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Sunday, August 14, 2022

Set List Reader's Choice

In this edition of Set List Reader's Choice, your top favorite is:

Guessed Right - Adele

In the Guess the Artist series, Adele's name was stamped on the YouTube video, therefore making the guess easy and obvious.

In this post, I thought I would share my two most favorite Adele songs - "Skyfall" and "Rumour Has It."

"Rumour Has It"


Fourth single from 2011 album, 21
Released in the UK in November 2011

No. 16 on Billboard Hot 100
No. 1 on Adult Album Alternative chart

Gold in Australia, Italy, Mexico, and the UK

2x Platinum in the U.S.

3x Platinum in Canada


"Skyfall"


No. 1 in Ireland

No. 1 on French Singles Chart

No. 2 on UK Singles Chart
92,000 copies sold when reaching this rank

No. 8 on Billboard Hot 100

No. 1 on UK's iTunes online store within 10 hours upon release
84,000 copies sold within the first two days of release

First Bond song to sell one million digital copies

7.2 million copies sold worldwide

Adele's "Skyfall" tied with Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill" for highest charting Bond theme on UK Singles Chart.

Academy Award
Brit Award
Critics' Choice Movie Award
Golden Globe Award
Grammy Award

85th Academy Awards (2013) - Adele performed "Skyfall" live for the first time (before knowing she won).

Gold in Australia, Finland, and New Zealand

Platinum in Belgium, Denmark, and Germany

2x Platinum in Italy, Mexico, the UK and the U.S.

5x Platinum in Canada

Wikipedia - Follow this link for more about "Skyfall" reception and background.

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