revelation of her own vulnerability."[24] He further called her vocal performance of the song "stunning" and "finally worthy of her talents".[24]

Writing for the website No Ripcord, Gary McGinley said that the song "has an aching beauty and the hallmarks of a modern standard."[30] He further added that it "sounds poised to soundtrack atmospheric TV trailers over the coming months."[30] A writer of URB magazine called "Someone like You" "a heart-wrencher made all the more real by reeling phrasing and bare-voiced pleading, 'I wish nothing but the best for you, too.'"[31] John Murphy of MusicOMH categorized "Someone like You" and "Turning Tables" as "the two best songs on the album."[17] He concluded that the song was "desperately sad and utterly, utterly gorgeous."[17] Bary Walters of Spin wrote that on "the piano-led finale, she vows, 'I'll find someone like you,' as if that's progress. It's a statement that's utterly WTF and yet true to the cyclical nature of psychological damage."[32] Sputnikmusic's Joseph Viney called the song "an ode to stalking with a perverse attitude that lies underneath the fragile composition, looks set to become the soundtrack to a million messy break-ups."[33] Allison Stewart of The Washington Post put the song on her list "Recommended tracks".[34]

The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll of the best songs of 2011 ranked "Someone like You" at number nine; Adele's previous single "Rolling in the Deep" topped the same critics' poll.

In 2019, Stereogum,[35] Rolling Stone,[36] and Pitchfork[37] ranked the song as the 39th, 64th, and 71st best song of the 2010s, respectively. Parade and American Songwriter both ranked the song number six on their lists of Adele's greatest songs.[38][39]

Chart performance

"Someone like You" achieved international commercial success, topping the record charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as reaching the top ten in many other countries. The song debuted at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart in late-January 2011 due to strong digital downloads from 21. Following a live performance of the song at the 2011 BRIT Awards, it climbed 46 places from the previous week to number one, beating Lady Gaga's single "Born This Way" (2011), although it was at number 18 on the mid-week chart update.[40] While "Someone like You" was at number one on the chart, Adele's previous single, "Rolling in the Deep" was placed at number four.[40] With that achievement, Adele has become the first living artist since The Beatles in 1964 who simultaneously had two top five hits in both the charts (21 and 19 were also in the top five on the UK Albums Chart).[40][41][42] It stayed atop the chart for four consecutive weeks before slipping to number two on 26 March.[43] Following a performance on Comic Relief, the song returned to number one for a fifth week.[44] It has been certified 6× Platinum by the BPI, denoting sales and streams of 3,600,000 units.[45] On 5 July 2011, it was announced that the song had sold 1 million copies in the UK, becoming the first single of the decade to reach the threshold and the sixteenth song released in the 21st century to do so.[46][47] It became the biggest selling single of 2011 in the United Kingdom, selling over 1,240,000 copies. By June 2015, UK sales stood at 1,570,000 copies, making "Someone like You" the second best-selling single of the 2010s and the third-best-seller of the 21st century.[1] As of November 2015, the song has sold 1,584,000 copies in the UK.[48]

In Finland, "Someone like You" debuted at number 14 in October 2011 and rose to number one in its 12th week in early 2012—the week when Adele had three simultaneous top-ten songs ("Rolling in the Deep" at number two and "Set Fire to the Rain" at number seven).[49][50] In France, despite not having been certified, "Someone like You" has sold 350,800 copies and became one of the best-selling singles in the country.[51] The song debuted at number 47 on the Australian Singles Chart.[52] "Someone like You" remained at the top position of the chart for seven consecutive weeks[52] and it was certified 4× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[53] It has also peaked at number one in New Zealand for five weeks, ending an 11-week run at number one for "Party Rock Anthem".[54] The single sold 51,000 copies its first week in the US, debuting at number 65.[55] The single re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 97 on the week ending 30 July 2011.[56] Upon its radio release in the United States, and a surge in popularity following her performance at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, "Someone like You" climbed 18 positions to number one from number 19, and became her second consecutive number-one single on the Hot 100 and making Adele the first ever British female singer to spawn two consecutive number-one singles from the same album.[57][58] After the performance, "Someone like You" moved from number 11 to number one on the Digital Songs chart with 275,000 downloads sold (191% increase), according to Nielsen SoundScan.[42][57] On Radio Songs, the track moved from number 42 to number 19 with 46 million all-format audience impressions (59% increase), according to Nielsen BDS.[57] The song made Hot 100 history by achieving the biggest jump to number 1 in the chart's 53-year history that was not spurred by the release of a single.[59] "Someone like You" became the first strictly voice-and-piano ballad to top the Billboard Hot 100.[60] The song also became the first "unquestionably slow song" to top the Hot 100 chart since Rihanna's song, "Take a Bow" (2008).[61] It topped the chart for 1 week and then slipped from number 1 to number 2 being replaced by Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera's "Moves Like Jagger".[62] A few days after the release of its video, on 6 October 2011, the song returned to number one and spent more 4 weeks at the top,[63] where it was later replaced by "We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris. With "Rolling in the Deep" spending 7 weeks at number one on the Hot 100 and "Someone like You" spending 5 weeks, Adele is the first female solo artist to log 12 weeks at No. 1 in a calendar year with two strictly solo recordings. Beyoncé, Monica and Mariah Carey also did it (in 2003, 1998 and 1995, respectively), if collaborations are included.[64] As of April 2020, it has sold 6,400,000 downloads in the United States alone.[65]

Music video

 
Adele walking alone in Paris in the black-and-white music video for "Someone like You"

The music video for the song was filmed in Paris, France, by English director Jake Nava[66] who said:[66][67]

The location evokes style and romance. And shooting early in the morning allows you to focus on Adele in this lonely and emotional space.

The video begins with a shot of a road in Paris and Adele is seen walking on it alone. She continues to walk and starts singing the song with a sad look as the camera makes circles and shots more locations in Paris including the Eiffel Tower. During the second chorus, Adele stops singing and pauses on the Pont Alexandre III to look over the Seine. She continues walking through the deserted streets during the bridge before finally entering a building in which she sees her ex-lover.[68] After seeing her, he starts to walk away and several shots of Adele looking at him follow.

The video premiered on MTV and Vevo on 29 September 2011,[11][66][69] and as of October 2021, the video has received 1.7 billion views on YouTube.

