In contrast to the understated production of most songs on the album, the song features lush instrumentation and a swelling string arrangement over a mid-tempo rhythm, creating a wall of sound for the singer's mourning vocals. The song describes the contradictory elements of a relationship, and the impossibility of letting go which is displayed in the lyrics "You and me together, nothing gets better / But there’s a side to you that I never knew, never knew / All the things you'd say, they were never true, never true / And the games you play, you would always win." One of the most pop-influenced of the album, the song is characterised by John Murphy of musicOMH as a " power ballad". "Set Fire to the Rain" is written in the key of D minor with a tempo of 108 beats per minute, following three chord progressions.
"Set Fire to the Rain" was released as the third US single from the 21 album on 21 November 2011. Smith while the production was handled by Smith. "Set Fire to the Rain" was written by Adele and Fraser T. Problems playing this file? See media help. Ī 23-second sample of "Set Fire to the Rain", which is written in the key of D minor with a tempo of 108 beats per minute. This rendition won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Though no official music video was released for the song, a live performance from the DVD Live at the Royal Albert Hall was uploaded to video-sharing website YouTube. "Set Fire to the Rain" was voted by readers of Billboard as their favorite number one hit of 2012. The song has received acclaim from various critics with many complimenting on Adele's vocals but received comparisons to Bruno Mars's song " Grenade". It is a power pop ballad with lush instrumentation and a swelling string arrangement, in contrast to the understated production of most songs on the album. It became Adele's third consecutive US number-one single from 21 and reached the top ten in most of other foreign markets. Smith while the production was handled by the latter. The song was written by Adele and Fraser T. " Set Fire to the Rain" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, 21 (2011).
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