‘Its a perfect storm of emotions’: Critics and fans lavish praise on Adele’s long-awaited new single ‘Easy On Me’ after debut was watched live by almost 300,000 people on YouTube

• Over 280,00 people tuned in to watch the official debut of the lead single off Adele’s upcoming album 30 on YouTube on Thursday
•  The video features the 33-year-old songstress pack up her home and drive away in a pickup truck with her possessions in tow as music sheets fly out the car
• The emotional ballad has left some fans deep in their feelings, with some even claiming the song has made them cry, but in a good way
• Adele revealed this week that Easy On Me, as well as 30, will be about the ‘inner turmoil’ she felt as she divorced ex-husband Simon Konecki

Fan and critics across the world have been left in tears by Adele’s newest single Easy On Me, after the pop star debuted her music video for the powerful ballad on Thursday night. 

More than 280,000 people tuned in to watch the official debut of the lead single off Adele’s upcoming album 30 on YouTube – with followers universally praising the star for the emotional song.

The video, which starts off black and white and eventually turns to color, features the 33-year-old British songstress pack up her home and drive away in a  pickup truck with her possessions in tow as music sheets fly out the car.  

The emotional ballad has left some fans deep in their feelings, with one even joking: ‘Adele made me want to go through a divorce’. 

It’s out! Adele has finally released her first new track in five years – Easy On Me much to the delight of her fans who are praising the single 

Forbes had high praise of Adele and said the British singer’s newest single was a ‘superb return to form’

Variety praised the song as being simple: ‘Adele and just a piano from beginning to end’

Rolling Stone magazine praised Easy On Me and said Adele’s comeback single has ‘reduced the world to tears’

‘Currently crying at work with this new Adele,’ one person tweeted immediately after the single’s release. 

One fan posted a meme in reference to the song that said ‘Its a perfect storm of emotions’, using an image from a scene of TV show Parks and Recreation. 

‘Adele’s new song i’m crying it’s soooo good,’ one fan tweeted. 

‘Adele never disappoints! This song is sooooo good,’ another excited fan tweeted. 

Adele revealed this week that Easy On Me, as well as 30, will be about the ‘inner turmoil’ she felt as she divorced ex-husband Simon Konecki.

The lyrics include the lines, ‘We’re both so deeply stuck in our ways, you can’t deny how hard I’ve tried. I changed who I was to put you both first,’ as well as ,’Go easy on me. I was still a child, didn’t get the chance to feel the world around me, had no time to choose, what I chose to do, so go easy on me…’

She chants: ‘I had good intentions and high hopes but I know it now probably doesn’t even show.’

The video for Easy On Me features the 33-year-old songstress pack up her home and drive away in a pickup truck with her possessions in tow as music sheets fly out the car

Adele – Easy On Me lyrics 

[Verse 1]

There ain’t no gold in this river

That I been washin’ my hands in forever

I know there is hope in these waters

But I can’t bring myself to swim

When I am drownin’ in the silence

Baby, let me in

[Chorus]

Go easy on me, baby

I was still a child

Didn’t get the chance to

Feel the world around me

I had no time to choose what I chose to do

So go easy on me

[Verse 2]

There ain’t no room for a thing to change

When we are both so deeply stuck in our ways

You can’t deny how hard I’ve tried

I changed who I was to put you both first

But now I give up 

[Bridge]

I had good intentions

And the highest hopes

But I know it now

It probably doesn’t even show 

Beside Adele’s hardcore fans, critics have also responded positively to the new single.

‘It’s not a heartbreak anthem as much as a tentatively hopeful ballad from a woman emerging from an emotionally marooned period,’ NPR’s Latesha Harris said of the song. 

While Forbes said the song could be summed up as ‘spectacular,’ Rolling Stone said that the singer’s comeback song has ‘reduced the world to tears’ .

And the BBC described the song as ‘a big woolly blanket wrapped around the loneliness and pain of anyone who’s been through a core-shaking break-up.’ 

Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Adele confirmed the album’s release date will be November 19, adding a lengthy note in which she explained that she finally felt ready to release her music.

She wrote: ‘I was certainly nowhere to near where I’d hoped to be when I first started it nearly 3 years ago.

‘Quite the opposite actually. I rely on routine and consistency to feel safe, I always have. And yet there I was knowingly – willingly even, throwing myself into a maze of absolute mess and inner turmoil!

‘I’ve learned a lot of blistering home truths about myself along the way. I’ve shed many layers but also wrapped myself in new ones.  