The video received glowing reviews from music critics. James Montgomery of MTV News called the video "a somber, black-and-white affair, featuring Adele wandering the early morning streets and pining for her long-lost love. It's a perfect match for the song's jaw-dropping emotional range—raw and unfiltered and incredibly sad but also, in a lot of ways, beautiful and resolute."[66] In another review of the video he praised its black-and-white shots saying that "director Jake Nava made the smart decision to shoot it in arty, smudgy black-and-white, which only adds to the clip's desolate, haunted feel."[11] He added that "there are no special effects, no camera tricks or elaborate choreography, because those are quick fixes" and called Adele the "Queen of Pain."[11] A writer of the website HitFix concluded that the video is "in keeping with the singer's subdued style" and added that its vibe fits with the "melancholy tune."[70] Entertainment Weekly's Tanner Stransky called the video "quiet" and said that "it's just what you'd want to see for this break-up heart-wrencher."[68] Krista Wick of Entertainment Tonight praised the video for being "more than enough to accompany Adele's soulful vocals."[71]

Amanda Dobbins of New York magazine concluded that "the secretly devastating video" for "Someone like You" will remind Adele's ex-lover what he has done by leaving her.[72] A writer of The Huffington Post praised the simplicity and the sadness in the video.[73] Sarah Dean of the same publication called it an "uncomplicated, moving film" and wrote, "the video is nothing more than Adele wandering around the deserted city of love alone, under its grey skies, singing her sorrowful notes, but because it's her, we don't need any more."[74] That was somehow echoed by Jason Lipshutz of Billboard magazine who said that the video was "simply constructed as the song's vocal-and-piano arrangement."[75] Marc Hogan of Spin said that the scene in which Adele looks in the camera, "speak[s] for itself" about the sadness in the video.[76] Andrew Matson of The Seattle Times said, "the song of the year now has a simple, perfect video: Adele in Paris, singing and strolling, apparently processing the breakup detailed in the song's lyrics. The look on her face during the 'I wish nothing but the best for you' line is the best, just gutting, a real achievement how she plays it cold but not sarcastic. I think in times of emotional devastation, everyone wants stand on a bridge over the Seine on a cold day, squinting into the wind, sorting it out."[77]

A writer of Rolling Stone wrote: "this clip for the ballad 'Someone Like You' sticks to the singer's simple but emotionally direct approach with black-and-white footage that lingers on her subtly expressive face as she lip-synchs to the tune while walking along sad, grey city streets."[78] Andrea Devaro of Long Island Press concluded, "its simplicity beautifully portrays the complexity of emotions invoked in the song."[79] Leah Collins of Dose called Adele "'60s bombshell glam" and said that the video's "simplicity is its strength."[80] She added: "There's something about streetlamps, cafes and the River Seine that lend an air of melancholic elegance to what would otherwise be just another walk of shame by a girl with two-day-old hair. Not everyone gets to indulge in moments as tragic but beautiful as a weepy solitary walk through Paris landmarks. But then, we don't all have voices as tragic and beautiful as Adele's either."[80] A more mixed review was given by AOL's Ashley Percival who called the video predictable and added "It's all very pleasant, but after all this time, what's the point?".[81] Nicole Eggenberger of OK! wrote that Adele "created the perfect music video to go along with her hauntingly beautiful ballad" and further described it as "simple yet stunning."[82]

Accolades

At the 2011 Q Awards, "Someone like You" was nominated in the category for Best Track.[83] The song was also nominated in the category for Best Song at the 2011 Music of Black Origin Awards.[84] "Someone like You" won the first Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, at the 54th Grammy Awards, which were held on 12 February 2012.[85][86] Song also nominated for Brit Award for British Single at the 32nd Brit Awards, but lost to "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction.[87]

Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2011 BT Digital Music Awards Best Song Nominated [88]
GAFFA Awards (Denmark) Best Foreign Song Won [89]
MOBO Awards Best Song Nominated [90]
Q Awards Best Track Nominated [91]
2012 Billboard Music Awards Top Streaming Song (Video) Nominated [92]
Top Rock Song Nominated
BMI Awards Award Winning Song Won [93]
Brit Awards British Single Nominated [94]
Gaygalan Awards International Song of the Year Nominated [95]
Grammy Awards Best Pop Solo Performance Won [96]
Ivor Novello Awards PRS for Music Most Performed Work Nominated [97]
Los Premios 40 Principales Best International Song Won [98]
MTV Video Music Awards Best Cinematography Nominated [99]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Song Nominated [100]
Outstanding Music Video Nominated
NRJ Music Awards Best International Song Won [101]

Live performances

 
Adele performing "Someone like You" in 2011 during a concert in Seattle, Washington

Adele performed "Someone like You" for the first time in October 2010 at The Current studios in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[102] During a November 2010 performance on the BBC music show Later... with Jools Holland, there was a notable stunned silence from the audience as the performance finished, before bursting into applause. Adele has since described this performance as a career defining moment.[103] Later, she performed the song at the 2011 BRIT Awards held at The O2 Arena in London on 15 February 2011.[104] She appeared on stage backed just by her pianist while "special effects were limited to a shower of glitter and Adele's own tears, as she almost broke down delivering her lovelorn plea to an ex-boyfriend" as stated by Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph.[105] Speaking on the ITV2 after show, Adele explained why she had cried at the end of the performance saying, "I was really emotional by the end because I'm quite overwhelmed by everything anyway, and then I had a vision of my ex, of him watching me at home and he's going to be laughing at me because he knows I'm crying because of him, with him thinking, 'Yep, she's still wrapped around my finger'. Then everyone stood up, so I was overwhelmed."[106] A writer of Daily Mirror said that "Adele stole the show [...] with her universally-praised performance of Someone Like You."[104] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph chose the song as a highlight on the show saying that Adele knocked "everyone for six with no bells and whistles, just a piano, her gorgeous voice and a monster song, Someone Like You."[107] Later, the song was performed during a VH1 special called "Unplugged".[108] Adele also performed the song at Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 24 February 2011.[109] The same day she performed "Someone like You" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[110]

The singer also performed the song at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on 28 August 2011.[111] After being introduced by American singer Katy Perry, Adele appeared in a black scalloped lace dress by Barbara Tfank,[112][113] and standing alone on the stage, only with her pianist behind her.[114] Her hair was pulled back and a signature ponytail draped over one shoulder she sang the song and "did vocal aerobics and dripped her soulful, sultry sound over the dark ballad, while a transfixed audience watched her" as stated by Kelley L. Carter of MTV.[114] After the performance she received a standing ovation from fans and critics.[citation needed] According to USA Today's Cindy Clark she "captivated the audience with her powerful performance".[115] Wesley Case of The Baltimore Sun concluded, "Adele's 'Someone Like You' could make a tough guy weep. Her tone was gorgeous."[116] Rating the performance with A, Claire Suddath of Time magazine said "it's heartening to hear a truly talented woman sing a mournful torch song for someone who has left her for someone better. And if her stellar performance, accompanied by only a piano, isn't enough to melt your heart, then her nervous wave to the audience at the end definitely will."[117] A writer of Los Angeles Times called her vocals "strong and direct, and tackles grief by moving with the melody rather than trying to pummel it" and added that it was "less-is-more performance, a tactic award-show producers rarely indulge in, but Adele needs few adornments to impress."[118] A writer of Rolling Stone said that Adele brought a "big dollop of elegance to the VMAs with a spare, moving rendition of 'Someone Like You'" and added that "amid all the pop art glitz, it was a refreshing palate cleanser."[119]

