New Video: Adele – ‘Someone Like You’

Published: Thursday 29th Sep 2011 by Rashad

British-bred beauty Adele has just unveiled the visual for ‘Rolling In the Deep’ successor ‘Someone Like You’.  Already finding itself perched atop Billboard’s Hot 100 tally, her recent slip to fellow diva Christina Aguilera’s ‘Moves Like Jagger’ may see the songstress moving back into that familiar spot after fans get a peep at her new video.

The latest single lifted from her multi-platinum ’21’, the Jake Nava-directed visual finds Adele in France sharing her soulful servings in a classic black-and-white  clip.  Get into Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ after the jump:

Some will appreciate the simplicity of this video, some will argue it lacks concept.  But, with an artist like Adele, one must understand how much of the focal her voice is – even in video.  The story and its narrator are often her centerpiece and ‘Someone Like You’ is no different.

Less bells, whistles, background dancers, and other distractions allow one to pay more attention to the storyteller without needing much visual aid.

Some will stare in awe, others will yawn.  Tis’ life as Adele.

Your thoughts?

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  1. Jayla September 29, 2011

    LOVE IT!!!!! LOVE THE SONG, LOVE ADELE!!!! LOVE THE ALBUM!!!!

  2. trucie September 29, 2011

    a beautiful video. oh I just luv her.

  3. trucie September 29, 2011

    the conversational concept makes so much sense. and you almost want to cry at the end when he walks away.

  4. PinkKush September 29, 2011

    I dont get it. boring

  5. PinkKush September 29, 2011

    O is the camera suppose to be him?

  6. TurnItUpJust September 29, 2011

    OMG Adele is walk ing………oh lord!! It was soo simple but perfect!!!!!

  7. LegendTina The Goddess Of Music September 29, 2011

    LegendTina Aguilera & Adelegend! Yas for them being on the hot 100 on top!

  8. Bey Fan… September 29, 2011

    Love her voice….she’s a beautiful woman.

    Didn’t really like the video off first view…but who cares, Adelle is killing the game right now

  9. >Y.U.Mad? September 29, 2011

    i see you Adele keep on wining,keep doing you.

  10. *Sips Tea* September 29, 2011

    YAW KNOW IF ANY OTHER ARTIST BEYONCE,RIHANNA,GAGA DID A VIDEO LIKE THIS YAW WOULD SAY IT WAS SIMPLE LOW BUDGET TRASH… but whatever

  11. mrs.honesty September 29, 2011

    It is beautiful and artistic. The video says a lot without her having to do much. I love the fact that she doesn’t try to be anyone but Adele…and thats why she is getting the praise she so rightfully deserve. I LOVE IT!

  12. S*** (U MAD?) September 29, 2011

    This is just gonna be another OVERRATED Song/video for Adele but good for her selling records off just 1 single/slash album cover & all she had to do was just sit her Fat ass down 🙂 Though she only sells for Certain external Factors, Atleast She looks great. 🙂

  13. CG GIRL September 29, 2011

    Notice how they have the camera positioned only from her shoulders up? Adele is beautiful. Show all of her, not just part of her.

  14. Robier September 29, 2011

    10 MILL WW…. Love ya Adele

  15. Steffon September 29, 2011

    BORING AS HELL

  16. S*** (U MAD?) September 29, 2011

    @CG GIRL

    Her FACE is the only this about her thats great imo, her voice is just okay which makes her pretty COMMON.

    Adele WISHES she can sing LIKE THIS:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yQoCo0xlRg

    The Depth is there but She lacks the Raw Power & SOUL 😕

  17. Small_Angel September 29, 2011

    Love the fact that two DIVAS WITH TALENT is on the Top 2 position in Billboard Top 100 chart! Go Adele! Go Christina Aguilera! show the other girls what talent means!

    #Waiting for katy perry’s the one that get away! (Not that talented but very witty songs and catchy too..) Love her!

  18. JJFAN1814 September 29, 2011

    *Sigh*

    @S***

    Just accept the fact that your girl, Beyonce, AINT DOING/SLAYING/KILLING S*** RIGHT NOW. If Beyonce wrote her OWN good songs (which she can’t) like Adele, maybe she would sell records.

