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Released | 20 November 2015 | ||
Recorded | 2013–15 | ||
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Length | 48:25 | ||
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Adele chronology | |||
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Singles from 25 | |||
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'Remedy' was conceived during a writing session with Ryan Tedder. Described as 'beautiful' and 'heartfelt',[20] it was written about the singer's best friend, her grandparents, her boyfriend, and her son. Upon the song's conception, Adele was excited and believed she was finally creating music that she liked and felt confident about. The song was described as 'sassy'[21] and an 'earnest expression of devotion'.[22] | |
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On 'When We Were Young', the singer elevates 'maudlin sentiment into high art'.[47] With a moderately slow tempo of 72 beats per minute, the Ariel Rechtshaid-produced song introduces the album's key theme of Adele's 'uneasy acceptance of adulthood'.[45] | |
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.8/10[106] |
Metacritic | 75/100[107] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [108] |
The Daily Telegraph | [109] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[38] |
The Guardian | [110] |
The Independent | [111] |
NME | 3/5[39] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10[112] |
Rolling Stone | [63] |
Spin | 6/10[113] |
USA Today | [114] |
Standard edition[186] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Hello' | Kurstin | 4:55 | |
2. | 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)' |
| 3:43 | |
3. | 'I Miss You' |
| Epworth | 5:48 |
4. | 'When We Were Young' | Ariel Rechtshaid | 4:51 | |
5. | 'Remedy' |
| Tedder | 4:05 |
6. | 'Water Under the Bridge' | Kurstin | 4:00 | |
7. | 'River Lea' |
| Danger Mouse | 3:45 |
8. | 'Love in the Dark' | Dixon | 4:46 | |
9. | 'Million Years Ago' |
| Kurstin | 3:47 |
10. | 'All I Ask' |
| The Smeezingtons | 4:32 |
11. | 'Sweetest Devotion' | Epworth | 4:12 | |
Total length: | 48:25 |
Target and Japanese bonus tracks[187][188] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
12. | 'Can't Let Go' |
| Perry | 3:18 |
13. | 'Lay Me Down' |
| 4:30 | |
14. | 'Why Do You Love Me' | Rechtshaid | 3:59 | |
Total length: | 60:12 |
Weekly charts[edit]
Monthly charts[edit]
All-time charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[175] | 10× Platinum | 700,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[288] | 3× Platinum | 45,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[289] | 8× Platinum | 240,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[290] | Diamond | 1,000,000[172] |
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[291] | 4× Platinum | 80,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[292] | 2× Platinum | 47,482[292] |
France | -- | 982,300[293] |
Germany (BVMI)[294] | 6× Platinum | 1,200,000^ |
Hungary (MAHASZ)[295] | 5× Platinum | 30,000^ |
Ireland | -- | 107,000[296] |
Italy (FIMI)[297] | 5× Platinum | 250,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[298] | 2× Platinum | 120,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[299] | 12× Platinum | 180,000^ |
Poland (ZPAV)[300] | Diamond | 100,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[301] | 3× Platinum | 120,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[302] | 2× Platinum | 80,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[303] | 6× Platinum | 120,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[139] | 11× Platinum | 3,500,000[304] |
United States (RIAA)[305] | 11× Platinum | 9,450,000[169] |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide (IFPI) | -- | 22,000,000[306] |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Region | Date | Edition(s) | Format(s) | Label | Cat. | Ref. |
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Various | 20 November 2015 | Standard | XLCD740 | [307] | ||
United States | Deluxe | CD | 50281802 | [187] | ||
Japan | BGJ-5252 | [308] | ||||
South Korea | 2 December 2015 | Standard |
| Kang&Music | KACD1508 | [309] |
China | 21 December 2015 | 9787883258315 | [310] | |||
Various | 24 June 2016 | [311] |