Gina Sepre of E! Online praised the performance saying, "When Adele took the stage to perform her understatedly stripped-down and hugely impactful performance of 'Someone Like You,' there were no pyrotechnics, no acrobatics, no lavender hair, and no autotune. And guess what? We didn't miss it. There may be hope yet for MTV to remember just what the 'M' in their name actually stands for."[120] Writing about the performance, Chris Coplan of Consequence of Sound concluded that "Someone like You", "highlighted the power a bare-bones, booming performance can have in netting people's attention. Simple is not a bad word, pop music."[121] Giving the performance an A+, Lindsey Ward of Jam! said: "When I learned British chart-topper Adele would be performing at Sunday's awards I thought, 'Whew – at least we're guaranteed five solid, meaningful minutes of quality music television'. I was right; her frill-free performance of breakup ballad Someone Like You was just that."[122] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly highlighted the performance calling it "one of the best performances of the show."[123] Another writer of the same publication gave the performance a grade of A+ and wrote: "It takes a real super power to make the seizure-inducing lasers stop, and that power's name is Adele. The broadcast temporarily abandoned its frantic mission of nonstop overstimulation, bowing to the 23-year-old English soulstress's soaring, nearly a cappella (well done, subtle piano man) rendition of her heart-wrecking ballad "Someone Like You." In a modest black dress and with a few spare hand movements, she delivered all the shock and awe of a million-watt showstopper. Who needs special effects, when God gave you your own? Even Britney Spears looked like she had to fix her mascara when it was all over."[124]

"Someone like You" was also added to the set list of the second concert tour by Adele, Adele Live, and it was performed during the encore.[21][125] While reviewing a concert by Adele, Joanne Dorken of MTV UK, said "There wasn't a dry eye in the house as Adele powered her way through the ballad, encouraging the audience to help her sing the somewhat beautiful, yet emotional chorus – giving everyone goosebumps. The sounds of Someone Like You bounced off every wall and tugged at every heart-string, making it a truly special moment and something that every member of the Apollo crowd will never forget."[125] Jim Harrington of San Jose Mercury News chose the song as a highlight on the show adding that the song showed "her supreme vocal talent."[126]

Cover versions

Charlie Puth first gained notice for his cover of "Someone like You", sung as a duet with fellow Berklee student Emily Luther, and uploaded to YouTube in September 2011.[127] Ellen DeGeneres saw this video and invited Puth to appear twice on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and she signed Puth to eleveneleven, her record label. This was the start of Puth's fame.[128]

Amber Riley, Naya Rivera and Heather Morris sang a mash-up of "Someone like You" and Adele's other song "Rumour Has It" (2011) during Glee's episode "Mash Off" which aired on 15 November.[129][130] However, the cover was posted online on 10 November.[131] Jenna Mullins of E! Online praised the cover, saying that it will "knock your socks right off"[132] and a writer for OK! described it as "AMAZE-ing".[133] Erica Futterman of Rolling Stone noted that the cover was "one of the greatest things the show has done [so far]."[134] Similarly, Billboard's Raye Votta commented that the cover was "arguably the best performance 'Glee' has done since 'Don't Stop Believin''."[135] Their version of the song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 while selling 160,000 digital downloads in its first week and became the fifth highest digital sales week by a Glee Cast single.[136][137] As of March 2015, it remains the ninth best-selling Glee Cast recording in the show's history, having sold 413,000 copies in the United States.[138] In Canada, the song made a "Hot Shot Debut" on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 12, selling 14,000 downloads.[139] The song peaked at No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart, the first Glee recording to make the UK top 40 since "I Feel Pretty / Unpretty".

Country musician David Nail recorded a cover of "Someone like You", which was posted on his YouTube account on 15 May 2012. The song is featured on Nail's three-track digital EP, 1979 which was released on 17 July 2012.[140] Nail's version debuted at number 57 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2012, reaching as high as number 52.[141] Metalcore band Ice Nine Kills released a cover version in 2012. Andy Black and Juliet Simms released a cover version in 2017 for the Album Punk Goes Pop Vol.7

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from 21 liner notes.[4]

Track listings

Digital download[142][143][144][145]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Someone like You"
  • Dan Wilson
  • Adele Adkins
4:47
2011 BRIT Awards performance[146]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Someone like You: Live from the BRITs"
iTunes5:10
Amazon Music free download[147]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Someone like You (Performed Live in Her Home)"
Amazon Music5:22
Australian single[148]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Someone like You"
  • Adkins
  • Wilson
  • Adkins
  • Wilson
4:47
2."Someone like You: Live from the BRITs"
  • Adkins
  • Wilson
  • Adkins
  • Wilson
5:10

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Someone Like You"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[244] 7× Platinum 490,000^
Belgium (BEA)[245] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[246] Diamond 250,000 
Canada (Music Canada)[247] Diamond 800,000 
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[248] 3× Platinum 270,000 
France — 358,000[249]
Germany (BVMI)[250] Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[251] 7× Platinum 210,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[252] 2× Platinum+Gold 150,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[253] 3× Platinum 45,000*
Portugal (AFP)[254] Platinum 20,000 
Norway (IFPI Norway)[255] Platinum 60,000 
South Korea (Gaon Chart) — 2,668,951[256]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[257] 2× Platinum 80,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] 6× Platinum 3,600,000 
United States (RIAA)[258] 5× Platinum 6,000,000[65]
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[259] Gold 1,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
  Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Someone like You"
Region Date Format
United Kingdom[142] 24 January 2011 Digital download
Germany[260]
Ireland[261]
Austria[262]
Switzerland[263]
Netherlands[264] 17 March 2011 Digital download – Live from the BRITs
United Kingdom[146]
Australia[265] 13 June 2011 Digital download
New Zealand[266]
United States[267] 9 August 2011 Mainstream airplay
France[268] 30 September 2011 Digital download
Germany[269]
Luxembourg[270]
Italy[271]
Canada[272]
Australia[273]
Austria[274]

