Adele nearly gave up music after the huge success of her album ’21’. After producing chart topping songs, Adele felt she could never write and match that successful moment again. Instead of being excited, she felt fearful & lonely.

“How I felt when I wrote ‘21,’ I wouldn’t want to feel again,” she told The New York Times.

“It was horrible. I was miserable, I was lonely, I was sad, I was angry, I was bitter. I thought I was going to be single for the rest of my life. I thought I was never going to love again. It’s not worth it.”

“I didn’t think I had it in me to write another record. I didn’t know if I should. Because of how successful ‘21’ was, I thought, ‘Maybe everyone’s happy with that being the last thing from me. Maybe I should bow out on a high.’”

Within time, she got over her fear of failure and reconsidered her options.

“As time went on, I realised I had no choice. I have to write more music for myself, and there’s nothing else I want to do.”

Watch Adele take the stage by storm and perform ‘Hello‘. Adele does not lip- synch, unlike most of the pop artists of today. Adele’s biggest challenge as an artist who doesn’t lip-synch is saving her voice the entire length of her world tour.

Adele lost her voice in 2011 that required surgery.

Sales prediction for Adele’s new album is 1.3 million to 1.8 million, while others suggest it could break the 2 million mark in a week. NSYNC was the last artist to sell over 2 million albums in 2000. Adele’s first single, “Hello,” sold a breaking 1.1 million downloads, garnering over 240 million YouTube views and 70 million Spotify streams.

Adele’s new power ballad ‘Hello‘ has the best weekly U.S. digital sales ever selling 1.11 million. No one expected her new single to break a record. Adele disappeared for nearly three years and came back like a nuclear bomb.

Many choose to stream songs rather than download and purchase, but not the case with Adele. To the surprise of many, Adele’s ‘Hello’ sold 1 million US downloads on its first week. This is a case of an artist connecting with an audience on a emotional level. Adele’s new single ‘Hello’ deals with redemption, a universal theme.