Set Fire to the Rain
{{short description|2011 song by Adele}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Set Fire to the Rain
| cover = Adele - Set Fire to the Rain.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Adele
| album = 21
| released = 4 July 2011
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
- Angel (London)
- Myaudiotonic Studios (London)
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|power pop|soul pop{{cite magazine|last= Slant Staff|date= October 4, 2021|title= Every James Bond Theme Song Ranked|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/every-james-bond-theme-song-ranked/|access-date= January 27, 2024|magazine=Slant Magazine|quote= Skyfall” fits neatly in the artist’s catalog alongside such cinematic pop-soul songs as “Rolling in the Deep” and “Set Fire to the Rain}}}}
| length = 4:02
| label = {{hlist|XL|Columbia}}
| writer = {{hlist|Adele Adkins|Fraser T. Smith}}
| producer = Fraser T. Smith
| prev_title = Someone like You
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Rumour Has It
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{External music video
| type = single
| header = Live video
| 1 = {{YouTube|Ri7-vnrJD3k|"Set Fire to the Rain"}} }}
}}
"Set Fire to the Rain" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, 21 (2011). The song was written by Adele and Fraser T. Smith while the production was handled by the latter. It became Adele's third consecutive US number-one single from 21 and reached the top ten in most of other foreign markets. It is a pop power ballad with lush instrumentation and a swelling string arrangement, in contrast to the understated production of most songs on the album. The song has received acclaim from various critics with many complimenting on Adele's vocals. "Set Fire to the Rain" was voted by readers of Billboard as their favorite number one hit of 2012.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481323/madonna-rules-billboardcoms-readers-poll-2012|title=Madonna Rules Billboard.com's Readers Poll 2012|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=18 December 2011|access-date=28 December 2012}} Though no official music video was released for the song, a live performance from the DVD Live at the Royal Albert Hall was uploaded to video-sharing website YouTube. This rendition won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite magazine|access-date=30 June 2013|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2013/1537655/grammys-2013-winners-list|title=Grammys 2013: Winners List|magazine=Billboard|date=10 February 2013}}
Background and composition
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"Set Fire to the Rain" was written by Adele and Fraser T. Smith while the production was handled by Smith.{{cite AV media notes |title=21 (Liner Notes)|title-link=21 (Adele album)|others=Adele|year=2011|first=Adele |last=Adkins|author-link=Adele|type=Compact Disc |publisher=Columbia Records/XL Recordings |location=London, England }} "Set Fire to the Rain" was released as the third US single from the 21 album on 21 November 2011.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/465227/adeles-set-fire-to-the-rain-is-next-single-from-21|title=Adele's 'Set Fire to the Rain' Is Next Single From '21'|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|location=New York|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=9 November 2011|access-date=15 November 2011}}
"Set Fire to the Rain" is written in the key of D minor with a tempo of 108 beats per minute, following three chord progressions. Adele's voice spans A3-D5.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0091224|title=Adele – Set Fire to the Rain Sheet Music (Digital download)|date=23 February 2011|website=Musicnotes.com|publisher=Universal Music Publishing Group|access-date=2 June 2011|archive-date=1 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701072208/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0091224|url-status=live}} The song describes the contradictory elements of a relationship, and the impossibility of letting go which is displayed in the lyrics "You and me together, nothing gets better / But there’s a side to you that I never knew, never knew / All the things you'd say, they were never true, never true / And the games you play, you would always win."{{cite magazine|url=https://consequence.net/2011/04/album-review-adele-21/|title=Album Review: Adele – 21|magazine=Consequence of Sound|first=Nick|last=Freed|date=8 April 2011|access-date=17 September 2011}}{{cite web|last=Adkins|first=Adele|year=2011|title=Adele 21 Track by Track Interview|url=http://www.adele.tv/trackbytrack/archive/|publisher=Adele.tv. XL Recordings|access-date=17 September 2011|archive-date=23 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923231403/http://www.adele.tv/trackbytrack/archive/|url-status=dead}} One of the most pop-influenced of the album,{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/adele/news/254508-adele-21-track-by-track-review|title=Adele 21 – Track By Track Review|last1=Dorken|first1=Joanne|date=21 January 2011|work=MTV UK|publisher=MTV Networks|access-date=24 April 2011|archive-date=21 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021220610/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/adele/254508-adele-21-track-by-track-review|url-status=dead}} the song is characterised by John Murphy of musicOMH as a "power ballad".