    Anyways, beautiful video, Adele is a beauty!

  19. THE GREAT LACEFRONCE HAS ARRIVED. September 29, 2011

    You know what???

    THE GREAT LACEFRONCE is tired of reading/hearing about this BIG B****. FATdele is only a SENSATION like Susan Boyle

  20. THE GREAT LACEFRONCE HAS ARRIVED. September 29, 2011

    & I know she was out of breath after walking that much 😕

  21. DanityKiWi September 29, 2011

    There’s a reason why Adele said that music shouldn’t have to be seen.
    The song is AMAZING, but the video doesn’t do it justice whatsoever.

  22. THAT B**** September 29, 2011

    Wack!
    She Needs To Start Following Her Sons Storyline!
    & The Only Good Thing About The Video Is That’s She’s Not Sitting Down 😀

    #KingB2011

  23. THAT B**** September 29, 2011

    Wack!!
    She Needs To Start Following Her Sons Storyline!
    & The Only Good Thing About The Video Is That’s She’s Not Sitting Down

    #KingB2011

  24. Pop Royalty (RUDE BOY) September 29, 2011

    The vid is good 4/5

    But this song in particular needed a better vid in my opinion ! Not just a camera following her as she walking !

    But it’s such a beautiful vid for a classic song ! but could have been better !

  25. `iLoveYou` September 29, 2011

    Classic video. I’m almost cried at the end. Love Adele 🙂

  26. SCARECROW September 29, 2011

    Yawn-inspiring. . . . . \_ |_ \_ |_ \_ a rocking chair not a recliner.

  27. THE GREAT LACEFRONCE HAS ARRIVED. September 29, 2011

    @THAT B****

    H** HUSH!!!

    BLEACHonce is no better than OBESEdele.Both BLEACHonce and FATdele are NO TALENT H*** with SHITE music.THE GREAT LACEFRONCE would rather pop in a Rihanna CD than any BLEACHonce or OBESEdele CD.BOTH ARE TRASH!

    Next Week Sales:2k

    THE GREAT LACEFRONCE has spoken.

  28. SCARECROW September 29, 2011

    I think I should have spelt it YaweN-inspiring.

  29. PUSSYEATER September 29, 2011

    I DIDNT KNOW SHE SHOT THE VIDEO IN PARIS….I LOVE LA SEINE..

  30. Jordan September 29, 2011

    It’s paying homage to French New Wave Cinema. Love it!

    I walked the same bridge in Paris this summer!

  31. THE GREAT LACEFRONCE HAS ARRIVED. September 29, 2011

    THE GREAT LACEFRONCE likes to sneak twinkies under THE GREAT LACEFRONCE’s Tattas for fun. 🙂

    But When THE GREAT LACEFRONCE is running low on foodstamps She likes to trick Ppl into running down to McDonald’s to order me 3 Super Sized Big Mac Combos & 3 Large Fries

    but THEY BETTA NOT ASK ME FOR NONE!!!!! all Minez hehe 🙂

  32. I’ma have to send her to her maker September 29, 2011

    @JJfan writing your own songs doesn’t garuntee that you will have a number 1 like adele. All of rihanna’s songs are written and they are still hits. (She can thank Ester Dean for what’s my name and S&M being hits) If someone is a good songwriter and you can deliver the song that they wrote well that’s all it takes to get a hit. I don’t find adele’s music superior or inspiring and she’s pretty boring but hey, she’s lucky to have stuff that went number one that is her own material.

    This video was……..I don’t even know. Definitely not eye candy!!! Though adele looks pretty. Doesn’t rly make sense tho.

  33. lyric “commander” lee September 29, 2011

    ummmmmm – i looove the song – the video was boring as hell – i actually prefered the video of her in her apt with some dude playing the piano – i thought that was the actual video and it suits the song soo much better but thats just me

  34. JER September 29, 2011

    flawless

  35. TY September 30, 2011

    So looks like she is engaged! That guy is lucky

  36. dang September 30, 2011

    Boring,.. overrated… but better than titty perry or rhiflop

  37. SHESDUMB; MY MUSIC FAVES EVEN HAVE OSCAR’S AND EMMY’S, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? September 30, 2011

    ADELE HAS BEEN SLAYING FROM HER CHAIR FOR SO LONG, THAT SHE HAS ACTUALLY DECIDED TO SLAY YALL’S FAVES BY GETTING UP WALKING AND PUTTING IN ACTUAL EFFORT THIS TIME!

