Adele has revealed one of her latest tracks, I Drink Wine, was originally a whopping fifteen minutes long before it was edited down to just over six minutes.
Admitting her record label made her scrap the original masterpiece since ‘no-one would listen’, the singer, 33, has made the tune the second single from her new album, 33.
Released on Friday, the power ballad was written for a friend during a time where the Hello songstress was ‘taking things very personally’ in their friendship.
Wow! Adele has revealed one of her latest tracks, I Drink Wine, was originally a whopping fifteen minutes long before it was edited down to just over six minutes (pictured in 2020)
She hilariously told Rolling Stone: ‘[The label] was like, “Listen, everyone loves you, but no one’s playing a 15 minute song on radio.”‘
Adding that a friend named Jed encouraged her to produce voice recordings from her moments of self doubt, she went on to overlay the monologues with a soft piano.
She says in the song’s final minute: ‘The only regret I have is that it was just at a different time. The most turbulent period of my life.
‘Why would I put that on you? That’s just like a very heavy thing to have to talk about.
‘But because of that period of time, even though it was so much fun, I didn’t get to go on and make new memories with him. There were just memories in the big storm.’
Talented: Admitting her record label made her scrap the original masterpiece since ‘no-one would listen’, the singer, 33, has made the tune the second single from her new album, 33
In her cover story for the publication, the songwriter compared the tune to Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s songwriting partnership.
Adele took to Twitter on Friday to thank her fans for their support in the wake of the release of her new album.
The Someone Like You singer shared a snap showing herself in the recording studio with a trusted glass of wine nearby, looking over her shoulder and added a caption reading: ‘It was a ride, so I threw my arms up and screamed! Love you all’.
Candid: Released on Friday, the power ballad was written for a friend during a time where the Hello songstress was ‘taking things very personally’ in their friendship (pictured in 2021)
It’s been six years since her last record was released and the time out of the spotlight has certainly paid off for Adele as her new album has received rave reviews from critics.
Adele looked overjoyed in the snap as she posed with her arms flung above her head while sporting a tight black ensemble.
With I Drink Wine featuring as the album’s third track, it was fitting that in the celebratory snap she stood with a glass of wine in shot.
The singer’s fourth album, inspired by her divorce from ex-husband Simon Konecki was released to positive reception on Friday, despite some nothing that the topic of her divorce proved to be ‘all-consuming.’
Yay! Adele took to Twitter on Friday to thank her fans for their support in the wake of the release of her new album
On Metacritic, the record received a score of 89 out of 100, indicating ‘universal acclaim’ from reviewers while fans took to social media in droves to praise the release and share crying memes to react to the stars powerful lyrics.
The Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield proclaimed 30 to be Adele’s best album yet and said she has ‘never sounded more ferocious’.
He wrote: ‘You wouldn’t think it was possible, but her vocals have gotten even more expressive.
Split: The singer’s fourth album, inspired by her divorce from ex-husband Simon Konecki was released to positive reception (pictured in 2013)
‘Adele’s voice is a tank division that can tap-dance—the more mature she gets as an artist, the more finesse and tact she brings to the microphone, without sacrificing any of the primal firepower that made her famous in the first place.
‘It’s all there in the single Easy On Me where she pauses mid-song to linger on the first note of ‘easy’ so long you feel like you might pass out, even though you can tell she isn’t breaking a sweat.’
The Independent awarded the album four stars and praised the songs as ‘handsomely crafted ballads’ and said it was Adele’s powerful voice that sells them.
Reviewer Annabel Nugent wrote: ‘It’s epic without resorting to showy, melismatic affectations. It yawns into unexpected shapes and makes intonation fun.
‘But there are many great vocalists out there who don’t attract the same mass adoration. There’s something else about Adele that makes her so endearing, something that preternatural vocal cords alone can’t explain.’
#Adele30 became a trending topic on Twitter immediately after the album was released with fans the world over praising the record.
Seal of approval: On Metacritic, the record received a score of 89 out of 100, indicating ‘universal acclaim’ from reviewers (pictured in 2020)