{{cite magazine |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/adele-2_0111.htm |title=Adele: 21 Review |last1=Murphy |first1=John |date=24 January 2011 |magazine=musicOMH |access-date=24 April 2011 |archive-date=5 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805002908/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/adele-2_0111.htm |url-status=dead }} In contrast to the understated production of most songs on the album, the song features lush instrumentation and a swelling string arrangement{{Cite news|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/adele/21|title=Adele 21|publisher=No Ripcord|first=Gary|last=McGinley|date=25 January 2011|access-date=1 May 2011|archive-date=11 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411090546/http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/adele/21|url-status=live}} over a mid-tempo rhythm, creating a wall of sound{{cite web|author=Gipson, L. Michael|title=Adele: 21|url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-166833-adele-21|work=Creative Loafing (Atlanta)|publisher=CL Inc|date=2 February 2011|access-date=13 May 2011|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182625/http://clatl.com/atlanta/adele-21/Content?oid=2722004|url-status=live}} for the singer's mourning vocals. Dave Simpson of The Guardian in an article revealed that Adele got inspiration for the song "when mah lightah stopped workin' [sic]" in the wet.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/apr/15/adele-academy-leeds-review?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|title=Adele – review|work=The Guardian|date=15 April 2011|first=Dave|last=Simpson|access-date=17 September 2011|archive-date=26 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526042634/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/apr/15/adele-academy-leeds-review?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
The song has received acclaim from various critics with many complimenting on Adele's vocals but received comparisons to Bruno Mars's song "Grenade" due to the similar tempo, vocal range and scale. A writer for the magazine URB said that the song had "Starbucks-friendlier content" and further called it "melodramatic".{{Cite news|url=http://www.urb.com/2011/02/25/adele-21/|title=Adele: 21|work=URB|date=25 February 2011|access-date=17 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102030234/http://www.urb.com/2011/02/25/adele-21/|archive-date=2 November 2013}} Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly concluded that the song had "scorned-woman balladry" and it "surge[s] on the pure force of her titanic wail."{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/02/09/21-5/|title=Review: Adele, 21|publisher=Time division of Time Warner|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|author=Greenblatt, Leah|date=9 February 2011|access-date=17 September 2011|archive-date=13 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513142818/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20464873,00.html|url-status=live}} The New York Times said "the vocal effects on 'Set Fire to the Rain,' produced by Fraser T Smith, the most pop-minded of the assembled team, are superfluous."{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/arts/music/01choice.html?_r=1|title=New Music From Adele, Lucinda Williams and Cuong Vu|work=The New York Times|author1=Caramanica, Jon|author2=Pareles Jon|author3=Chinene Nate|date=1 March 2011|access-date=17 September 2011|archive-date=31 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731073014/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/arts/music/01choice.html?_r=1|url-status=live}} John Murphy of MusicOMH gave a mixed review towards the song calling it "real misfire" and "overproduced". However he added, "it's a decent enough song, but Adele's always sounded best when it's just a piano and a voice." Writing for the newspaper Herald Sun, Camreon Adams called the song a "triumphant radio-hit-in-waiting of next single" and concluded that "once the chorus kicks in, you're a goner."{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/album-of-the-week-adele/story-fn6cc2fg-1225991191372|title=Album of the week: Adele|work=Herald Sun |location=Australia|publisher=The Herald and Weekly Times|first=Camreon|last=Adams|date=20 January 2011|access-date=17 September 2011}} Gary McGinley of No Ripcord highlighted "Set Fire to the Rain" calling it "the catchiest song" on 21. Another writer of Daily Herald said that Adele sounds "epic" on the song.