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Someone like You is a song recorded by English singer songwriter Adele She and Dan Wilson wrote and produced the track for her second studio album 21 2011 It is the second single and final track on the album The song was inspired by a broken relationship with one s life partner and lyrically speaks of Adele s coming to terms with it XL Recordings released the song as the second single from the album on 24 January 2011 the same day the album was released in the United Kingdom and on 9 August 2011 in the United States Accompanied only by a piano in the song played by co writer Wilson Adele sings about the end of the relationship with her ex partner Someone like You Single by Adelefrom the album 21Released24 January 2011 2011 01 24 GenrePopLength4 45LabelXLColumbiaSongwriter s Adele AdkinsDan WilsonProducer s Adele AdkinsDan WilsonAdele singles chronology Rolling in the Deep 2010 Someone like You 2011 Set Fire to the Rain 2011 Music video Someone like You on YouTube Someone like You received universal critical acclaim with reviewers choosing it as a highlight of 21 and praised the lyrics its simple sound and Adele s vocal performance It became a global success topping the charts in nineteen countries and reaching the top 10 in various other regions Following a universally praised performance of the song at the 31st Brit Awards it became Adele s first number one single in the UK and stayed on the top of the chart for five weeks eventually becoming the best selling single of the year in the region The song also became Adele s second number one in the US which made her the first British female solo artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have two number ones from the same album In July 2011 it became the first single of the decade to sell a million units in the UK and it was certified 6 Platinum by both the British Phonographic Industry BPI and the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA As of 2023 Someone like You was the third most downloaded single of all time in the UK and the fourth best selling single of the 21st century 1 An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Jake Nava and filmed in Paris France The video showed Adele walking alone through the streets with a sad look on her face Critics praised the video for being simple and perfect for the sound of the song Adele performed the song on several award functions and television shows including the 31st Brit Awards 2011 MTV Video Music Awards Jimmy Kimmel Live The Ellen DeGeneres Show and it was played on the ABC show Grey s Anatomy She added Someone Like You to the set list of her second tour Adele Live Live performances of the song were heavily praised by music critics and fans The song has been covered by various artists including the cast of the series Glee In a 2012 list voted for by the public in conjunction with the Official Charts Company s 60th anniversary Someone like You was voted the third most favourite number one single of the last 60 years in the UK with Michael Jackson s Billie Jean voted number two and Queen s Bohemian Rhapsody as number one 2 Someone like You is the 36th best selling single in the history of the UK Singles Chart 3 Someone like You appeared on many year end lists about the best songs of 2011 and was the inaugural recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 54th ceremony in 2012 The Song also received a nomination for the Brit Award for British Single at the 32nd ceremony and also several other nominations Contents 1 Writing and inspiration 2 Recording and composition 3 Critical reception 4 Chart performance 5 Music video 6 Accolades 7 Live performances 8 Cover versions 9 Credits and personnel 10 Track listings 11 Charts 11 1 Weekly charts 11 2 Year end charts 11 3 Decade end charts 11 4 All time chart 12 Certifications and sales 13 Release history 14 See also 15 ReferencesWriting and inspiration Edit Dan Wilson pictured an American songwriter and producer co wrote the song with Adele 4 Someone like You is about a boyfriend who broke up with Adele She wrote it with American songwriter and producer Dan Wilson 4 It was one of the last songs written for 21 4 The track which epitomizes the lyrical content of 21 summarizes the now defunct relationship that the record is all about 5 Adele has openly discussed the genesis of it saying Well I wrote that song because I was exhausted from being such a bitch with Rolling in the Deep or Rumour Has It I was really emotionally drained from the way I was portraying him because even though I m very bitter and regret some parts of it he s still the most important person that s ever been in my life and Someone like You I had to write it to feel OK with myself and OK with the two years I spent with him And when I did it I felt so freed 6 Adele revealed that she was struggling emotionally when she composed it When I was writing it I was feeling pretty miserable and pretty lonely which I guess kind of contradicts Rolling in the Deep Whereas that was about me saying I m going to be fine without you this is me on my knees really 5 She discussed further the inspiration of the song I can imagine being about 40 and looking for him again only to turn up and find that he s settled with a beautiful wife and beautiful kids and he s completely happy and I m still on my own The song s about that and I m scared at the thought of that 5 Adele had said that she began writing it on her acoustic guitar in the wake of the break up of her 18 month relationship with the 30 year old man she thought she would marry A few months after their split he was engaged to someone else We were so intense I thought we would get married But that was something he never wanted So when I found out he does want that with someone else it was just the horrible est feeling ever But after I wrote it I felt more at peace It set me free I didn t think it would resonate with the world I m never gonna write a song like that again I think that s the song I ll be known for 7 She also said that I wrote that song on the end of my bed I had a cold I was waiting for my bath to run I d found out that he d got engaged to someone else 8 Recording and composition Edit Someone like You source source track A 27 second sample of Someone like You which features spare and understated production In the song Adele wishes her former lover happiness on his new relationship and begs him to never forget her Problems playing this file See media help Adele later collaborated with famed musician and producer Dan Wilson to write Someone like You which was one of the final songs composed for the album Prior to meeting with Wilson Adele said she wrote some of the lyrics using her acoustic guitar 9 The two sat around the piano for two days and brainstormed various melodies and lyrics and ultimately decided to keep the musical production sparse We just wrote it on the piano and then we recorded it when it was written It wasn t sort of like recording it and listening to it thinking where can we go next It was really old school 9 During an interview with Billboard Wilson stated that while writing the song they wanted to make it as personal as possible 10 He added We didn t try to make it open ended so it could apply to anybody We tried to make it as personal as possible She may not have had a melodic hook or a specific lyrical idea but she always knew what she wanted to say She definitely had a master plan 10 The song was recorded at Harmony Studios in West Hollywood California with Wilson playing piano Philip Allen engineered in the studio 4 The mixing was done by Tom Elmhirst and Dan Parry while the mastering was finished by Tom Coyne 4 Someone like You the stirring somber closer in which Adele goes to visit a former love with high hopes of a reconciliation only to discover he has not only moved on with his life but is in a much better place And though she s heartbroken she puts on a brave face stubbornly proclaiming she ll find someone just like him even if she knows that she never will And that conclusion makes you ache