Adele – Rolling in the Deep

Abbout The Song

“Rolling in the Deep” is a song by English singer-songwriter Adele, featured on her second studio album, “21” (2011). Serving as the lead single and opening track of the album, it was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. Described by Adele as a “dark blues-y gospel disco tune,” the song achieved significant success, becoming a crossover hit in the United States and marking a commercial breakthrough for the artist.

Released on November 29, 2010, as the lead single from “21” in digital download format, “Rolling in the Deep” received widespread critical acclaim. The song’s production, lyrics, and Adele’s vocal performance garnered praise. It topped charts in twelve countries and reached the top 10 in over twenty territories. Notably, it became Adele’s first number-one song in the United States, holding the top spot on various Billboard charts, including the Hot 100 for seven weeks.

By February 2012, the song had sold over 8.7 million copies in the United States, establishing it as the best-selling digital song by a female artist in the country. Globally, it was the fifth-best-selling digital single of 2011, with sales exceeding 8.2 million copies. As of 2019, “Rolling in the Deep” has sold over 20.6 million copies worldwide, ranking among the best-selling digital singles of all time.

The music video for the song received seven nominations at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and won three awards, including Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction. At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, “Rolling in the Deep” secured wins for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Short Form Music Video. Numerous critics and music publications hailed it as the best song of the year, with Rolling Stone ranking it at No. 8 on its list of “The 100 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century” in 2021.

In the same year, the song claimed the 82nd spot on Rolling Stone’s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” “Rolling in the Deep” spent 65 weeks on the chart, at that time making it the fourth-most weeks spent on the chart, sharing the position with Jewel’s double single “Foolish Games”/”You Were Meant for Me.”

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Lyrics

There’s a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch, it’s bringing me out the dark
Finally I can see you crystal clear
[Clean version:] Go ‘head and sell me out and I’ll lay your ship bare
[Explicit version:] Go ‘head and sell me out and I’ll lay your shit 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 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 inside of your hand
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it, to the beat
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

Baby, I have no story to be told
But I’ve heard one on you
And I’m gonna make your head burn
Think of me in the depths of your despair
Make a home down there
As mine sure won’t be shared

(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
The scars of your love remind me of us
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
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 inside of your hand
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it, to the beat
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside of your hand
But you played it, with a beating

Throw your soul through every open door (woah)
Count your blessings to find what you look for (woah)
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (woah)
You’ll pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow (woah)
(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
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
It all, it all, it all
(Tears are gonna fall, 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 of your hand
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat
(Tears are gonna fall, 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 of your hand
(You’re gonna wish you never had met me)

But you played it
You played it
You played it
You played it to the beat.