25 (album)

chronology
25th
Adele's studio album
Publication ; (s)	November 20, 2015 (download) ; June 24, 2016 (streaming)
admission	2015
Label (s)	XL , Columbia
Format (s)	LP, CD
Genre (s)	Alternative pop, indie rock
Title (number)	11
running time	48:20
occupation	Adele;
production	Greg Kurstin; Max Martin; Shellback; Paul Epworth; Ariel Rechtshaid; Ryan Tedder; Danger Mouse; The Smeezingtons;
1st October 23, 2015	Hello
January 2nd , 2016	When We Were Young
3rd May 16, 2016	Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
4th 4th November 2016	Water under the bridge

25 is the third studio album by British singer Adele . It was released worldwide on November 20, 2015. Like the first two albums 19 and 21 , it is named after the age of the singer when she started working on the album. So production took two years.

The album contains eleven songs, all of which Adele was involved as a writer. She worked with Bruno Mars , Ryan Tedder , Paul Epworth , Max Martin and Shellback , among others .

Like the two previous albums, the album cover shows a recording of Adele's head. This time it's a close-up of the face with the eyes open.

success

The previous album 21 was one of the most successful albums in recent years. Since the James Bond song Skyfall 2012, Adele had made herself musically rare. The preliminary single Hello was released after a three-year break and immediately entered the charts in numerous countries at number 1. The album was released four weeks later, but unlike the single and most of the other albums of the year, it was not released for music streaming and was therefore only available for purchase. Like the song, it also reached the top of the charts in numerous countries around the world. In addition, it set numerous records in the first week of sales.

In the US alone, 25 sold 3.38 million times in the first seven days. Since Nielsen's electronic record of direct sales in 1991, no album had sold more than 3 million copies in a week in the US. The best debut to date, No Strings Attached by * NSYNC (2000), was only 2.42 million. 41% of all albums sold in the US that week were Adele's newest work. The singer also set a new record in her home country of Great Britain, selling 800,307 copies in the first week of sales. In 1997, Oasis had sold 696,000 copies of their Be Here Now album , but in just a few days, as it was only released three days before the chart date. In Germany, Adele also got off to a very successful start with 263,000 albums sold, which was last surpassed eight years earlier by Herbert Grönemeyer (album 12 ). Within a month the album was awarded five platinum records in Germany for over a million units sold, making it one of the best-selling music albums in Germany since 1975. In each of the three countries, the album set a new download record in the first week.

It wasn't until June 24, 2016 that the album was also released on streaming services.

At the 2017 Grammy Awards , 25 was named Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album .

Single releases

The single Hello was released four weeks before the album on October 23, 2015.

The second release followed on January 22nd, 2016 When We Were Young .

On May 16, 2016, Send My Love (To Your New Lover) was released as the third single on the album.

The fourth single Water Under the Bridge was released on November 22, 2016.

Track list

#	title	Songwriter	producer	length
1.	Hello	Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin	Course student	4:55
2.	Send My Love (To Your New Lover)	Adele Adkins, Max Martin , Johan Schuster	Martin / shoemaker	3:43
3.	I miss you	Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth	Epworth	5:48
4th	When We Were Young	Adele Adkins, Tobias Jesso Jr.	Ariel Rechtshaid	4:50
5.	Remedy	Adele Adkins, Ryan Tedder	Tedder	4:05
6th	Water under the bridge	Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin	Course student	4:00
7th	River Lea	Adele Adkins, Brian Burton	Burton	3:48
8th.	Love in the Dark	Adele Adkins, Samuel Dixon	Dixon	4:45
9.	Million Years Ago	Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin	Course student	3:47
10.	All I ask	Adele Adkins, Bruno Mars , Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brown	The Smeezingtons	4:31
11.	Sweetest devotion	Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth	Epworth	4:11

Charts and music sales

album

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
2015	25 Columbia Records / XL Recordings	DE1 × 6 Six-fold platinum (82 weeks)DE	AT1 × 3 Triple platinum (75 weeks)AT	CH1 × 6 Six-fold platinum (100 weeks)CH	UK1 × 11 Eleven times platinum (180 weeks)UK	US1 Diamond + platinum (181 weeks)US	Initial release: November 20, 2015 Sales: + 19,833,113

Single releases

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
2015	Hello	DE1 platinum (33 weeks)DE	AT1 (27 weeks) AT	CH1 platinum (61 weeks)CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (49 weeks)UK	US1 × 7 Seven times platinum (26 weeks)US	Initial release: October 23, 2015 Sales: + 7,567,150
2016	When We Were Young	DE29 (14 weeks) DE	AT11 (17 weeks) AT	CH5 (17 weeks) CH	UK9 platinum (26 weeks)UK	US14th platinum (20 weeks)US	First published: Jan 22nd, 2016 Sales: +1,907,500
	Send My Love (To Your New Lover)	DE31 (18 weeks) DE	AT14 (21 weeks) AT	CH18 (21 weeks) CH	UK5 platinum (23 weeks)UK	US8th platinum (27 weeks)US	First published: May 16, 2016 Sales: + 2,095,000
	Water under the bridge	DE80 (5 weeks) DE	AT42 (11 weeks) AT	CH77 (5 weeks) CH	UK39 gold (17 weeks)UK	US26th gold (22 weeks)US	First published: November 4th, 2016 Sales: + 1,070,000
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2015	Million Years Ago	DE74 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK64 (1 week) UK	-	Chart entry: November 27, 2015
	Love in the Dark	DE79 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	Chart entry: November 27, 2015
	Remedy	DE83 (1 week) DE	AT60 (1 week) AT	CH30 (1 week) CH	-	US87 (1 week) US	Chart entry: November 27, 2015
	River Lea	DE97 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	Chart entry: November 27, 2015
2016	All I ask	-	-	-	UK41 (1 week) UK	US77 (1 week) US	Chart entry: January 28, 2016

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	10 × platinum	700,000
Belgium (BEA)	8 × platinum	240,000
Brazil (PMB)	diamond	300,000
Denmark (IFPI)	4 × platinum	80,000
Germany (BVMI)	6 × platinum	1,200,000
Finland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	47,482
France (SNEP)	-	747,300
Italy (FIMI)	5 × platinum	250,000
Japan (RIAJ)	-	56,481
Canada (MC)	diamond	808.650
Mexico (AMPROFON)	2 × platinum	120,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	12 × platinum	180,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	8 × platinum	320,000
Austria (IFPI)	3 × platinum	45,000
Poland (ZPAV)	diamond	100,000
Portugal (AFP)	-	3,200
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	6 × platinum	120,000
Spain (Promusicae)	3 × platinum	120,000
South Africa (RISA)	2 × platinum	80,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	5 × platinum	10,000
Venezuela (APFV)	gold	5,000
United States (RIAA)	11 × platinum	11,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	11 × platinum	3,500,000
All in all	2 × gold 90 × platinum 4 × diamond	20.133.113