Adele released her second studio album, 21, in 2011. It became the world's best-selling album of the 21st century, with sales of over 31 million copies. It was certified 17× platinum in the UK (the highest by a solo artist of all time) and Diamond in the US. According to Billboard, 21 is the top-performing album in the US chart history, topping the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks (the longest for a female artist ever). She was the first female artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three simultaneous top-ten singles as a lead artist, with "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone Like You" and "Set Fire to the Rain", all of which also topped the chart. The album received a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and the Brit Award for British Album of the Year. The success of 21 earned Adele numerous mentions in the Guinness Book of Records.
In 2012, Adele released "Skyfall", a soundtrack single for the James Bond film of the same name, which won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Her third studio album, 25, was released in 2015 and became the year's best-selling album and broke first-week sales records in the UK and US. 25 was her second album to be certified Diamond in the US and earned her five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and four Brit Awards, including British Album of the Year. The lead single, "Hello", became the first song in the US to sell over one million digital copies within a week of its release. Her fourth studio album 30, which contains the chart-topping single "Easy on Me", was released in 2021 and became the year's best-selling album worldwide including US and UK. 30 won the 2022 Brit Award for British Album of the Year.
Adele is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 120 million records. Her accolades include fifteen Grammy Awards and twelve Brit Awards. In 2011, 2012, and 2016, Billboard named her Artist of the Year. At the 2012 and 2016 Ivor Novello Awards, Adele was named Songwriter of the Year by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In 2012, she was listed at number five on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music. Time magazine named her one of the most influential people in the world in 2012, 2016, and 2022. She was appointed a MBE at the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to music. Her third tour saw her break attendance records globally, including in the UK, Australia, and the US, and her album 21 has been listed in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020).
256. Don't You Remember
Adele Lyrics
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You left with no goodbye, not a single word was said
No final kiss to seal anything
I had no idea of the state we were in
I know I have a fickle heart and a bitterness
And a wandering eye, and a heaviness in my head
But don't you remember, don't you remember?
Baby please remember me once more
When was the last time you thought of me?
Or have you completely erased me from your memories?
I often think about where I went wrong
The more I do, the less I know
But I know I have a fickle heart and a bitterness
And a wandering eye, and a heaviness in my head
But don't you remember, don't you remember?
The reason you loved me before
Baby please remember me once more
Oh, I gave you the space so you could breathe
I kept my distance so you would be free
In hope that you find the missing piece
To bring you back to me
Why don't you remember, don't you remember?
The reason you loved me before
Baby please remember me once more
When will I see you again?
In "Don't You Remember," Adele laments the loss of a past relationship and wonders where it all went wrong. The song is filled with sadness and regret as she questions why her lover left without a goodbye or any indication of what was going on in their relationship. She openly talks about her shortcomings, including her "fickle heart," bitterness, wandering eye, and heaviness in her head. However, she also reminds her lover of the reasons why they fell in love in the first place, begging him to remember her once more.
The chorus of the song is particularly poignant as Adele hopes her lover remembers the good times they had shared and the love they had for each other. She had given him space to breathe and kept a distance so he could be free, hoping that he would find the missing piece to bring them back together. Yet, she remains uncertain if they will ever see each other again, leaving the audience with a lingering sense of sadness and longing.
Overall, "Don't You Remember" is a heartbreaking account of what it feels like to lose someone you love and desperately want them back. Adele's raw and emotional delivery of the lyrics makes the song an unforgettable and relatable experience for anyone who has gone through a similar situation.
Line by Line Meaning
When will I see you again?
When is the next time I will get to see you in person?
You left with no goodbye, not a single word was said
You left without saying goodbye or giving me any kind of closure.
No final kiss to seal anything
We did not have a last kiss to signify the end of our relationship.
I had no idea of the state we were in
I was unaware of the problems in our relationship.
When was the last time you thought of me?
When was the most recent time that you thought about me and our past relationship?
Or have you completely erased me from your memories?
Have you completely forgotten about me and our past relationship?
I often think about where I went wrong
I frequently reflect on the mistakes I made that contributed to the end of our relationship.
The more I do, the less I know
The more I reflect, the more confused I become about what went wrong between us.
Oh, I gave you the space so you could breathe
I purposely gave you space and distance to allow you to have room to breathe and figure out what you wanted.
I kept my distance so you would be free
By staying away, I hoped to give you the freedom to make your own decisions and choices.
In hope that you find the missing piece
My wish was that you would find whatever you felt was missing in your life.
To bring you back to me
With the hope that you would return to me once you found what you were searching for.
But don't you remember, don't you remember?
Do you not recall, do you not recall?
The reason you loved me before,
The explanation for why you were once enamored with me.
Baby please remember me once more
I implore you to think back on our relationship and remember me once again.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: DANIEL DODD WILSON, ADELE ADKINS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
lucas lopes
Conheci essa música através de vc. Não era ligado em todos os hits da Adele. Por isso, é tão importante muitos candidatos qd vão em programas musicais, se apresentarem com canções um pouco menos famosas. Para que o público possa tomar contato e nesse caso, se apaixonar pela excelente interpretação . ❤
Gustavo Avelino
Meu Deus, eu vivi pra esse momento! Que voz mais linda, que nostalgia!
Eu e minha mãe estamos aqui emocionadíssimos! 😢
PRECISAMOS DE "YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE"! ❤
John Sanders
Meu Deus😢
Só lembro do show que você deu cantando essa música no programa Raul Gil, foi ABSURDAMENTE INCRÍVEL.
Luiz Andrade
A maioral desde pequeninha 😭😭❤❤❤
Alexandre Sousa
Conhecendo agora. E já seguindo. Que voz incrível
Leonardo Portela Martins
meu deus, a nostalgia 😭
Pedro Reinaldo
Passou um filme….Raul Gil ❤
Rodrigo Dutra
Don't You Remember (Alanis' version)
Pedro Reinaldo
es pe ta cu lar ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,