not only because it s so daunting but because it s so real We ve all felt that way tried to trick ourselves into thinking that any other outcome was possible In Adele s music much like life there are no happy endings James Montgomery of MTV News talking about Someone like You 11 According to sheet music published at Musicnotes com by Sony Music Publishing Someone like You is a slow tempo of 67 5 beats per minute 12 Written in common time the song is in the key of A major 12 The song follows three chord progressions Adele s vocal range spans from F 3 to E5 during the song 12 A slow plaintive ballad pairing Adele s voice with a looping piano line Someone like You is the lyrical opposite of Rolling in the Deep 13 on which the singer narrates coming to terms with the end of the relationship 13 Nevermind I ll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you too Don t forget me I beg I ll remember you said Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead According to Sean Fennessey of The Village Voice the singer s nuanced 14 voice goes up a full octave and into a near shrieked whisper as she sings parts of the chorus 14 However she rebounds and gathers herself and her voice descends into its fuller and more melancholy state 14 Critics praised its introspective lyrics and maturity 15 16 Someone like You has been compared to the song Hometown Glory 2008 from the album 19 15 John Murphy of MusicOMH said that the song casts Adele as the spurned lover turning up outside her ex s house now moved on and settled down begging for a second chance 17 According to Aamir Yaqub of Soul Culture Talking of a lost love this an extremely touching track with a vocal performance that makes the narrative almost tangible It really captures the experience of the story and puts it across in both a credible and incredible fashion 18 Cameron Adams of Herald Sun called the song a spine tingling sparse piano ballad 19 Lyrically the song talks about the end of Adele s first real relationship which was with her long time friend and lover and it shows her confronting his marriage 20 21 At the beginning of the song she sings the lines I heard that you re settled down That you found a girl and you re married now I heard that your dreams came true Guess she gave you things I couldn t give to you with a softly voice and accompanied just by a simple piano melody 10 22 The lyrics of Someone like You are talking about what once was and what could have been as stated by a writer of Daily Herald 22 Finding the strength to bounce back from hardship and heartache Adele sings the lines Never mind I ll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you too Don t forget me I beg I remember you said Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead 23 Talking about the meaning and the composition of the song Jer Fairall of PopMatters said The song s subject Adele mentally addressing an old lover who has since found happiness elsewhere is familiar but the detail she colors it with are vibrantly tactile and resonant from the sense memory setting of we were born and raised in a summer haze to her recollection of his cruel kiss off line I remember you said sometimes it lasts in love and sometimes it hurts instead and how she comes to take solace in the statement as an empowering mantra 24 Critical reception EditUpon release the song received widespread acclaim from music critics with many citing it as the highlight of 21 In a track by track review for 21 Joanne Dorken of MTV UK noted the track s placement at the end of the album saying It maybe a cliche but Adele has saved the best until last with this heartfelt and enchanting piano ballad It s sad but beautiful and displays Adele at her best marking the perfect end to what has been in our eyes a faultless album 15 Will Dean of The Guardian claimed the song was the album s highlight characterizing it as gorgeous 25 That was somehow echoed by Slant Magazine s Matthew Cole who also called the song gorgeous 26 NME s Parkin Chris also marked the song as a highlight describing it as surprisingly weighty and comparing it favorably to the work of American Country blues singer Karen Dalton 27 Tom Breihan of Pitchfork Media selected Someone like You as a song of the day claiming it served as a reaffirmation of popular music Sometimes pop music can still break your heart 16 Writing for BBC Online Ian Wade noted that the final track Someone Like You just voice and piano is an actual thing of beauty placing the listener in one of those moments where you feel you re in the presence of a future standard 28 Bill Lamb of About com wrote that the piano melody is gorgeous and combined with Adele s heartfelt reading of her words the effect is highly emotional You can imagine it being both honked through by talent show contestants and transcended by veterans alike 29 Lamb went to write that the song is one of the top songs of 2011 and that romantic pain has rarely been so utterly beautiful 29 Jer Fairall of PopMatters called the song as absolute magic and praised Adele s performance by saying Though it is unquestionably her finest vocal showcase to date it is less remarkable for its more powerful moments than for the small ones where her voice dips with rueful melancholy on the line I heard that your dreams came true or cracks on the I beg in the chorus like she s startled at the revelation of her own vulnerability 24 He further called her vocal performance of the song stunning and finally worthy of her talents 24 Writing for the website No Ripcord Gary McGinley said that the song has an aching beauty and the hallmarks of a modern standard 30 He further added that it sounds poised to soundtrack atmospheric TV trailers over the coming months 30 A writer of URB magazine called Someone like You a heart wrencher made all the more real by reeling phrasing and bare voiced pleading I wish nothing but the best for you too 31 John Murphy of MusicOMH categorized Someone like You and Turning Tables as the two best songs on the album 17 He concluded that the song was desperately sad and utterly utterly gorgeous 17 Bary Walters of Spin wrote that on the piano led finale she vows I ll find someone like you as if that s progress It s a statement that s utterly WTF and yet true to the cyclical nature of psychological damage 32 Sputnikmusic s Joseph Viney called the song an ode to stalking with a perverse attitude that lies underneath the fragile composition looks set to become the soundtrack to a million messy break ups 33 Allison Stewart of The Washington Post put the song on her list Recommended tracks 34 The Village Voice s Pazz amp Jop annual critics poll of the best songs of 2011 ranked Someone like You at number nine Adele s previous single Rolling in the Deep topped the same critics poll In 2019 Stereogum 35 Rolling Stone 36 and Pitchfork 37 ranked the song as the 39th 64th and 71st best song of the 2010s respectively Parade and American Songwriter both ranked the song number six on their lists of Adele s greatest songs 38 39 Chart performance Edit Someone like You achieved international commercial success topping the record charts in Australia Ireland New Zealand the United Kingdom and the United States as well as reaching the top ten in many other countries The song debuted at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart in late January 2011 due to strong digital downloads from 21 Following a live performance of the song at the 2011 BRIT Awards it climbed 46 places from the previous week to number one beating Lady Gaga s single Born This Way 2011 although it was at number 18 on the mid week chart update 40 While Someone like You was at number one on the chart Adele s previous single Rolling in the Deep was placed at number four 40 With that achievement Adele has become the first living artist since The Beatles in 1964 who simultaneously had two top five hits in both the charts 21 and 19 were also in the top five on the UK Albums Chart 40 41 42 It stayed atop the chart for four consecutive weeks before slipping to number two on 26 March 43 Following a performance