25 es un álbum de Adele, publicado en 2015. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Hello», «Send My Love (To Your New Lover)», «I Miss You» y «When We Were Young».
Lanzado en 2015 tras una pausa de casi cinco años, 25 es el tercer álbum de estudio de Adele y uno de los regresos más esperados de la historia de la música. Si "21" fue un álbum sobre una ruptura, Adele describió "25" como un "álbum de reconciliación", pero consigo misma. Es una obra madura y reflexiva que explora temas de nostalgia, el paso del tiempo, la maternidad y el arrepentimiento. Musicalmente, es un disco de soul y pop con una producción más contemporánea, que incorpora a algunos de los productores de pop más exitosos del mundo, como Max Martin. El álbum, liderado por el monumental sencillo "Hello", rompió récords de ventas en su primera semana y demostró que el poder de convocatoria de Adele seguía intacto, consolidándola como la mayor superestrella del planeta.
El origen del álbum
Tras el éxito estratosférico de 21, Adele se retiró de la vida pública para centrarse en su vida personal y en el nacimiento de su primer hijo. Este período de felicidad y estabilidad la dejó, irónicamente, con un bloqueo creativo, ya que, según ella, "no tenía nada sobre lo que escribir". El proceso de creación de "25" fue largo y difícil. Adele grabó y descartó una gran cantidad de material, buscando una temática que fuera tan honesta como la de su álbum anterior. Finalmente, encontró la inspiración en la nostalgia y en la reflexión sobre el paso del tiempo al cumplir 25 años.
Para este álbum, Adele colaboró con un "dream team" de productores y compositores. Trabajó con su colaborador de confianza Paul Epworth y Ryan Tedder, pero también se unió a Greg Kurstin (productor de Sia y Pink) y, sorprendentemente, con los genios del pop sueco Max Martin y Shellback, conocidos por su trabajo con Taylor Swift y Katy Perry.
Sonido y estilo
El sonido de "25" es una mezcla de la balada de piano y soul clásica de Adele con un sonido de pop más contemporáneo y pulido. Es un álbum menos crudo y más producido que "21". La influencia de Max Martin es palpable en canciones como "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)", que tiene un ritmo de pop acústico más optimista. A pesar de la producción moderna, el álbum sigue estando dominado por la poderosa voz de Adele y las composiciones de baladas épicas.
Desglose de temas
El primer sencillo, "Hello", fue un fenómeno cultural instantáneo. Es una majestuosa balada de piano que se convirtió en la primera canción en vender más de un millón de descargas digitales en una semana en Estados Unidos. Su vídeo, dirigido por Xavier Dolan, rompió récords de visualizaciones en YouTube. "When We Were Young", coescrita con Tobias Jesso Jr., es una poderosa balada nostálgica sobre el envejecimiento. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" es uno de los temas más alegres y rítmicos de su carrera. La épica "All I Ask", coescrita con Bruno Mars, es una de las interpretaciones vocales más exigentes y espectaculares de Adele.
El álbum en listas
"25" rompió todos los récords de ventas de la primera semana en múltiples países. En Estados Unidos, vendió 3.38 millones de copias en su primera semana, la cifra más alta desde que Nielsen SoundScan comenzó a registrar las ventas en 1991. Se convirtió en el álbum más vendido del mundo en 2015.
- USA Billboard 200: 1
- UK Albums Chart: 1
- Alemania (GfK Entertainment): 1
- Australia (ARIA): 1
- España (PROMUSICAE): 1
Lo que dijo la crítica
El álbum recibió críticas mayoritariamente positivas. Fue elogiado por la calidad de la voz de Adele y la fuerza de sus baladas, aunque algunos críticos lo consideraron menos arriesgado y más formulado que "21". Ganó cinco premios Grammy, incluyendo, por segunda vez, el de Álbum del Año. "25" consolidó a Adele no solo como una artista, sino como un evento cultural, una de las pocas superestrellas capaces de vender álbumes a una escala masiva en la era del streaming.
