Adele - Hello Official

Adele wrote the song after a multi-year hiatus following the massive success of her album 21 and the birth of her son. The lyrics "I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet" directly reference how drastically her reality changed due to fame.

She utilizes a warm, conversational chest voice in the verses to pull the listener in close. In the chorus, she effortlessly shifts into a belting head voice that sounds like an anguished cry. Adele - Hello

Music analysts note that in the chorus, Adele intentionally holds long melody notes on words like "side" , "times" , and "tried" that intentionally ache and clash against the chord progression underneath, evoking a physical sense of yearning. Adele wrote the song after a multi-year hiatus