‘Discovered genuinely useful and wholesome materials to lead with, and I felt like I’ve finally found my feeling again. I’d go as far to say that I’ve never felt this peaceful in my life.’ 

Adele told how she sought support from the album writing process, which left her ‘sobbing relentlessly’.

She wrote: ‘And so, I’m ready to finally put this album out. It was my ride or die throughout the most turbulent period of my life. When I was writing it, it was my friend who came over with a bottle of wine and a takeaway to cheer me up.

‘My wise friend who always gives the best advice. Not to forget the one who’s wild and says “It’s your Saturn babes f**k it, you only live once”.

‘The friend who’d stay up all night and just hold my while I’d sob relentlessly not knowing why. The get up and go friend who would pick me up and take me out somewhere I said I didn’t want to go but just wanted to get me out the house for some vitamin D.

‘That friend who snuck in and left a magazine with a face mask and some bath salts to make me feel loved while inadvertently reminding me not only what month it actually was but that I should probably exercise some self care.

‘And then that friend who no matter what, checked in on me even thought I’d stopped checking in with them because I’d become so consumed by my own grief.

‘I’ve painstakingly rebuilt my house and my heart since then and this album narrates it. Home is where the heart is x’.

Adele belts out her powerful ballad in the video for Easy On Me that premiered on Thursday to immense fanfare

Over 280,000 fans tuned in for the music video premiere of Adele’s newest single Easy On Me on Thursday 

Adele and charity CEO Simon, 47, announced they were going their separate ways in April 2019, with Adele filing court documents five months later.

The couple – who dated for seven years and were married for two – co-parent their son Angelo, eight.

Their divorce was finalised in March this year, and Simon is believed to live in one of the three houses on Adele’s Beverly Hills compound so that he can be close to Angelo.

News of the album release date comes after Adele shared a first look at the single cover for her upcoming track Easy On Me on Tuesday.

The Someone Like You hitmaker looked stunning in the black and white teaser shot that was shared to her Instagram with the caption: ‘Easy On Me – October 15 – Midnight UK.’

It comes after the superstar finally revealed she was releasing new music after a five-year hiatus.

Adele looked incredible in the new image as she stared whimsically into the distance.

She had her long blonde tresses styled into a perfect blow dry and opted for a typically glamorous makeup look complete with her trademark winged eyeliner.

It comes after Adele sent fans into meltdown yet again as she played a clip of her upcoming single Easy On Me during her very first Instagram live stream on Saturday.

The star, who admitted she would get into trouble by her management, pressed play on the track in which she likened her emotions to a river.

As her followers flooded the comments’ section with questions about her upcoming album, she revealed the project will be inspired by her divorce from husband Simon.

In its lyrics, she sang, ‘There ain’t no gold in this river that I’ve been washing my hands in forever.

‘I know there is hope in these waters but I can’t bring myself to swim when I am drowning in the silence, baby let me in…’

Former flames: Adele and charity CEO Simon Konecki, 47, announced they were going their separate ways in April 2019, with Adele filing court documents five months later (pictured in 2012) 

Eagerly-anticipated: News of the album release date comes after Adele shared a first look at the single cover for her upcoming track Easy On Me on Tuesday

New music: The Someone Like You hitmaker, 33, looked stunning in the black and white teaser shot that was shared to her Instagram with the caption: ‘Easy On Me – October 15 – Midnight UK’

Return! Adele unveiled her long-awaited new music on Tuesday, taking to Twitter to reveal her new song is called Easy On Me and is set for release on 15 October (pictured is a shot from the teaser clip)

The vocal powerhouse also opened up about her mental health during the candid chat, revealing she takes it on a ‘day-by-day’ basis but feels it is ‘very good’ currently.

‘My mental health is very good at the moment. I take it day-by-day and I address whatever comes my way,’ she admitted.

‘It definitely helps me feel better if I take my time. Writing my music… yeah it’s been really therapeutic for sure.

‘I think I lost the appreciation for that. I got things out that I didn’t want to say out loud and talk about,’ the Hello hitmaker added.

‘What’s my next album going to be based on? Divorce, babe, divorce,’ the Tottenham-raised beauty quipped.

Adele also wasn’t shy of dipping her toes into the Free Britney movement, telling viewers that she had met the ‘lovely’ star a few times and is glad she’s happy.

Surprise! It comes after Adele sent fans into meltdown as she played a clip of her upcoming single Easy On Me during her very first Instagram live stream on Saturday

She recently took to Twitter to reveal her new song is called Easy On Me and is set for release on 15 October.