Listado de Canciones
- Hello
Hello, it's me I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet To go over everything They say that time's supposed to heal ya But I ain't done much healing Hello, can you hear me? I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be When we were younger and free I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet There's such a difference between us And a million miles Hello from the other side I must have called a thousand times To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done But when I call you never seem to be home Hello from the outside At least I can say that I've tried To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart But it don't matter. It clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore Hello, how are you? It's so typical of me to talk about myself. I'm sorry I hope that you're well Did you ever make it out of that town where nothing ever happened? And it's no secret that the both of us Are running out of time So hello from the other side (other side) I must have called a thousand times (thousand times) To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done But when I call you never seem to be home Hello from the outside (outside) At least I can say that I've tried (I've tried) To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart But it don't matter. It clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore [4x:] (Highs, highs, highs, highs, Lows, lows, lows, lows) Anymore Hello from the other side (other side) I must have called a thousand times (thousand times) To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done But when I call you never seem to be home Hello from the outside (outside) At least I can say that I've tried (I've tried) To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart But it don't matter. It clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Just the guitar, okay cool This was all you, none of it me You put your hands on, on my body and told me Mmm You told me you were ready For the big one, for the big jump I'd be your last love everlasting you and me Mmm That was what you told me I'm giving you up I've forgiven it all You set me free-ee Send my love to your new lover Treat her better We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more Send my love to your new lover Treat her better We gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more I was too strong you were trembling You couldn't handle the hot heat rising (rising) Mmm Baby I'm still rising I was running, you were walking You couldn't keep up, you were falling down (down) Mmm Mmm there's only one way down I'm giving you up I've forgiven it all You set me free-ee, oh Send my love to your new lover Treat her better We gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more Send my love to your new lover Treat her better We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more If you're ready, if you're ready If you're ready, I am ready If you're ready, if you're ready We both know we ain't kids no more No, we ain't kids no more I'm giving you up I've forgiven it all You set me free Send my love to your new lover Treat her better We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more Send my love to your new lover Treat her better We gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more If you're ready, if you're ready (Send my love to your new lover) If you're ready, I am ready (Treat her better) We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more If you're ready, if you're ready (Send my love to your new lover) If you're ready, I am ready (Treat her better) We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more - I Miss You
Letra
I want every single piece of you I want your heaven and your oceans too Treat me soft but touch me cruel I wanna teach you things you never knew, baby Bring the floor up to my knees Let me fall into your gravity Then kiss me back to life to see Your body standing over me Baby, don't let the lights go down Baby, don't let the lights go down Baby, don't let the lights go down Lights go down lights go down Lights go down lights go down Down down down [2x:] I miss you when the lights go out It illuminates all of my doubts Pull me in, hold me tight, don't let go Baby, give me light I love the way your body moves Towards me from across the room Brushing past my every groove No one has me like you do, baby Bring your heart I'll bring my soul But be delicate with my ego I want to step into your great unknown With you and me setting the tone Baby, don't let the lights go down Baby, don't let the lights go down Baby, don't let the lights go down Lights go down lights go down Lights go down lights go down Down down down [2x:] I miss you when the lights go out It illuminates all of my doubts Pull me in, hold me tight, don't let go Baby, give me light We play so dirty in the dark Cause we are living worlds apart It only makes it harder, baby It only makes it harder, baby Harder, baby harder, baby harder, baby harder, baby [2x:] I miss you when the lights go out It illuminates all of my doubts Pull me in, hold me tight, don't let go Baby, give me light Ooh (I miss you) [7x] - When We Were Young
