Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
Song by Adele from the album 25
Recorded
Genre Pop[1]
Length 3:43
Label XL
Writer
Producer
  • Max Martin
  • Shellback
25 track listing

"Hello"
(1)		 "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
(2)		 "I Miss You"
(3)

"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Adele for her third studio album, 25 (2015). The song was written by Adele, Max Martin and Shellback, while production for the song was provided by the latter two. Lyrically, the track is a "happy you're gone" song. Musically, the song is a pop song. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised its production.

The song peaked at number 112 on the UK Singles Chart and number 79 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also charted in Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Scotland, South Korea and Spain.

Background and composition
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
A 22-second sample of "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"'s chorus, a nimble pop song featuring an upbeat, poppy sound.
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After Adele's unfruitful recording sessions with Ryan Tedder, the pair went to lunch where Adele heard Taylor Swift's single "I Knew You Were Trouble".[2] Tedder informed Adele that the song was produced by Max Martin, and sent her clips of his work.[3] Shortly after this, Adele began work on the track, reworking a skeleton of a song she had written when she was thirteen years old after being inspired by the release of Frank by Amy Winehouse.[3]

"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)", has been compared to Swift's work[4][5] due to its "upbeat, poppy" sound.[6] Adele describes it as a "happy you're gone" song, which was inspired by an ex-boyfriend.[7] "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" is written in the key of D major with a tempo of 82 beats per minute in cut time. The chords in the verses alternate between D and Bm(add4). Adele's vocals span from A3 to D5 in the song.[8]

Critical reception

BBC News' Mark Savage called "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" a "nimble pop song" and wrote that it "shows a fresh, playful side to the star".[9] Rob Garratt of The National described the song as a "bouncy pop nugget" and opined that it "falls into that classic pop tradition of transforming a turn-down into a lover's rebuke".[10] In a positive review, a writer for The Hindu described the track as a "spritely song" and called it "an I'm-so-glad-you're-gone number".[11] Los Angeles Times' Mikael Wood dubbed the song as "a welcome flash of sass".[12]

Maeve McDermott and Patrick Ryan of USA Today included "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" in their list of 2015's 50 best songs. McDermott wrote "this song is among the most interesting of her career" and likened it to the works of Elizabeth Fraser.[13] Complex's Michael Arceneaux thought that the track was the least sad song on 25, and added "It’s a little melancholy, but it comes with some shimmy-inducing production".[14] Kadeen Griffiths of Bustle opined that the song is "the audio equivalent of Adele throwing a middle finger at whatever poor dude made the mistake of wronging a songwriter".[15]

Business Insider's Tony Manfred opined that the song strays from Adele's previous work, writing "she wades into the waters of contemporary pop music like never before".[16] Nick Messitte of Forbes gave the song a positive review, writing "It’s got the grace of damning individuals without sinking to their level; it boasts nostalgia—not the least of which for a sound popularized in 2013", and opined that Adele didn't let Max Martin overpower her sensibilities.[17] Vanity Fair's Josh Duboff called "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" "the poppiest song Adele has ever recorded" and named it his "pick for the breakout track on 25".[18]

Commercial performance

Despite not being released as a single, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" managed to debut on several charts.

Europe and Oceania

Following the release of 25, the song debuted at number 88 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[19] On the Ö3 Austria Top 40, it appeared at number 56 on the chart dated 4 December 2015.[20] "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" debuted and peaked at numbers 14 and 64 on the Suomen virallinen lista and SNEP charts respectively.[21][22] On the Official German Charts, the song entered at 94.[23] It peaked at number 45 in Scotland on the chart dated 27 November 2015.[24] "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" reached number 46 on PROMUSICAE,[25] number 112 on the UK Singles Chart,[26] and number 18 on the UK Indie Chart.[27]

North America and South Korea

In the United States, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" debuted at number 79 on the chart dated 12 December 2015, and dropped out of the chart the following week.[28] The song had a one-week stay at number 79 on the Canadian Hot 100.[29] On the Gaon Music Chart, it peaked at number 23.[30]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of 25.[31]

Locations
Personnel

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[19] 88
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20] 56
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[29] 79
Finland (Suomen virallinen latauslista)[21] 14
France (SNEP)[22] 64
Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 94
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[24] 45
South Korea (Gaon)[30] 23
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] 46
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 112
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[27] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[28] 79

References

  1. ↑ Kritselis, Alex (20 November 2015). "Adele's 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)' Lyrics Show A Lot Of Emotional Growth". Bustle. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. ↑ IANS (29 November 2015). "Taylor Swift inspired a song in Adele's album '25'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 Collins, Hattie (29 October 2015). "Adele Interview: World Exclusive First Interview in Three Years". i-D. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Gleason, Holly (20 November 2013). "Adele: 25 Review". Paste. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Adele – 25". Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Adele's '25' Album Review: Simple, Soulful, & Truly Sensational". Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Adele Returns To Joe's Pub For Intimate iHeartRadio Album Premiere". Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  9. ↑ Savage, Mark (18 November 2015). "Adele - 25: A first listen". BBC News. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Garratt, Rob (21 November 2015). "Adele’s 25 track-by-track". Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "‘Send My Love (To Your New Lover)’". The Hindu. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  12. ↑ Wood, Mikael (25 December 2015). "How Taylor Swift, Adele and the Weeknd made 2015 a pivot point for pop producer Max Martin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  13. ↑ Patrick Ryan and Maeve McDermott (23 December 2015). "The 50 best songs of 2015". USA Today. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Arceneaux, Michael (22 November 2015). "Adele's '25' Songs Ranked From Sad to Sadder to Curl Up on the Floor and Cry". Complex. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  15. ↑ Kadeen, Griffiths (20 November 2015). "Who Is Adele Song 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)' About? This Mystery Man Broke Her Heart". Bustle. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  16. ↑ Manfred, Tony (25 November 2015). "Adele had never heard of the most famous pop producer in the world until she fell in love with a Taylor Swift song". Business Insider. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  17. ↑ Messitte, Nick (30 November 2015). "How Adele Rendered Her Critics Irrelevant With '25'". Forbes. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  18. ↑ Duboff, Josh (19 November 2015). "This Will Be the Breakout Track from Adele’s New Album". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  19. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (28 November 2015). "ARIA Singles: 'Hello' Is No 1 Again". Noise11. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Austriancharts.at – Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  21. 1 2 "Adele: Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Lescharts.com – Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  23. 1 2 "Officialcharts.de – Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover)". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  24. 1 2 "Archive Chart: 2015-12-03". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  25. 1 2 "Spanishcharts.com – Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  26. 1 2 "CHART: CLUK Update 28.11.2015 (wk48)". Official Charts Company. Zobbel.de/.
  27. 1 2 "Archive Chart: 2015-12-03" UK Indie Chart. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  28. 1 2 "Adele – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Adele. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  29. 1 2 "Adele – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Adele. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  30. 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  31. ↑ 25 (booklet). Adele. London: XL Records. 2015.

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