In a brooding black and white teaser, the star’s trademark liquid eyeliner was visible as well as her long nails as she drove a car down a country road having just slotted a cassette into a player with the name of the song scrawled across.

Adele could be seen with her hand extended out of the car window moving in time with the music. She was sporting a PVC mac and lengthy, pointed nails.

As she sped along the street, sheet music blew out of bags in her car and into the air as the piano played – yet no vocals were heard from the pop icon.

Fans swiftly flooded the post with excited replies, as users responded: ‘ADELE OMGGG… OMFG… At least now we know why the comeback took so long, the songs flew out of the car… took three years to gather them all music notes…

‘I LOVE YOU SO MUCH… SHE IS HERE TO BREAK THE INTERNET… Already did… FINALLY! YESSSS… Woww’.

She’s back! She recently took to Twitter to reveal her new song is called Easy On Me and is set for release on 15 October

The release came after fans could barely contain their excitement on Monday as they flooded Twitter with speculation of her fourth album.

She prompted the lively online conversations after updating her social media channels to encompass an intriguing dark teal hue.

Observant enthusiasts noticed the colour was synonymous with a series of ’30’ billboards that popped up across the globe last week.

The ’30’ title falls in line with Adele’s preferred way of naming her albums, with all three of her studio albums named after her age.

Her debut album 19 was released in 2008, followed by 21 in 2011 and 25 in 2015.

As Adele has followed the previous pattern, the 30 album has plenty of inspiration, having been the age she separated from ex-husband Simon.

Tease: The social media update came just days after Adele fans speculated that new music was on the way after a series of ’30’ billboards popped up across the globe

The Brit Award winner recently broke her silence on her divorce, recalling the heartbreaking moment their son Angelo asked, ‘Don’t you love my dad anymore?’

Speaking to American Vogue in her first interview in five years, Adele revealed she hopes her new album, in which she sings about her divorce, will help Angelo understand what happened when he’s older.

She explained: ‘He has so many simple questions for me that I can’t answer, because I don’t know the answer. Like, ‘Why can’t we still live together?’

”That’s just not what people do when they get divorced.”

”But why not?”

‘I’m like, “I don’t f***ing know.” That’s not what society does.’

‘And, “Why don’t you love my dad anymore?” and I’d be like, “I do love your dad. I’m just not in love.” I can’t make that make sense to a nine-year-old.” 

Talented: The ’30’ title has fallen in line with Adele’s preferred way of naming her albums, with all three of her studio albums named after her age (pictured in 2020)

Adele also admitted she struggled with talking to their son about her separation, causing her so much anxiety that her therapist suggested she record herself speaking to Angelo so she could remember what had been said.

She told British Vogue: ‘Obviously Simon and I never fought over him or anything like that. Angelo’s just like, ‘I don’t get it.’

‘I don’t really get it either. There are rules that are made up in society of what happens and doesn’t happen in marriage and after marriage, but I’m a very complex person.’

She added: ‘When I was 30, my entire life fell apart and I had no warning of it.’

Yet insisting there was no bad blood between the pair, she added: ‘It just wasn’t… It just wasn’t right for me any more. I didn’t want to end up like a lot of other people I knew.

‘I wasn’t miserable miserable, but I would have been miserable had I not put myself first. But, yeah, nothing bad happened or anything like that.’

Split: Adele recently broke her silence on her divorce, recalling the heartbreaking moment their son Angelo asked, ‘Don’t you love my dad anymore?’ (pictured in 2013) 

Despite their separation, Adele has no regrets, saying she chose the ‘perfect person’ to have a child with.

Elsewhere, she confirmed that she and her new boyfriend, sports agent Rich Paul, 39, are ‘very happy’ and has revealed that he’s ‘frazzled’ by her huge, global fame.

She also told American Vogue in a separate profile published Thursday, that Rich ‘just incredibly arrived’ days before her estranged father passed away from cancer aged 57 in May this year, after the pair fell out in 2011.

The cockney star introduced Rich – who represents LeBron James – to the interviewer, who noted how the singer beamed with, ‘Hi, darlin’!’ when he walked into the photoshoot.

‘Yes, we’re together,’ Adele confirmed in the interview, adding: ‘We’re very happy.’

What a pair! Elsewhere, she confirmed that she and her new boyfriend, sports agent Rich Paul, 39, are ‘very happy’ and has revealed that he’s ‘frazzled’ by her huge, global fame

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