She and Epworth wrote “Rolling in the Deep” in three hours the day after she had broken up with her boyfriend, with the vocal demo Adele recorded ultimately being used for the final album version. Although Adele had arrived at the studio ready to write a tragic and lovelorn ballad, she ultimately decided to “challenge” herself, expanding beyond her soul and R&B roots. Īdele wrote the first verse of the song in a Chinese restaurant that she had performed at in 2008 and then didn’t finish the song until two years later during a studio session with Paul Epworth, seeking inspiration for the remainder of the song in her relationship with her ex-boyfriend. The video won three awards: Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. In July 2011, the video was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards, making it the most nominated music video of the year. It was the longest-running number-one single of 2011, spending seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The song also become Adele’s first number-one song in the United States, reaching the top spot of four Billboard charts. “Rolling in the Deep” reached number one in eleven countries and the top five in several others.

As of November 2013, “Rolling in the Deep” had sold over 28 million copies in the United States, making it her best-selling single outside her home country, topping her previous best-selling “ Chasing Pavements.” It is also the best selling digital single for a female artist in the US as well as being the second most digitally bought song. The song was critically acclaimed upon its release and peaked at number one in some countries in Europe, as well in Canada and the United States. The song was written by Paul Epworth and Adele, who described it as a “dark blues-y gospel disco tune.” It was first released on Augas the album’s lead single, with Adele’s cover of The SteelDrivers’ “ If It Hadn’t Been for Love” serving as the single’s B-side. “Rolling in the Deep” (registered onto Adele’s BMI as “Rollin’ in the Deep” ) is a song written, recorded and performed by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, 21.

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