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About "Easy on Me"

"Easy on Me" is a song by English singer Adele from her fourth studio album 30 (2021). Adele wrote the song with its producer, Greg Kurstin. Columbia Records released it as the album's lead single on 15 October 2021. It is a minimally produced pop ballad set to a prominent, sombre piano and propelled by sparse bass beats. Expressing themes of nostalgia, regret, and forgiveness, the lyrics represent Adele's plea to her son, in which she details her struggles with her dissolved marriage and requests him to be kind to her.

The song received positive reviews from critics, most of whom praised the poignant lyrics and vocals, while some felt it is not as emotionally resonant as Adele's previous singles. In the United Kingdom and United States, the song marked Adele's third and fifth chart toppers, respectively. "Easy on Me" broke the Spotify and Amazon Music records for the most streams for a song in both a day and a week. It became the longest running number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100 by a female artist in the 2020s decade, with ten weeks atop the chart. It topped the singles charts in 29 countries across the globe, becoming the sixth-bestselling song of 2022 in the world. It is certified diamond in France and multiplatinum in thirteen additional countries.

An accompanying music video, directed by Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan and shot in Sutton, Quebec, was released on 15 October 2021, continuing the setting established in the music video for Adele's 2015 song "Hello", where she is seen entering a furnished house. In the video, Adele vacates the house and drives off in a truck as a pile of sheet music flies out of it, littering the road. A duet rendition with Chris Stapleton was featured on Target and Japanese editions of 30 and was released to country radio in the US on 19 November 2021. The solo version won the Brit Award for Song of the Year at the Brit Awards 2022 and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 65th Grammy Awards.