Adele is back with a new song “Easy On Me” and she is already doing it in a major way. After debuting number one on the global iTunes chart, Easy On Me is the biggest debut for any song on the Radio Songs chart in the US since it became an all-format ranking in 1998 at number 4. It surpasses Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” which previously debuted at number 6.
After selling 74 thousand units, ‘Easy On Me’ lands at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart according to MRC Data, which will be published on Tuesday.
Described in a recent Vogue cover story as a “a gut-wrenching plea of a piano ballad,” “Easy on Me” was previewed by Adele on her Instagram, with the lyrics:
“Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
Didn’t get the chance to
Feel the world around me.”
The song’s success gives Colombia Record the title of being the first label to simultaneously hold the top three spots on the hot 100 chart with songs form three different artists according to Chart Data.
This is the superstar’s fifth number 1 hot 100 hit having previously topped the chart with Rolling In The Deep, Someone Like You, Set Fire To The Rain and Hello.
Easy On Me broke the biggest single week streams record for any song on the Global Spotify Chart surpassing 84 million.
Adele has been busy promoting her upcoming album and did an interview with Vogue Magazine where she revealed that she is ready to go on tour and details about her album 25.
In response to which song was easiest to write she said ” Definitely “Remedy”, I think it’s pretty clear it is about my son.” Regarding her most valuable lesson from producer Max Martin she told Vogue, “All about the hooks.”
Adele’s fifth studio album 30, is scheduled for release on November 19.
