Chasing Pavements
Vorlage:Infobox Single "Chasing Pavements" is the second single from soul singer Adele, released after the limited edition vinyl single, "Hometown Glory", in October 2007. Adele performed the song on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on December 7, 2007.[1] It was released digitally in Ireland on January 13 2008 and entered the Irish singles chart at number 26 through download sales alone. Having received a physical release, the single then leaped nineteen places to number 7 where it peaked. On 20 January, the single entered at number 2 in the UK singles chart on downloads alone.
The song/video was also featured on Kanye West's blog on January 9 2008, along with the quote, "This shit is dope!!!!!!!"[2]
It was also featured as the end of a Friday episode of Hollyoaks, when Hannah Ashworth decided she was strong and far enough into her eating disorder recovery to be in a relationship with Danny Valentine,mending their broken hearts. It also replaced the usual theme music at the end, and was fading in "the after part" when Louise Summers was talking about commitment, while watching Danny and Hannah kiss with a smile on her face, realising she had everything she needed. It also replaced the Sunday omnibus title end music, a longer sample of the song was used for this, carefully altered to fit in with what had been used in the program.
The B-side to the single, "That's It I Quit I'm Movin' On", is an acoustic cover of a Sam Cooke song.
Music video
The video centres around a car crash occurring in a park. It was directed by Mathew Cullen (production company: Motion Theory).
It features two views of this: one the real-world view in which the occupants of the car are lying dead on the pavement, and the other (during the choruses) in which the camera shows them from above.
In the second view, the couple 'come to life' and move as if standing up. The couple appear to reenact their relationship, from first meeting and the initial joy, then the despair caused by the woman having another lover, then forgiveness and rekindling the passion again before the accident.
Adele is not one of the car crash victims; instead she is an onlooker.
Track list
UK CD single
- "Chasing Pavements"
- "That's It I Quit I'm Movin' On"
Charts
| Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Download Chart | 1 |
| UK Indie Chart | 1 |
| Taiwan KKBOX Chart | 2 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 7 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 15 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 3 |
| United World Chart | 37 |
| Polish National Top 50 | 40 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 39 |
| Greek Chart | 14 |
References
- ↑ Jonathan Ross welcomes Lucas, Walliams, Seinfeld and Zellweger, 2007-12-07. Abgerufen am 27. Januar 2008
- ↑ "ADELE - "CHASING PAVEMENTS"". 9. Januar 2008, abgerufen am 24. Januar 2008.