Rolling in the Deep

"Rolling in the Deep" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, 21. The song was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. The singer herself describes it as a "dark blues-y gospel disco tune". The largest crossover hit in the United States from the past 25 years, "Rolling in the Deep" gained radio airplay from many different radio formats. It was first released on 29 November 2010 as the lead single from 21 in digital download format. The lyrics describe the emotions of a scorned lover.

"Rolling in the Deep" was acclaimed by music critics and represented a commercial breakthrough for Adele, propelling her to international success. The song reached number one in 11 countries and the top five in many more regions. It was Adele's first number-one song in the United States, reaching the top spot on many Billboard charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 where it was number one for seven weeks. By February 2012, "Rolling in the Deep" had sold over 7,600,000 copies in the United States, making it the highest selling digital song by a female artist in the US, the second best-selling digital song in the US and Adele's best-selling single outside her native country, topping her previous best-selling "Chasing Pavements". Worldwide, it was the fifth best selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 8.2 million copies, later going on to sell over 14 million copies. The song spent 65 weeks on the chart, making the song at that time the fourth most weeks spent on the chart, tying the place with Jewel with her double single "Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me".

Music video

The music video for "Rolling in the Deep," directed by Sam Brown, premiered on Channel 4 on 3 December 2010. The video begins in an abandoned house, where Adele is sitting in a chair singing. During the video, the scenes show hundreds of glasses filled with water that vibrate to the beat of a drum, a mysterious person (played by Jennifer White, who also choreographed the sequence) dancing in a room with white flour and dust, the drummer playing the drums behind the stairs, china being thrown and breaking on the wall in front of the staircase, and a white model of a city which is set on fire by five bursting light bulbs at the end of the song.

On 20 July 2011, the music video was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Best Direction, and won three for Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction.[10] The video won the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video on 12 February 2012.

In July, the video was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards nominations, making it the most nominated music video of the year. The video won three awards: Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. "Rolling in the Deep" was also the Billboard Year End Hot 100 Number One Single of 2011. On 12 February 2012, "Rolling in the Deep" received three Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Short Form Music Video. Critics and music publications ranked the song highly on their end-of-year lists.

Rolling in the deep lyrics

There's a fire starting in my heart.

 Reaching a fever pitch and bringing me out the dark

 Finally, I can see you crystal clear.

 Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare.

See how I leave, with every piece of you

 Don't underestimate the things that I will do.

There's a fire starting in my heart,

 Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark

The scars of your love, reminds me of us.

 They keep me thinking that we almost had it all

 The scars of your love, they leave me breathless

 I can't help feeling...

We could have had it all... (you're gonna wish you, never had met me)...

 Rolling in the Deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

 You had my heart... (you're gonna wish you)... Inside of your hand (Never had met me)

 And you played it... (Tears are gonna fall)... To the beat (Rolling in the deep)

Baby I have no story to be told,

 But I've heard one of you and I'm gonna make your head burn.

 Think of me in the depths of your despair.

 Making a home down there, as mine sure won't be shared.

The scars of your love, remind me of us.

 They keep me thinking that we almost had it all

 The scars of your love, they leave me breathless

 I can't help feeling...

We could have had it all... (you're gonna wish you never had met me)...

 Rolling in the Deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

 You had my heart... (you're gonna wish you)... inside of your hand (Never had met me)

 And you played it... (Tears are gonna fall)... To the beat (Rolling in the deep)

 Could have had it all

 Rolling in the deep.

 You had my heart inside of your hand,

 But you played it with your beating

Throw your soul through every open door (Whoa)

 Count your blessings to find what you're looking for (Whoa-uh)

 Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (Whoa)

 And pay me back in kind- You reap just what you sow.

(You're gonna wish you... Never had met me)

 We could have had it all (Tears are gonna fall... Rolling in the deep)

 We could have had it all yeah (you're gonna wish you... never had met me)

 It all (Tears are gonna fall)

 It all

 It all (Rolling in the deep)

We could have had it all (you're gonna wish you, never had met me)

 Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall rolling in the deep)

 You had my heart inside... (you're gonna wish you)... of your hand (Never had met me)

 And you played it... (Tears are gonna fall)... to the beat (Rolling in the deep)

 We could have had it all ( you're wish you never had met me)

 Rolling in the deep (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

 You had my heart... ( you're gonna wish you)... Inside of your hand (Never had met me)

But you played it

 You played it

 You played it

 You played it to the beat.