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Sinead Butler
Nov 18, 2021
Adele has treated fans by dropping a video of herself singing an acoustic version of a new song ahead of her album release tomorrow (November, 19).
In a surprise post across her social media platforms, the Easy On Me singer can be seen giving the stripped-back rendition of the track To Be Loved – featured on the highly anticipated upcoming album 30 – from the comfort of her couch at home.
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“To be loved and love at the highest count / Means to lose all the things I can’t live without,” the 33-year-old sings in the six-minute video.
“Let it be known that I will choose to lose / It’s a sacrifice, but I can’t live a lie / Let it be known, let it be known that I tried.”
To Be Loved https://t.co/r16x90FbAU— Adele (@Adele) 1637179426
After the unexpected performance, it’s safe to say fans were left feeling emotional after hearing the track for the first time.
@Adele I CANT!! THIS ALBUM IS GONNA DESTROY ME https://t.co/Qncb6AV5d3— ً (@ً) 1637179561
@Adele You’ll be hearing from my therapist!!!! https://t.co/9rxdJMfPWP— grant👨🏻🦱 (@grant👨🏻🦱) 1637180641
@Adele This song got me crying over people I haven’t met before https://t.co/306joB89aE— Jake Greenaway (@Jake Greenaway) 1637180081
I will never emotionally recover https://t.co/dN7e00L6cM https://t.co/cYZxoKdZo3— 💚 Anya 💜 (@💚 Anya 💜) 1637189351
Adele’s ‘To Be Loved’ the song of the century... the classic we all deserve. https://t.co/E7DewfxViR— fran (@fran) 1637180622
Whew this Adele To Be Loved song..album not even out yet & it’s my favorite https://t.co/ZtQYwjErcN— “Hottest in the thittttyyyy” (@“Hottest in the thittttyyyy”) 1637193061
Does Adele realise it's Wednesday and I wasn't prepared for this?! Like.....why does she keep doing this to me?! 😩😩… https://t.co/QN03srEgYv— Nikita (@Nikita) 1637185798
screaming crying throwing up on the ground shaking https://t.co/nn0E71sxJp— gabby (@gabby) 1637184801
The power this woman has over my tears should be illegal https://t.co/IcyJa2sgfs— nads ☾ crescent city era (@nads ☾ crescent city era) 1637183483
With this song teasing what is to come on Adele’s new album30, it seems fans are not prepared for the emotional rollercoaster that they will go on when it’s released.
Adele so casually sings ‘To Be Loved’ on her couch and it easily sounds like a classic and one of the greatest song… https://t.co/s8wOvDePQi— Alex Goldschmidt (@Alex Goldschmidt) 1637181045
gonna cry more than I ever have to this album https://t.co/RWSPe8Hng2 https://t.co/mxw01AeZmc— dishwasher (@dishwasher) 1637187060
She is about to FUCK US UP with this album https://t.co/jXgD6y5mzK— Daniel Zuaro (@Daniel Zuaro) 1637185643
me waiting 4 friday https://t.co/f6N4ynBgac https://t.co/ckqDX67gMN— nicole (@nicole) 1637183860
This shit got me in my feelings https://t.co/z4a5KYtcPg https://t.co/q9WJmc3TKC— Mohamed Ahmed (@Mohamed Ahmed) 1637190522
Meanwhile, others joked about the audio quality of the video due to the fact Adele recorded the acoustic performance on her laptop (it seemed the microphone couldn’t handle her insane vocals):
Adele's Mac Book microphone during that song https://t.co/BF8tDBupA1— Liv (@Liv) 1637197491
the way Adele’s voice almost broke the mic https://t.co/2o5qgSqQF5— rockefellerism ⛷ (@rockefellerism ⛷) 1637181320
@Adele The mic at the end https://t.co/X1RC5O5xRR— Daniel Zennon (@Daniel Zennon) 1637182877
@dragonnaydra1 adele: ehh i think we should do another take i didn’t like how my notes sounded there her macbook m… https://t.co/QAs6FO6mTS— mauricio (@mauricio) 1637184580
@Adele the mic that didn’t let us hear the full power of Adele’ voice: #Adele https://t.co/if7rJ1nB6D— 🍎🪐Bushi³⁰💿🪐🍎 (@🍎🪐Bushi³⁰💿🪐🍎) 1637180226
After belting out her last note of the song, Adele proved she was her own worst critic by immediately saying: “There were a couple notes but...” before signing off with a smile. Fans weren’t having a word of it and praised her performance:
Adele is amazing, and I’m so stoked for this album. She casually belts this song out and then ends it with “there w… https://t.co/lU6AB9GjD0— Jay Shelat (@Jay Shelat) 1637183270
“There were a couple notes...” my ass https://t.co/oqa6jN07FA— Alara (@Alara) 1637180449
this bitch said “there were a couple notes 🙃” like ma’am??? https://t.co/uGMXSDlb2r— boytoynamedtroy✨ (@boytoynamedtroy✨) 1637200331
“there were a couple of notes” UM HELLO??? HUH??? https://t.co/sfNxs8PmGK https://t.co/7h3iD2IjDN— zayn (@zayn) 1637188876
Sorry but she just delivered this 6-minute epic timeless masterpiece over PHOTOBOOTH and has the audacity to say “h… https://t.co/EXKKGBUm2X— kennedy (@kennedy) 1637184430
While Adele dropped the surprise performance, the reviews have also been coming in for 30, with many music critics giving positive reviews.
Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield gave the album five stars and described 30 as the “best Adele album yet,” while it received a four-star rating from Annabel Nugent at The Independent who described it as lyrically “candid.”
“Adele has always been forthright – every bad feeling you’ve felt, she has confessed to feeling too – but there is a new immediacy here.”
Adele’s new album 30 will be released tomorrow on November 19.