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110224/entlife/702249860/|title=Adele's second is personal and perfect|work=Daily Herald|publisher=Paddock Publications|date=24 February 2011|access-date=17 September 2011|archive-date=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314205010/http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110224/entlife/702249860/|url-status=live}} Allison Stewart of The Washington Post found the song to be "galloping, out-of-place synth-rock number" and added that "even Adele can't save" the song.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/21/AR2011022103780.html|title=Adele's '21' album: Sophomore disc designed to transcend trends|first=Allison|last=Stewart|date=21 February 2011|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=17 September 2011|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113085628/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/21/AR2011022103780.html|url-status=live}} Nick Freed of Consequence of Sound said that "Set Fire to the Rain" finds Adele at "her strongest and most open." He further called the song "one of 21{{'}}s angrier tracks" and concluded: "The chorus' hooks are crazy catchy, and by the final one Adele releases and her hurt slips through the anger to give you a damn real and forward show of emotion. I’d imagine seeing this song live or in a stripped down setting would make one bawl like a child. You’ll want to pump your fist and pound your chest. That’s a guarantee." Robert Copsey of Digital Spy praised the song saying, "'It was dark and I was over/ Until you kissed my lips and saved me,' she admits over a gloomy piano riff, before launching into a ballsy, hands-in-the-air chorus. 'I set fire to the rain/ and I threw us into the flames,' she belts with growly vocals against cinematic strings. Rounding out with a suitably breathtaking blast from her impressive pipes and the result sounds like classic, though it's anything but camp."{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a326001/adele-set-fire-to-the-rain.html|title=Adele: 'Set Fire to the Rain'|publisher=Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias|date=3 July 2011|first=Robert|last=Copsey|access-date=23 September 2011|archive-date=3 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703203320/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a326001/adele-set-fire-to-the-rain.html|url-status=live}}File:Adele Live 2017 - The FINALE - WEMBLEY Stadium - LONDON - Fireworks during SET FIRE TO THE RAIN (night 1).jpg, June 2017.]]
Chart performance
"Set Fire to the Rain" was very popular in Europe, where the song charted within the top 10 of Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, and Switzerland and topping the charts in South Africa, New Zealand, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia and the Netherlands. The song debuted at number 79 on the UK Singles Chart and it moved to number 44 the next week selling 6,286 copies.{{Cite news|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1045142&c=1|title=Adele and LMFAO retain chart crowns|work=Music Week|publisher=Intent Media|first=Alan|last=Jones|date=9 May 2011|access-date=17 September 2011|archive-date=13 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913133403/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1045142&c=1|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471679/fleet-foxes-debut-at-no-2-on-uk-chart-ellie-goulding-climbs|title=Fleet Foxes Debut at No. 2 on U.K. Chart, Ellie Goulding Climbs|location=London|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|first=Paul|last=Sexton|date=9 May 2011|access-date=17 September 2011}} It later peaked at number 11 on the chart on the week ending 16 July 2011 and it stayed on the same position for two weeks selling another 24,978 copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Set%20Fire%20To%20The%20Rain|title=The Official Charts Company – Adele – Set Fire to the Rain|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=17 September 2011|archive-date=2 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502163336/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/SET%20FIRE%20TO%20THE%20RAIN/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1046070&c=1|title=The Wanted buck boy-band trend keep top spot on singles chart|first=Alan|last=Jones|date=24 July 2011|work=Music Week|publisher=Intent Media|access-date=17 September 2011|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703023623/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1046070&c=1|url-status=live}}
