Cold Shoulder (song)

This article is about the Adele song. For other songs, see Cold Shoulder (disambiguation).

"Cold Shoulder"
Single by Adele
from the album 19
B-side"Now and Then"
Released21 April 2008[1]
RecordedCompass Point Studios (Nassau, Bahamas)
Genre
Length3:12
LabelXL
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Ronson
Adele singles chronology
"Chasing Pavements"
(2008) 		"Cold Shoulder"
(2008) 		"Make You Feel My Love"
(2008)
Music video
"Cold Shoulder" on YouTube

"Cold Shoulder" is a song by the British singer-songwriter Adele, released from her first album 19. It was released digitally in Ireland on 20 April 2008 and in the UK on 21 April 2008. "Cold Shoulder" is the only song on the album to be produced by Mark Ronson. The former Jamiroquai bass guitarist Stuart Zender plays bass guitar on the song and is also part of Ronson's touring band. Adele performed the song on Friday Night with Jools Holland on 8 February 2008 and on Saturday Night Live during the 18 October 2008 show. A remix by Basement Jaxx also received airplay and is digitally available.

Critical reception

[edit]

The song was met with positive reviews from critics, with most praising Adele's vocals and the song's lyrics.[citation needed] However, Clash Magazine described the song and Ronson's production as having "high concept" and "slick production" that "seems as soulless as a Michael Bay film".[3]

Music video

[edit]

The music video for "Cold Shoulder" was shot in February 2008 in London. It had airplay on UK music channels and shows Adele singing in a darkened room among melting ice statues, each with looks of despair. The music video ends with many of the statues melted and the final shots of Adele interfade into those of the statues. As of December 2023, the music video has received over 35 million views on YouTube.[4]

Track listings

[edit]

UK – CD and 7-inch vinyl

  1. "Cold Shoulder" 3:15
  2. "Now and Then" 3:24

iTunes EP
Cold Shoulder – EP

  1. "Cold Shoulder"
  2. "Cold Shoulder" (Basement Jaxx Classic Edit)
  3. "Cold Shoulder" (Basement Jaxx Classic Remix)
  4. "Cold Shoulder" (Basement Jaxx DuBB)
  5. "Cold Shoulder" (Rusko Remix)
  6. "Cold Shoulder" (Out of Office Remix)

Credits and personnel

[edit]
  • Vocals – Adele
  • Songwriting – Adele Adkins, Sacha Skarbek
  • Production, drums, guitar, programming, keyboards - Mark Ronson
  • Keyboards - Jason Silver
  • Guitar - Michael Tighe, Matt Allchin
  • Bass guitar - Stuart Zender
  • Percussion - Pete Biggins
  • Glockenspiel - Sam Koppelman
  • String arrangements - Chris Elliott

Release history

[edit]
Release dates for "Cold Shoulder"
Country Date
United Kingdom 21 April 2008
Europe 16 June 2008

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Music - Adele". Adele.tv. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Adele: 'Cold Shoulder'". Digitalspy.com. 26 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Adele - Cold Shoulder". Clash Magazine. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ADELE - 'Cold Shoulder'". YouTube. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Adele – Cold Shoulder" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  6. ^ "Adele – Cold Shoulder" (in French). Ultratip.
  7. ^ "Chart Search Results - European Hot 100 Singles 2008-05-17". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Adele" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  9. ^ "Adele – Cold Shoulder" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Adele". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  12. ^ "End of Year Charts 2008" (PDF). Ukchartsplus.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – Adele – Cold Shoulder". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cold_Shoulder_(song)&oldid=1248362072"