--- title: Adele's 'Hello' is the Second-Fastest Video to Reach 100 Million YouTube Views description: Adele's video for “Hello” is the second-fastest video to notch 100 million views on YouTube. canonical: https://time.com/4093848/adele-hello-100-million-views-youtube/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-30T05:37:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:39:42.615Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Adele's 'Hello' Second-Fastest Video to Reach 100 Million YouTube Views og:description: Psy's "Gentleman” stands in the way og:url: https://time.com/4093848/adele-hello-100-million-views-youtube/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce73195d8a32df01/69886ee0524fc076ccdf5439/gettyimages-138859453.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: GettyImages-138859453 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Adele's 'Hello' Second-Fastest Video to Reach 100 Million YouTube Views twitter:description: Psy's "Gentleman” stands in the way twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce73195d8a32df01/69886ee0524fc076ccdf5439/gettyimages-138859453.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:12 video:published: 2015-10-23 section: entertainment topics: Adele, new single Hello, album 25 release, vocal cord surgery, break-up and make-up records, fan reaction, Billboard chart success, Grammy awards genre: pop, ballad tones: reflective, hopeful, celebratory emotions: excitement (medium), anticipation (high), nostalgia (low) sentiment: positive audience: pop music fans, Adele fans, entertainment news readers, music industry followers people: Adele organizations: Billboard, Twitter, Facebook products: Hello, 25, 21 transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Adele's 'Hello' is the Second-Fastest Video to Reach 100 Million Views on YouTube > Sponsored content. 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The video notes her vocal cord surgery from 2011 and describes the song as having soaring vocals and brooding lyrics with a different tone. Adele explains on Facebook that her previous record was a break-up record while this one is a make-up record, and she apologizes to fans for the wait. The segment closes by noting the strong reaction to the song and the high bar set by her previous album, 21. ## Key points - Adele's first single in three years is titled Hello, and the album 25 is coming November 20th. (00:02) - The video says Adele's 2011 vocal cord surgery does not seem to be holding her back. (00:11) - Hello features the soaring vocals and brooding lyrics fans expect, but with a different tone. (00:17) - Adele described her previous record as a break-up record and this one as a make-up record. (00:38) - Adele explained on Facebook that she is making up with herself. (00:41) - Adele apologized to fans for the long wait and framed the album as a step forward from her last one. (00:47) - Reaction on Twitter suggested the first song from the album was worth the wait. (00:53) - Her previous album, 21, spent 24 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 200 chart, the most for any female artist. (00:58) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:23] New single and album release date. Adele releases the single Hello and announces her album 25, with a note on her vocal health and the song's sound. - [00:23 to 00:47] Adele's make-up record explanation. Adele describes the new album as a make-up record and explains the shift from her previous break-up record in a Facebook post. - [00:47 to 01:12] Fan reaction and high expectations. Adele apologizes for the wait, fans respond positively on Twitter, and the segment highlights the chart success of her previous album 21. ## Key quotes - [00:38] Adele: "My last record was a break up record, and if I had to label this one, I'd call it a make- up record." - [00:41] Adele: "I'm making up with myself" - [00:58] unattributed: "But Adele's bar is already set pretty high." ## Questions this video answers - When is Adele's next album, 25, being released? [00:08] - Has Adele's 2011 vocal cord surgery affected her singing? [00:11] - How does Adele describe the difference between her new album and her previous one? [00:38] - How did fans react to the first song from the new album? [00:53] - How well did Adele's previous album, 21, perform on the Billboard chart? [00:58] by [Will Robinson / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Will Robinson / Entertainment Weekly Oct 30, 2015 5:37 AM UTC After an agonizing four years, Adele has released a new single called by [Will Robinson / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Will Robinson / Entertainment Weekly Oct 30, 2015 5:37 AM UTC Another day, another record for Adele and her latest single. The 27-year-old singer’s video for “Hello” is the second-fastest video to notch 100 million views on YouTube, according to a statement from the company, [via _Billboard_](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6745988/adele-hello-fastest-youtube-100-million). The only video to stand in the way of Adele’s landmark? The 2013 “Gentleman” by Psy, his “Gangnam Style” follow-up. Earlier this week, the video crushed Taylor Swift’s record for [most single-day Vevo views](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/26/adele-hello-breaks-taylor-swift-bad-blood-vevo-record) with the squad-laden “Bad Blood.” Adele hit 27.7 million views, while Swift was at 20.1 million. And only more accolades are on the way for Adele: [_Billboard_](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6745954/adele-headed-no-1-hot-100-debut-sales-record) projects “Hello” will seize the No. 1 spot on its Hot 100 debut next week, and _25_ is already expected to clear [1 million sales in its first week](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6745314/adele-25-first-week-sales-forecast-hello). “Hello” is the first single off Adele’s forthcoming third album, _25_, out Nov. 20. [_This article originally appeared on ew.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/29/adele-hello-music-videos-records) ## Transcript [00:00] [ SOUND ] [00:02] Adele has dropped her first single in three years with [00:05] the appropriate title Hello, along with a release date [00:08] for her next album, 25. That record is coming [00:11] November 20th. And in case you were worried Adele's [00:14] vocal cord surgery from 2011 doesn't seem to be [00:17] holding her back at all. Hello is filled with all the [00:20] soaring vocals and brooding lyrics fans have come to [00:23] expect from Adele. But with a different tone. [ MUSIC ] [00:38] My last record was a break up record, and if I had to [00:41] label this one, I'd call it a make- up record. I'm making [00:44] up with myself, Adele explained on Facebook. Adele [00:47] apologized to fans for the long wait and offered that [00:50] explanation on how this album is a step forward from [00:53] her last one. Judging by the reaction on Twitter at least [00:56] the first song from the album was worth the wait. But [00:58] Adele's bar is already set pretty high. Her last album [01:02] 21 spent 24 weeks at number one on the Billboard [01:06] Hot 200 chart, the most for any female artist. 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