on Comic Relief the song returned to number one for a fifth week 44 It has been certified 6 Platinum by the BPI denoting sales and streams of 3 600 000 units 45 On 5 July 2011 it was announced that the song had sold 1 million copies in the UK becoming the first single of the decade to reach the threshold and the sixteenth song released in the 21st century to do so 46 47 It became the biggest selling single of 2011 in the United Kingdom selling over 1 240 000 copies By June 2015 UK sales stood at 1 570 000 copies making Someone like You the second best selling single of the 2010s and the third best seller of the 21st century 1 As of November 2015 the song has sold 1 584 000 copies in the UK 48 In Finland Someone like You debuted at number 14 in October 2011 and rose to number one in its 12th week in early 2012 the week when Adele had three simultaneous top ten songs Rolling in the Deep at number two and Set Fire to the Rain at number seven 49 50 In France despite not having been certified Someone like You has sold 350 800 copies and became one of the best selling singles in the country 51 The song debuted at number 47 on the Australian Singles Chart 52 Someone like You remained at the top position of the chart for seven consecutive weeks 52 and it was certified 4 Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA 53 It has also peaked at number one in New Zealand for five weeks ending an 11 week run at number one for Party Rock Anthem 54 The single sold 51 000 copies its first week in the US debuting at number 65 55 The single re entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 97 on the week ending 30 July 2011 56 Upon its radio release in the United States and a surge in popularity following her performance at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards Someone like You climbed 18 positions to number one from number 19 and became her second consecutive number one single on the Hot 100 and making Adele the first ever British female singer to spawn two consecutive number one singles from the same album 57 58 After the performance Someone like You moved from number 11 to number one on the Digital Songs chart with 275 000 downloads sold 191 increase according to Nielsen SoundScan 42 57 On Radio Songs the track moved from number 42 to number 19 with 46 million all format audience impressions 59 increase according to Nielsen BDS 57 The song made Hot 100 history by achieving the biggest jump to number 1 in the chart s 53 year history that was not spurred by the release of a single 59 Someone like You became the first strictly voice and piano ballad to top the Billboard Hot 100 60 The song also became the first unquestionably slow song to top the Hot 100 chart since Rihanna s song Take a Bow 2008 61 It topped the chart for 1 week and then slipped from number 1 to number 2 being replaced by Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera s Moves Like Jagger 62 A few days after the release of its video on 6 October 2011 the song returned to number one and spent more 4 weeks at the top 63 where it was later replaced by We Found Love by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris With Rolling in the Deep spending 7 weeks at number one on the Hot 100 and Someone like You spending 5 weeks Adele is the first female solo artist to log 12 weeks at No 1 in a calendar year with two strictly solo recordings Beyonce Monica and Mariah Carey also did it in 2003 1998 and 1995 respectively if collaborations are included 64 As of April 2020 it has sold 6 400 000 downloads in the United States alone 65 Music video Edit Adele walking alone in Paris in the black and white music video for Someone like You The music video for the song was filmed in Paris France by English director Jake Nava 66 who said 66 67 The location evokes style and romance And shooting early in the morning allows you to focus on Adele in this lonely and emotional space The video begins with a shot of a road in Paris and Adele is seen walking on it alone She continues to walk and starts singing the song with a sad look as the camera makes circles and shots more locations in Paris including the Eiffel Tower During the second chorus Adele stops singing and pauses on the Pont Alexandre III to look over the Seine She continues walking through the deserted streets during the bridge before finally entering a building in which she sees her ex lover 68 After seeing her he starts to walk away and several shots of Adele looking at him follow The video premiered on MTV and Vevo on 29 September 2011 11 66 69 and as of October 2021 the video has received 1 7 billion views on YouTube The video received glowing reviews from music critics James Montgomery of MTV News called the video a somber black and white affair featuring Adele wandering the early morning streets and pining for her long lost love It s a perfect match for the song s jaw dropping emotional range raw and unfiltered and incredibly sad but also in a lot of ways beautiful and resolute 66 In another review of the video he praised its black and white shots saying that director Jake Nava made the smart decision to shoot it in arty smudgy black and white which only adds to the clip s desolate haunted feel 11 He added that there are no special effects no camera tricks or elaborate choreography because those are quick fixes and called Adele the Queen of Pain 11 A writer of the website HitFix concluded that the video is in keeping with the singer s subdued style and added that its vibe fits with the melancholy tune 70 Entertainment Weekly s Tanner Stransky called the video quiet and said that it s just what you d want to see for this break up heart wrencher 68 Krista Wick of Entertainment Tonight praised the video for being more than enough to accompany Adele s soulful vocals 71 Amanda Dobbins of New York magazine concluded that the secretly devastating video for Someone like You will remind Adele s ex lover what he has done by leaving her 72 A writer of The Huffington Post praised the simplicity and the sadness in the video 73 Sarah Dean of the same publication called it an uncomplicated moving film and wrote the video is nothing more than Adele wandering around the deserted city of love alone under its grey skies singing her sorrowful notes but because it s her we don t need any more 74 That was somehow echoed by Jason Lipshutz of Billboard magazine who said that the video was simply constructed as the song s vocal and piano arrangement 75 Marc Hogan of Spin said that the scene in which Adele looks in the camera speak s for itself about the sadness in the video 76 Andrew Matson of The Seattle Times said the song of the year now has a simple perfect video Adele in Paris singing and strolling apparently processing the breakup detailed in the song s lyrics The look on her face during the I wish nothing but the best for you line is the best just gutting a real achievement how she plays it cold but not sarcastic I think in times of emotional devastation everyone wants stand on a bridge over the Seine on a cold day squinting into the wind sorting it out 77 A writer of Rolling Stone wrote this clip for the ballad Someone Like You sticks to the singer s simple but emotionally direct approach with black and white footage that lingers on her subtly expressive face as she lip synchs to the tune while walking along sad grey city streets 78 Andrea Devaro of Long Island Press concluded its simplicity beautifully portrays the complexity of emotions invoked in the song 79 Leah Collins of Dose called Adele 60s bombshell glam and said that the video s simplicity is its strength 80 She added There s something about streetlamps cafes and the River Seine that lend an air of melancholic elegance to what would otherwise be just another walk of shame by a girl with two day old hair Not everyone gets to indulge in moments as tragic but beautiful as a weepy solitary walk through Paris landmarks But then we don t all have voices as tragic and beautiful as Adele s either 80 A more mixed review was given by AOL s Ashley Percival who called the video predictable and