Everybody loves the things you do From the way you talk to the way you move Everybody here is watching you 'Cause you feel like home You're like a dream come true But if by chance you're here alone Can I have a moment before I go? 'Cause I've been by myself all night long Hoping you're someone I used to know You look like a movie You sound like a song My God, this reminds me Of when we were young Let me photograph you in this light In case it is the last time That we might be exactly like we were Before we realized We were sad of getting old It made us restless It was just like a movie It was just like a song I was so scared to face my fears Nobody told me that you'd be here And I swear you moved overseas That's what you said, when you left me You still look like a movie You still sound like a song My God, this reminds me Of when we were young Let me photograph you in this light In case it is the last time That we might be exactly like we were Before we realized We were sad of getting old It made us restless It was just like a movie It was just like a song When we were young [4x] It's hard to admit that Everything just takes me back To when you were there To when you were there And a part of me keeps holding on Just in case it hasn't gone I guess I still care Do you still care? It was just like a movie It was just like a song My God, this reminds me Of when we were young When we were young [4x] Let me photograph you in this light In case it is the last time That we might be exactly like we were Before we realized We were sad of getting old It made us restless Oh I'm so mad I'm getting old It makes me reckless It was just like a movie It was just like a song When we were young - Remedy
Letra
I remember all of the things that I thought I wanted to be So desperate to find a way out of my world and finally breathe Right before my eyes I saw, my heart it came to life This ain't easy, it's not meant to be Every story has its scars When the pain cuts you deep When the night keeps you from sleeping Just look and you will see That I will be your remedy When the world seems so cruel And your heart makes you feel like a fool I promise you will see That I will be, I will be your remedy No river is too wide or too deep for me to swim to you Come whatever, I'll be the shelter that won't let the rain come through Your love, it is my truth And I will always love you Love you When the pain cuts you deep When the night keeps you from sleeping Just look and you will see That I will be your remedy When the world seems so cruel And your heart makes you feel like a fool I promise you will see That I will be, I will be your remedy When the pain cuts you deep When the night keeps you from sleeping Just look and you will see I will be, I will be When the world seems so cruel And your heart makes you feel like a fool I promise you will see That I will be, I will be, I will be... Your Remedy - Water Under the Bridge
Letra
If you're not the one for me Then how come I can bring you to your knees If you're not the one for me Why do I hate the idea of being free? And if I'm not the one for you You've gotta stop holding me the way you do Oh honey if I'm not the one for you Why have we been through what we have been through It's so cold out here in your wilderness I want you to be my keeper But not if you are so reckless If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently Don't pretend that you don't want me Our love ain't water under the bridge If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently Don't pretend that you don't want me Our love ain't water under the bridge Say that our love ain't water under the bridge What are you waiting for? You never seem to make it through the door And who are you hiding from? It ain't no life to live like you're on the run Have I ever asked for much? The only thing that I want is your love If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently Don't pretend that you don't want me Our love ain't water under the bridge If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently Don't pretend that you don't want me Our love ain't water under the bridge Say that our love ain't water under the bridge It's so cold in your wilderness I want you to be my keeper But not if you are so reckless If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently Don't pretend that you don't want me Our love ain't water under the bridge If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently Don't pretend that you don't want me Our love ain't water under the bridge Say it ain't so, say it ain't so Say it ain't so, say it ain't so Say it ain't so, say it ain't so Say it ain't so, say it ain't so Say that our love ain't water under the bridge Say it ain't so, say it ain't so Say it ain't so, say it ain't so Say it ain't so, say it ain't so Say it ain't so, say it ain't so Say that our love ain't water under the bridge Say that our love ain't water under the bridge - River Lea
Letra
Everybody tells me it's 'bout time that I moved on And I need to learn to lighten up and learn how to be young But my heart is a valley, it's so shallow and man made I'm scared to death if I let you in that you'll see I'm just a fake Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch But I know that's just me cause nothing ever is enough When I was a child I grew up by the River Lea There was something in the water, now that something's in me Oh I can't go back, but the reeds are growing out of my fingertips I can't go back to the river But it's in my roots, in my veins It's in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain Oh, It's in my roots, in my veins It's in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea I should probably tell you now before it's way too late That I never meant to hurt you or lie straight to your face Consider this my apology, I know it's years in advance But I'd rather say it now in case I never get the chance No I can't go back, but the reeds are growing out of my fingertips I can't go back to the river But it's in my roots, in my veins It's in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain Oh, It's in my roots, in my veins It's in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea River Lea, River Lea River Lea, River Lea River Lea, River Lea River Lea, River Lea The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea - Love in the Dark
