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The 33-year-old, known for her ballads about
break-ups and regrets, had teased new single "Easy On Me" last
week with a short video clip.
The song is the first to be released from her upcoming fourth
album "30", out in November, which Adele has said she recorded
to help explain her divorce to her young son.
The music video, which starts with Adele leaving a house with
'For Sale' and 'Sold' signs on it, is a showcase for the
emotional power ballad.
In it the singer appears to be asking for understanding, with
lyrics including "Go easy on me, baby/ I was still a child/
Didn't get the chance to/ Feel the world around me".
She sings as she drives, her memories and songsheets swirling
around her, and the video breaks into warm colour after
beginning in black-and-white.
On Wednesday, Adele told fans she was finally ready to release
"30", which she described as her "ride or die throughout the
most turbulent period of my life".
The singer, who split from charity executive Simon Konecki in
2019, has named her albums after milestone ages in her life.
"I was certainly nowhere near where I'd hoped to be when I first
started it nearly 3 years ago," she said in a statement.
"Quite the opposite actually. I rely on routine and consistency
to feel safe, I always have. And yet there I was knowingly -
willingly even, throwing myself into a maze of absolute mess and
inner turmoil."
Fans and music critics hailed her return, with the song's video
getting more than 18 million views on YouTube in the first 10
hours of its release.
Britain's Telegraph newspaper called it "a bare bones ballad
that is more than just music. This beautiful single is what
music is for."
"Polished but never to the point of soullessness, 'Easy on Me'
is a crisp, plaintive and mature comeback," the Independent
wrote.
Known for hits like "Someone Like You" and "Hello", Adele is one
of the most successful pop artists of all time, topping charts
around the world and winning 15 Grammys as well as an Oscar for
James Bond movie theme song "Skyfall".
Earlier this month, fans had speculated new music from Adele was
imminent after mysterious "30" signs appeared on buildings
around the world.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Additional reporting by
Mindy Burrows; Editing by Karishma Singh, Rosalba O'Brien and
Mike Collett-White)
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