Cry Your Heart Out

Album: 30 (2021)
Charted: 44
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Songfacts®:

  • This song finds Adele describing her depression following her divorce from Simon Konecki.

    She felt lethargic and anxious.

    When I wake up, I'm afraid of the idea of facin' the day

    And resorted to drowning her sorrows with alcohol.

    I would rather stay home on my own, drink it all away
  • The song is not all doom and gloom. There's hope on the hook as a Greek chorus encourages Adele, letter her know it's healthy crying her heart out. The tears will cleanse her soul, helping her move out of her miserable state of mind.
  • Producer Greg Kurstin juxtaposes Adele's heartbroken lyrics with a swaying, bouncy instrumentation accompanied by handclaps.
  • Two people play the instruments on the track:

    Greg Kurstin: Organ, melodica, guitar, bass and handclaps

    Chris Dave: Vibra-clap, drums and bongos

    American drummer Chris Dave started out professionally playing with the gospel group the Winans. He rose to prominence as a member of the Robert Glasper Experiment, and with D'Angelo and The Vanguard. Dave first linked with Adele when he played on her 21 album, including "Rolling In The Deep."

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