
Mimi Webb’s breakthrough began with ‘Before I Go’, but ‘Good Without’ made it stick
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The third single from '21' in the US, 'Set Fire to the Rain' was written by Adele and Fraser T Smith, who also handled production. The power ballad became Adele's third consecutive number one on the Billboard Hot 100, topping charts in six countries. The title came from a moment of literal impossibility: trying to light a cigarette in the rain outside a restaurant, Adele found the image stuck with her, much like the earlier 'Chasing Pavements'.
The song catalogues the red flags of a doomed relationship, Adele recounting the deceptions and manipulations that preceded the break. The chorus turns the impossible act into a gesture of defiant closure, the narrator confronting the end even as grief pours through. The production gives her voice the space to carry the weight of both anger and loss, the arrangement built to support rather than compete with the vocal.
"Set Fire to the Rain" is a single by Adele, from the album 21, released 19th January 2011. The track is 4:03 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Adele.
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