Before being released as a single, the song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks and re-entered 3 times, peaking at number 72 on 13 September. On the issue dated 4 February 2012, "Set Fire to the Rain" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Adele's third consecutive number one single from the album 21. With 21 also at number 1 on the Billboard 200, the song makes the set the first by a single artist to have led the Billboard 200 concurrently with three Hot 100 number one singles.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/509788/adeles-fire-burns-path-to-hot-100-summit|magazine=Billboard|title=Adele's 'Fire' Burns Path to Hot 100 Summit|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=25 January 2012|access-date=25 January 2012}} It took 21 non-consecutive weeks for the song to reach the top spot in the United States.{{cite web |last=Molanphy |first=Chris |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/01/adele_set_fire_to_the_rain_number_one_hot_100.php |title=100 & Single: Adele's Focus-Grouped Chart-Topper And The Demise Of The "Deep Cut" – New York Music – Sound of the City |publisher=Blogs.villagevoice.com |date=30 January 2012 |access-date=23 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510033439/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/01/adele_set_fire_to_the_rain_number_one_hot_100.php |archive-date=10 May 2012 }}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/509079/weekly-chart-notes-adele-kelly-clarkson-gavin-degraw |title=Weekly Chart Notes: Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Gavin DeGraw – Chart Beat |magazine=Billboard.com |access-date=23 May 2012}} As of April 2020, it has sold 5,200,000 digital downloads in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-june-2-2013-songs-robin-thicke-205050634.html|title=Week Ending June 2, 2013. Songs: Robin Thicke & Mom|publisher=Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=5 June 2013 |access-date=6 June 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055524/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-june-2-2013-songs-robin-thicke-205050634.html|url-status=live}} With this achievement, 21 became one of only six albums to yield at least three number one singles during the decade; sharing the honour with Katy Perry's Teenage Dream (5), Rihanna's Loud (3), Taylor Swift's 1989 (3), Justin Bieber's Purpose (3) and Drake's Scorpion (3).
Music video
No proper music video was shot for "Set Fire to the Rain" (as well as other singles from 21, "Rumour Has It" and "Turning Tables") as Adele had recently undergone vocal surgery.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1673568/adele-vocal-surgery-expert/|title=ADELE'S VOCAL SURGERY: AN EXPERT WEIGHS IN|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=11 January 2011|website=MTV|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724144459/http://www.mtv.com/news/1673568/adele-vocal-surgery-expert/|url-status=dead}} Instead, a live performance video filmed at The Royal Albert Hall was uploaded on YouTube to her Vevo account.
Accolades
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| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2012
| Award Winning Song | {{won}} |
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice Music Single – Female | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2013
| Award Winning Song | {{won}} |
| Grammy Awards
| Best Pop Solo Performance | {{won}} |
Live performances and usage in media
File:Adele Sings Set Fire to the Rain Genting Arena March 2016.jpg in Birmingham, March 2016]]
Adele performed the song live for the first time on 24 January 2011 (the same day "21" was released) at the Tabernacle, in London. She also performed the track on 3 May at Jools Holland along with the selections "Rolling in the Deep", "Don't You Remember" and "Take It All".{{Cite web |title=BBC Two - Later... with Jools Holland, Series 38, Episode 5, Adele - Rolling In The Deep |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gslmz |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} Adele also added the song to the set list of her second worldwide tour.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/adele/332893-adele-live-review-beyonce-amy-winehouse-simon-cowell|title=Adele Live Review|publisher=MTV UK. MTV Networks|first=Joanne|last=Dorken|date=20 September 2011|access-date=20 September 2011|archive-date=24 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024072248/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/adele/332893-adele-live-review-beyonce-amy-winehouse-simon-cowell|url-status=dead}}
It was featured on the international soundtrack of the 2012 Brazilian soap opera Avenida Brasil.{{cite web|url=https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/avenida-brasil/noticia/avenida-brasil-trilha-sonora-tem-sucesso-de-marisa-monte-michel-telo-sorriso-maroto-adele-e-muito-mais.ghtml|title='Avenida Brasil': trilha sonora tem sucesso de Marisa Monte, Michel Teló, Sorriso Maroto, Adele e muito mais!|trans-title='Avenida Brasil': soundtrack features hits songs by Marisa Monte, Michel Teló, Sorriso Maroto, Adele and much more!|language=pt|date=2019-10-12|access-date=2020-06-03|website=GShow|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603140313/https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/avenida-brasil/noticia/avenida-brasil-trilha-sonora-tem-sucesso-de-marisa-monte-michel-telo-sorriso-maroto-adele-e-muito-mais.ghtml|url-status=live}}
Notable cover versions