  38. David September 30, 2011

    This video is simple yet sooooo powerful………….I love this song and video…. her next single should be “One and Only”

  39. aisha aguilera keys September 30, 2011

    Her vids are visually interesting- I like the black and white concept, the way the camera zooms in and out. I actually felt the heart break, I think the vid was very moving and thus concides w/ the song. When she was walking alone in the streets of Paris, I felt the emptiness. I liked the vid.

  40. aisha aguilera keys September 30, 2011

    I like that pic of her. Very stunning.

  41. ASAP (As Sincere As Possible) September 30, 2011

    I can feel the magic of the clip and the raw emotion and that’s great.I also loved the ending a lot, which was very sophisticated, if you will, but at the same time it felt incomplete.I’ve said many a time that Adele can’t bother about everything this industry is about and the video refelcts it.It feels like the camera man is doing tricks trying to switch it up, but Adele seems…uninterested.It’s still a simple, yet VERY powerful and emotional clip and I like it A LOT, but there could have been much more to it…

  42. YOOSONDALOOSE September 30, 2011

    She is amazing, and she looks so good, glad she made a video for the song, now it will rise on the charts again!

  43. BIEREDeLuxe September 30, 2011

    S*** (U MAD?). Never has a pressed stan of an artist being s*** on by Adele made it SO OBVIOUS that you really can’t take it, can you? Hilarious.

    PS Superb song, superb singer, superb video.

  44. soulmusic lover September 30, 2011

    i love you adele. u re soo amazing

  45. mark ginnis September 30, 2011

    great!

  46. tyra September 30, 2011

    @ s*** get a life man i stan for beyonce to buh ishh beyonce aint slaying nobody this era just shut the f*** up as for u lacefronce i wana ring ur fuking neck so badly u r such a dumb f***

  47. begginbad September 30, 2011

    Grape Juice… my love…. stop it, stop it, STOP.IIIIT!!!!! i know yu guys love sucking on adele’s toes but here is the truth…. im assuming from AAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL the posts you’ve wrote about her reaching number 1 here and there ( which does NOT qualify as news in my opinion, quit it, we get the point), the girl has a budget, she got video of the year for “rolling in the deep”!!! I understand her voice blah blah blah, but listen, you can make a minimalistic video and that cool, but this video has been done before. You act like you haven’t seen her other videos. i didn’t need this one from her, we regressed instead of progressed ….TGJ be fair with adele, i know ya’lll like to check other artists, well this was the time to check yo guuuur! but wtvr, good for her, im sure its going to number one as usual…. get that gwap shawty, but spend your fans money wisely!

  48. MISHKA September 30, 2011

    The live version is wayyyyyy better. This video was NOT needed at all.

    And she has started losing weight.

  49. stan September 30, 2011

    well i guess it goes with the song…

  50. honeydip September 30, 2011

    FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @HONEY_DIP11 I FOLLOW BACK!
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  51. YourMAD September 30, 2011

    SOUL ???????? @S*** you are full of s*** !
    Everybody knows Beyonce cannot sing with soul in her live performances ! go loose some weight ugly b**** !!

  52. THEMAN September 30, 2011

    This was beautiful. It was simple yet powerful and really nice. She is beautiful. If you notice it’s the same tired a** washed up Beyonce stans that go to every successful female thread and talk crap. ADELE >>>>> Her music carries great emotion, has great vocals, and has a classic feel to it. Stay angry. The video captures the pure essence of the song. Amazing. Just an incredible song and album. She doesn’t need no flashy video for her music to shine.

  53. Adrian September 30, 2011

    Love it Simple video, Powerful Song..LOVE ADELE
    #Adele&Beyonce2011

  54. T October 1, 2011

    I love this song since hearing it earlier this year. The video is okay but I found a video for this song on youtube where she is singing this song in her home and it feels like a private listening session. Its very intimate and it seems that video is better than this one.

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