added It s all very pleasant but after all this time what s the point 81 Nicole Eggenberger of OK wrote that Adele created the perfect music video to go along with her hauntingly beautiful ballad and further described it as simple yet stunning 82 Accolades EditAt the 2011 Q Awards Someone like You was nominated in the category for Best Track 83 The song was also nominated in the category for Best Song at the 2011 Music of Black Origin Awards 84 Someone like You won the first Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards which were held on 12 February 2012 85 86 Song also nominated for Brit Award for British Single at the 32nd Brit Awards but lost to What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction 87 Year Organization Award Result Ref 2011 BT Digital Music Awards Best Song Nominated 88 GAFFA Awards Denmark Best Foreign Song Won 89 MOBO Awards Best Song Nominated 90 Q Awards Best Track Nominated 91 2012 Billboard Music Awards Top Streaming Song Video Nominated 92 Top Rock Song NominatedBMI Awards Award Winning Song Won 93 Brit Awards British Single Nominated 94 Gaygalan Awards International Song of the Year Nominated 95 Grammy Awards Best Pop Solo Performance Won 96 Ivor Novello Awards PRS for Music Most Performed Work Nominated 97 Los Premios 40 Principales Best International Song Won 98 MTV Video Music Awards Best Cinematography Nominated 99 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Song Nominated 100 Outstanding Music Video NominatedNRJ Music Awards Best International Song Won 101 Live performances Edit Adele performing Someone like You in 2011 during a concert in Seattle Washington Adele performed Someone like You for the first time in October 2010 at The Current studios in Saint Paul Minnesota 102 During a November 2010 performance on the BBC music show Later with Jools Holland there was a notable stunned silence from the audience as the performance finished before bursting into applause Adele has since described this performance as a career defining moment 103 Later she performed the song at the 2011 BRIT Awards held at The O2 Arena in London on 15 February 2011 104 She appeared on stage backed just by her pianist while special effects were limited to a shower of glitter and Adele s own tears as she almost broke down delivering her lovelorn plea to an ex boyfriend as stated by Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph 105 Speaking on the ITV2 after show Adele explained why she had cried at the end of the performance saying I was really emotional by the end because I m quite overwhelmed by everything anyway and then I had a vision of my ex of him watching me at home and he s going to be laughing at me because he knows I m crying because of him with him thinking Yep she s still wrapped around my finger Then everyone stood up so I was overwhelmed 106 A writer of Daily Mirror said that Adele stole the show with her universally praised performance of Someone Like You 104 Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph chose the song as a highlight on the show saying that Adele knocked everyone for six with no bells and whistles just a piano her gorgeous voice and a monster song Someone Like You 107 Later the song was performed during a VH1 special called Unplugged 108 Adele also performed the song at Jimmy Kimmel Live on 24 February 2011 109 The same day she performed Someone like You on The Ellen DeGeneres Show 110 The singer also performed the song at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on 28 August 2011 111 After being introduced by American singer Katy Perry Adele appeared in a black scalloped lace dress by Barbara Tfank 112 113 and standing alone on the stage only with her pianist behind her 114 Her hair was pulled back and a signature ponytail draped over one shoulder she sang the song and did vocal aerobics and dripped her soulful sultry sound over the dark ballad while a transfixed audience watched her as stated by Kelley L Carter of MTV 114 After the performance she received a standing ovation from fans and critics citation needed According to USA Today s Cindy Clark she captivated the audience with her powerful performance 115 Wesley Case of The Baltimore Sun concluded Adele s Someone Like You could make a tough guy weep Her tone was gorgeous 116 Rating the performance with A Claire Suddath of Time magazine said it s heartening to hear a truly talented woman sing a mournful torch song for someone who has left her for someone better And if her stellar performance accompanied by only a piano isn t enough to melt your heart then her nervous wave to the audience at the end definitely will 117 A writer of Los Angeles Times called her vocals strong and direct and tackles grief by moving with the melody rather than trying to pummel it and added that it was less is more performance a tactic award show producers rarely indulge in but Adele needs few adornments to impress 118 A writer of Rolling Stone said that Adele brought a big dollop of elegance to the VMAs with a spare moving rendition of Someone Like You and added that amid all the pop art glitz it was a refreshing palate cleanser 119 Gina Sepre of E Online praised the performance saying When Adele took the stage to perform her understatedly stripped down and hugely impactful performance of Someone Like You there were no pyrotechnics no acrobatics no lavender hair and no autotune And guess what We didn t miss it There may be hope yet for MTV to remember just what the M in their name actually stands for 120 Writing about the performance Chris Coplan of Consequence of Sound concluded that Someone like You highlighted the power a bare bones booming performance can have in netting people s attention Simple is not a bad word pop music 121 Giving the performance an A Lindsey Ward of Jam said When I learned British chart topper Adele would be performing at Sunday s awards I thought Whew at least we re guaranteed five solid meaningful minutes of quality music television I was right her frill free performance of breakup ballad Someone Like You was just that 122 Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly highlighted the performance calling it one of the best performances of the show 123 Another writer of the same publication gave the performance a grade of A and wrote It takes a real super power to make the seizure inducing lasers stop and that power s name is Adele The broadcast temporarily abandoned its frantic mission of nonstop overstimulation bowing to the 23 year old English soulstress s soaring nearly a cappella well done subtle piano man rendition of her heart wrecking ballad Someone Like You In a modest black dress and with a few spare hand movements she delivered all the shock and awe of a million watt showstopper Who needs special effects when God gave you your own Even Britney Spears looked like she had to fix her mascara when it was all over 124 Someone like You was also added to the set list of the second concert tour by Adele Adele Live and it was performed during the encore 21 125 While reviewing a concert by Adele Joanne Dorken of MTV UK said There wasn t a dry eye in the house as Adele powered her way through the ballad encouraging the audience to help her sing the somewhat beautiful yet emotional chorus giving everyone goosebumps The sounds of Someone Like You bounced off every wall and tugged at every heart string making it a truly special moment and something that every member of the Apollo crowd will never forget 125 Jim Harrington of San Jose Mercury News chose the song as a highlight on the show adding that the song showed her supreme vocal talent 126 Cover versions EditCharlie Puth first gained notice for his cover of Someone like You sung as a duet with fellow Berklee student Emily Luther and uploaded to YouTube in September 2011 127 Ellen DeGeneres saw this video and invited Puth to appear twice on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and she signed Puth to eleveneleven her record label This was the start of Puth s fame 128 Amber Riley Naya Rivera and Heather Morris sang a mash up of Someone like You and Adele s other song Rumour Has It 2011 during Glee s episode Mash Off which aired on 15 November 129 130 However the cover was posted online on 10 November 131 Jenna Mullins of E Online praised the cover saying that it will knock your socks right off 132 and a writer for OK described it as AMAZE ing 133 Erica Futterman of Rolling Stone noted that the cover was one of the greatest things the show has done so far 134 Similarly Billboard s Raye Votta commented that the cover was arguably the best performance Glee has done since Don t Stop Believin 135 Their version of the song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 while selling 160 000 digital downloads in its first week and became the fifth highest digital sales week by a Glee Cast single 136 137 As of March 2015 it remains the ninth best selling Glee Cast recording in the show s history having sold 413 000 copies in the United States 138 In Canada the song made a Hot Shot Debut on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 12 selling 14 000 downloads 139 The song peaked at No 35 on the UK Singles Chart the first Glee recording to make the UK top 40 since I Feel Pretty Unpretty Country musician David Nail recorded a cover of Someone like You which was posted on his YouTube account on 15 May 2012 The song is featured on Nail s three track digital EP 1979 which was released on 17 July 2012 140 Nail s version debuted at number 57 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2012 reaching as high as number 52 141 Metalcore band Ice Nine Kills released a cover version in 2012 Andy Black and Juliet Simms released a cover version in 2017 for the Album Punk Goes Pop Vol 7Credits and personnel EditCredits are taken from 21 liner notes 4 Adele Adkins lead vocals backing vocals songwriter producer Dan Wilson songwriter producer piano Philip Allen engineer Tom Coyne mastering Tom Elmhirst mixer Dan Parry assistant mixerTrack listings EditDigital download 142 143 144 145 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Someone like You Adele AdkinsDan WilsonDan WilsonAdele Adkins4 47 2011 BRIT Awards performance 146 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Someone like You Live from the BRITs Adele AdkinsDan WilsoniTunes5 10 Amazon Music free download 147 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Someone like You Performed Live in Her Home Adele AdkinsDan WilsonAmazon Music5 22 Australian single 148 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Someone like You AdkinsWilsonAdkinsWilson4 472 Someone like You Live from the BRITs AdkinsWilsonAdkinsWilson5 10Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Someone like You Chart 2011 2012 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 52 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 149 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 150 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 151 1Brazil Crowley Broadcast Analysis 152 1Canada Canadian Hot 100 153 2Czech Republic Radio Top 100 154 1Denmark Tracklisten 155 2Europe Euro Digital Songs 156 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 157 1France SNEP 158 1Germany Official German Charts 159 4Greece Digital Songs Billboard 160 8Hungary Radios Top 40 161 5Hungary Single Top 40 162 23Iceland RUV 163 1Ireland IRMA 164 1Israel Media Forest 165 2Italy FIMI 166 1Japan Japan Hot 100 167 43Luxembourg Digital Songs Billboard 168 4Mexico Airplay Billboard 169 7Netherlands Dutch Top 40 170 3Netherlands Single Top 100 171 2New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 54 1Norway VG lista 172 5Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 173 1Poland Digital Songs Billboard 174 1Portugal Digital Songs Billboard 175 1Romania Romanian Top 100 176 2Scotland OCC 177 1Slovakia Radio Top 100 178 4South Korea International Singles Gaon 179 9Spain PROMUSICAE 180 4Spain Airplay Chart 181 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 182 3Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 183 1UK Singles OCC 184 1Ukraine Radio Hits Top 100 185 85US Billboard Hot 100 186 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 187 1US Adult Pop Songs Billboard 188 1US Hot Dance Club Songs Billboard 189 24US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 190 24US Latin Pop Songs Billboard 191 6US Pop Songs Billboard 189 22013 chart performance for Someone like You Chart 2013 PeakpositionSlovenia SloTop50 192 312015 chart performance for Someone like You Chart 2015 PeakpositionCzech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 193 52Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 194 762021 chart performance for Someone like You Chart 2021 PeakpositionSouth Africa RISA 195 55Global 200 Billboard 196 33 Year end charts Edit 2011 year end chart performance for Someone like You Chart 2011 PositionAustralian Singles Chart 197 4Austrian Singles Chart 198 31Belgian Singles Chart Flanders 199 5Belgian Singles Chart Wallonia 200 10Brazil Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 21Canadian Hot 100 201 16Danish Singles Chart 202 17German Singles Chart 203 28Hungarian Airplay Chart 204 44Icelandic Singles Chart 205 7Irish Singles Chart 206 1Israeli Airplay Chart 207 7Italian Singles Chart 208 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 209 2Netherlands Mega Single Top 100 210 10New Zealand Singles Chart 211 4Romania Romanian Top 100 212 69Spanish Singles Chart 213 39Swedish Singles Chart 214 4Swiss Singles Chart 215 9UK Singles Chart 216 1US Billboard Hot 100 217 24US Adult Contemporary Billboard 218 26US Adult Pop Songs Billboard 219 17US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 220 292012 year end chart performance for Someone like You Chart 2012 PositionArgentine Digital Singles Chart 221 6Austrian Singles Chart 222 61Belgian Singles Chart Flanders 223 30Belgian Singles Chart Wallonia 223 15Brazil Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 1Brazil Billboard Pop Songs 224 1Canadian Hot 100 225 42Germany Media Control AG 226 54Italian Singles Chart 227 11Netherlands Mega Single Top 100 228 90Hungarian Airplay Chart 229 83Spanish Singles Chart 230 12Swedish Singles Chart 231 42Swiss Singles Chart 232 12US Billboard Hot 100 233 43US Adult Contemporary Billboard 234 8US Adult Top 40 Billboard 235 442021 year end chart performance for Someone like You Chart 2021 PositionUK Singles OCC 236 812022 year end chart performance for Someone like You Chart 2022 PositionGlobal Excl US Billboard 237 197Decade end charts Edit 2010s end chart performance for Someone like You Chart 2010 2019 PositionAustralia ARIA 238 10UK Singles Official Charts Company 239 16US Billboard Hot 100 240 38All time chart Edit Chart All time PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 Women 241 44US Billboard Hot 100 242 144UK Singles Official Charts Company 243 25Certifications and sales EditCertifications and sales for Someone Like You Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 244 7 Platinum 490 000 Belgium BEA 245 2 Platinum 60 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 246 Diamond 250 000 Canada Music Canada 247 Diamond 800 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 248 3 Platinum 270 000 France 358 000 249 Germany BVMI 250 Platinum 300 000 Italy FIMI 251 7 Platinum 210 000 Mexico AMPROFON 252 2 Platinum Gold 150 000 New Zealand RMNZ 253 3 Platinum 45 000 Portugal AFP 254 Platinum 20 000 Norway IFPI Norway 255 Platinum 60 000 South Korea Gaon Chart 2 668 951 256 Spain PROMUSICAE 257 2 Platinum 80 000 United Kingdom BPI 45 6 Platinum 3 600 000 United States RIAA 258 5 Platinum 6 000 000 65 StreamingGreece IFPI Greece 259 Gold 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates for Someone like You Region Date FormatUnited Kingdom 142 24 January 2011 Digital downloadGermany 260 Ireland 261 Austria 262 Switzerland 263 Netherlands 264 17 March 2011 Digital download Live from the BRITsUnited Kingdom 146 Australia 265 13 June 2011 Digital downloadNew Zealand 266 United States 267 9 August 2011 Mainstream 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