- On 2 September 2014, Danielle Bradbery, season 4 winner of The Voice in the USA, published a cover of "Set Fire to the Rain" on Vevo and YouTube;{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYaFzeNCL10|title=Danielle Bradbery – Set Fire To The Rain|date=2 September 2014|work=YouTube}} her performance was praised by Rolling Stone{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/danielle-bradbery-set-fire-to-the-rain-adele-video-20140908|title=Danielle Bradbery Covers Adele's 'Set Fire to the Rain' – Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone}}
Track listing
- ;Digital and downloads
- "Set Fire to the Rain" – {{duration|m=4|s=02}}
- ;Digital and CD{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/master/view/351536|title=Adele (3) – Set Fire To The Rain|website=Discogs|access-date=7 May 2018|archive-date=7 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507100528/https://www.discogs.com/master/view/351536|url-status=live}} EP — remixes{{cite web |author=TuneTribe |url=http://www.tunetribe.com/product/adele-set-fire-to-the-rain?id=5273311 |title=Adele – Set Fire To The Rain |publisher=TuneTribe |date=4 July 2011 |access-date=23 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006014754/http://www.tunetribe.com/product/adele-set-fire-to-the-rain?id=5273311 |archive-date=6 October 2015 }}
- "Set Fire to the Rain" (Thomas Gold Remix) – {{duration|m=5|s=50}}
- "Set Fire to the Rain" (Thomas Gold Dub) – {{duration|m=5|s=21}}
- "Set Fire to the Rain" (Moto Blanco Remix) – {{duration|m=7|s=38}}
- "Set Fire to the Rain" (Moto Blanco Edit) – {{duration|m=3|s=35}}
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from 21 liner notes.
- Vocals – Adele
- Songwriting – Adele Adkins, Fraser T Smith
- Audio mixing, record producer, bass, guitar, piano – Fraser T Smith
- Drums - Ash Soan
- Recording engineer - Beatriz Artola
- Assistant recording engineer - Isabel Seeliger-Morley
- String section performed by - Wired Strings
- String arrangements - Rosie Danvers
- String section recording engineer - Steve Price
Charts
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|+2013 year-end chart performance for "Set Fire to the Rain" !Chart (2013) !Position |
| scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2013|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles year end chart|publisher=SloTop50|language=sl|access-date=29 December 2013|archive-date=22 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222152201/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2013|url-status=dead}}
| align=center|50 |
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|+2023 year-end chart performance for "Set Fire to the Rain" !Chart (2023) !Position |
| scope="row"| Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=22 November 2023}}
| 130 |
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| scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2023&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2023|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=3 January 2024}}
| 86 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|artist=Adele|title=Set Fire to the Rain|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2012|relyear=2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|title=Set Fire to the Rain|artist=Adele|award=Platinum|type=single|certyear=2011|relyear=2011|access-date =26 September 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=Set Fire To The Rain|artist=Adele|award=Diamond|number=2|type=single|certyear=2022|relyear=2011|access-date=4 January 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Adele|title=Set Fire to the Rain|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2011|certyear=2023|access-date=14 July 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Set Fire to the Rain|artist=Adele|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|certyear=2024|relyear=2011|id=14526|accessdate=25 October 2024}}
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Release history
See also
- List of best-selling singles
- List of best-selling singles in the United States
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2011
- List of Ultratop 50 number-one singles of 2011
- List of Ultratop 40 number-one singles of 2011
- List of number-one singles of 2011 (Poland)
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2012
- List of Adult Top 40 number-one singles of 2012
- List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2012 (U.S.)
- List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2012
- List of number-one pop hits of 2012 (Brazil)
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|Ri7-vnrJD3k|"Set Fire To The Rain" (Live at The Royal Albert Hall)}}
{{Adele}}
{{Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance}}
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Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
Category:Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance
Category:Number-one singles in Israel
Category:Number-one singles in Poland
Category:Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements
Category:Songs written by Adele
Category:Songs written by Fraser T. Smith
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles