Noone can remove Adele from the top of the World Singles chart after 7 whole weeks. The Single was released on 23 October as the lead single from her top selling Album '25'. Adele co-wrote "Hello" with her producer, Greg Kurstin. "Hello" is a piano ballad with soul influences, and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and regret. Upon release, the song received acclaim from music critics, who compared it favourably to Adele's previous work and praised the song's lyrics and Adele's vocals.
"Hello" has reached number one in 28 countries including the United Kingdom, where it became her second UK number-one single, following "Someone like You", and had the largest opening week sales in three years. In the United States, "Hello" debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, and remains for a 7th week! It is Adele's fourth number-one on the chart and broke several records, including becoming the first song with over a million digital sales in a week.
The accompanying music video was directed by Xavier Dolan and co-stars Adele and Tristan Wilds. The music video for the song broke the Vevo Record by achieving over 27.7 million views within a 24-hour span, held previously by Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" which accumulated 20.1 million views in that timeframe. It also broke the record for shortest time to attain 100 million Vevo views, previously held by Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball".
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