''Hello. Can you hear me...'' - Yes Adele the world can hear you. To be exact near to 30 million people heard you in less than 24 hours. While we were wondering where you were hiding for the last year or two, and whether you found someone like you or you were rolling in the deep, you came back and ‘’Helloed’’ all of us.
25, her third studio album, broke the Internet and shocked the world. With more than 4 million albums sold in a week, she exceeded the predictions of her album sales. Adele really went to the other side, where no other artist ever stepped on. Hello, released as the first single from the album, itself broke records like no other song. Currently having over 800 million views on YouTube, being the fastest song to reach ‘’100 million views’’ certification from Vevo, and being the best selling song in over 25 countries few hours from the release, shows the powerful message the song carries. ‘’Hello’’ was debuted on BBC in an hour long show dedicated to the album 25 show entitled ''Adele at BBC'', as an honor to the success of the album. Afterwards, she performed on many other shows in order to promote the album, and continued releasing few more songs.
She, herself said: "My last record was a break-up record, and if I had to label this one, I would call it a make-up record. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. 25 is about getting to know who I've become without realizing. And I'm sorry it took so long but, you know, life happened.".
Make-up or break-up album, Adele sure knows how to make an album sell. Slow, love themed songs are always well received by the public. Especially among teenager, who fall in love the second they get on a bus, made Hello the perfect anthem for heartbreaks and break ups. Though, fans loved the songs and praised the album, still there were people who let's say couldn't connect to the art Adele created.
Overall, 25 made a new lane in the music industry. Sales and numerous positive critic reviews only added to the value of the album. Let's be real, you might love it or hate it, but 25 will go down in history as the first and only album till today which sold over 4 million copies in a week worldwide. With a world tour being announced Adele's 25 will only grow bigger. Will you be buying tickets for the show in your town, I know I sure will.
