Every time a new memory comes back in one of my songs for myself, I love it. I had never had that vision when I wrote the song. Speaking to The New York Times about “When We Were Young,” Adele revealed, “At rehearsal, when I was singing ‘When We Were Young,’ I suddenly had a vision of my best friend putting makeup on me for the first time when I was 17. It’s just about enjoying each other in that moment and there’s a lyric in it that says, ‘Let me photograph you like this,’ because it’s amazing and this is how I want to remember us. It’s written in the future, like 20 years’ time, and then you see this person and because so much time has passed and so much has happened to both of you, it’s ridiculous. It’s about seeing someone that you haven’t seen in so long. It’s just such a beautiful song and I wrote it with a great artist. Whenever I do that song, I just cry my eyes out.
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I’ve been rehearsing it with my band, so we’re ready for whenever we’re going to be doing TV and stuff like that. She also opened up about the song in an interview with Carson Daly: My eyes were so cloudy for a year after I had my child, and I thought I would never regroup with myself, ever.” We all love each other still, but we don’t have time to be unconditional and 24/7. Īdele has described “When We Were Young” as “a bit of a letter to myself.” She explained that, “It’s really about regrouping, because naturally, me and my friends have dispersed. Adele promoted the song with live performances on the BBC one-hour special Adele at the BBC, Saturday Night Live, and Adele Live in New York City. It went on to reach the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Adele has stated on numerous occasions that “When We Were Young” is her favorite song she has ever written.įollowing the release of 25, “When We Were Young” had already sold 150,000 digital copies in the United States as an album track. Upon release, the song received critical acclaim from music critics, who praised the song’s lyrics and Adele’s vocals. “When We Were Young” is a soul ballad, with lyrics that talk about reminiscing on past memories with a loved one. It appears as the fourth track on the album. The song was written by Adele with Tobias Jesso Jr., and produced by Ariel Rechtshaid. “When We Were Young” is a song recorded by Adele, taken from her third studio album, 25.
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