Letra
Take your eyes off of me so I can leave I'm far too ashamed to do it with you watching me This is never ending, we have been here before But I can't stay this time cause I don't love you anymore Please stay where you are Don't come any closer Don't try to change my mind I'm being cruel to be kind I can't love you in the dark It feels like we're oceans apart There is so much space between us Maybe we're already defeated Ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah everything changed me You have given me something that I can't live without You mustn't underestimate that when you are in doubt But I don't want to carry on like everything is fine The longer we ignore it all the more that we will fight Please don't fall apart I can't face your breaking heart I'm trying to be brave Stop asking me to stay I can't love you in the dark It feels like we're oceans apart There is so much space between us Maybe we're already defeated Ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah everything changed me We're not the only ones I don't regret a thing Every word I've said You know I'll always mean It is the world to me That you are in my life But I want to live And not just survive That's why I can't love you in the dark It feels like we're oceans apart There is so much space between us Maybe we're already defeated Cause ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah everything changed me And I-I-I-I-I don't think you can save me - Million Years Ago
Letra
I only wanted to have fun Learning to fly learning to run I let my heart decide the way When I was young Deep down I must have always known That this would be inevitable To earn my stripes I'd have to pay And bare my soul I know I'm not the only one Who regrets the things they've done Sometimes I just feel it's only me Who can't stand the reflection that they see I wish I could live a little more Look up to the sky not just the floor I feel like my life is flashing by And all I can do is watch and cry I miss the air I miss my friends I miss my mother I miss it when Life was a party to be thrown But that was a million years ago When I walk around all of the streets Where I grew up and found my feet They can't look me in the eye It's like they're scared of me I try to think of things to say Like a joke or a memory But they don't recognise me now In the light of day I know I'm not the only one Who regrets the things they've done Sometimes I just feel it's only me Who never became who they thought they'd be I wish I could live a little more Look up to the sky not just the floor I feel like my life is flashing by And all I can do is watch and cry I miss the air I miss my friends I miss my mother I miss it when Life was a party to be thrown But that was a million years ago A million years ago - All I Ask
Letra
I will leave my heart at the door I won't say a word They've all been said before, you know So why don't we just play pretend Like we're not scared of what is coming next Or scared of having nothing left Look, don't get me wrong I know there is no tomorrow All I ask is If this is my last night with you Hold me like I'm more than just a friend Give me a memory I can use Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do It matters how this ends Cause what if I never love again? I don't need your honesty It's already in your eyes And I'm sure my eyes, they speak for me No one knows me like you do And since you're the only one that matters Tell me who do I run to? Look, don't get me wrong I know there is no tomorrow All I ask is If this is my last night with you Hold me like I'm more than just a friend Give me a memory I can use Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do It matters how this ends Cause what if I never love again? Let this be our lesson in love Let this be the way we remember us I don't wanna be cruel or vicious And I ain't asking for forgiveness All I ask is If this is my last night with you Hold me like I'm more than just a friend Give me a memory I can use Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do It matters how this ends Cause what if I never love again? - Sweetest Devotion
Letra
With your loving There ain't nothing That I can't adore The way I'm running with you honey Means we can break every law I find it funny that you're the only One I never looked for There is something in your loving That tears down my walls I weren't ready then I'm ready now I'm heading straight for you You will only be eternally The one that I belong to The sweetest devotion Hit me like an explosion All of my life I've been frozen The sweetest devotion I know I'll forever be whatever You want me to be I'd go under and all over For your clarity When you wonder If I'm gonna lose my way home just remember That come whatever I'll be yours all along I weren't ready then I'm ready now I'm heading straight for you You will only be eternally The one that I belong to The sweetest devotion Hit me like an explosion All of my life I've been frozen The sweetest devotion I know I've been looking for you baby In every face that I've ever known And there is something about the way you love me That finally feels like home You're my light you're my darkness You're the right kind of madness You're my hope you're my despair You're my scope of everything everywhere The sweetest devotion Hit me like an explosion All of my life I've been frozen The sweetest devotion I know [x4:] The sweetest It's the sweetest Devotion