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Adele experienced anxiety which, along with her separation from Konecki and the scrutiny of fame and motherhood, inspired 30. The Ringer 's Justin Charity opined that the people's interest in Adele was sustained purely because of her vocal prowess, which set het apart from other artists. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. Comedian Alan Carr, a close friend of Adele's, also hinted that the album would be released in 2021, describing the material he had heard from the album as "amazing" during an interview with Grazia 's UK edition. The song describes her feelings about her divorce and telling herself to stay hopeful for the future.

The album opens with "Strangers by Nature", a cinematic song featuring organs, strings and mournful lyrics. The latter is a piano torch ballad, [32] on which Adele addresses her divorce and pleads for forgiveness and understanding from her son, [33] [34] ex-husband, [35] [36] and herself. Adele's 30 already claims the UK's biggest opening week of 2021 on the Official UK Albums Chart, overtaking ABBA's Voyage". Adele's 30 Sends Vinyl Pressing Plants Into Overdrive, While LP Shortages Leave Many Artists Chasing Pavements".However, she would later confirm that the album's production and release had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Upon the announcement of 30 and the release of the lead single "Easy on Me", James Hall of The Daily Telegraph wrote that "a new Adele album isn't just a release − it's a global cultural event". spent five consecutive weeks atop the Official Albums Chart, tying Olivia Rodrigo's Sour as the longest-running number one album of 2021. On the weekend of 1 October, a series of advertising hoardings and projections displaying the number "30" appeared in various locations across the globe, with reports that it could be tied to Adele's forthcoming studio album, 30. Columbia Records, which previously only handled Adele's releases in North America, promoted the album worldwide.It debuted at number two on the Official Singles Chart, behind "Easy on Me", and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100. debuted at number one in Germany, and with "Easy on Me" being at number one on the German Top 100 Singles chart, Adele became the first female artist to occupy the number one slots on the single and album charts thrice there simultaneously. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.