She writes something on a piece of paper and when the man reads it, he is angered, but he forgives her and they begin rekindling the passion they had before the crash. "Chasing Pavements" received three nominations at the The song's music video centres on a car crash (a white It features two views: one of the real-world in which the occupants of the car are lying motionless on the pavement following the accident, and the other (during the choruses) in which the camera shows them from above. The source of the perceived meaning is said to come from an entry submitted to Urban Dictionary. The couple appear to reenact their relationship, starting from their first meeting when the woman dropped her scarf and the man handed it back to her. "Chasing Pavements" was featured in three episodes of Frehsée, Nicole (22 January 2009), "Meet Adele, the U.K.'s Newest Soul Star". According to the Daily Mail, the single was banned by several U.S. radio stations because of the perceived meaning of the words "chasing pavements" referring to the singer chasing gay men. For a while they appear happy together, but it is short-lived; the man discovers that the woman had another lover. With airplay decreasing due to the rumor, the single missed the Top 20 charts, peaking at #21. Then, she stands beside a tree continuing to sing until it ends and the victims being shown on stretchers, being wheeled away in different directions by ambulance crews tending to them. "Chasing Pavements" was th… Having received a physical release, the single then leaped 19 places to number seven, where it peaked. It was the second single from the album, after "Hometown Glory". In the second view, the couple is shown from an overhead view but as if they are shot side-on and they 'come to life' and move as if standing up. On 20 January, the single entered at number two in the UK singles chart on downloads alone. She sings before getting out of the car and walking past a group of people who are running towards the crash victims. The accompanying music video was directed by Mathew Cullen of production company Motion Theory.The song was inspired by an incident Adele had with a former boyfriend of six months. On 20 December 2008, the video was ranked No. When Adele sings the chorus for the final time, the couple dance on the pavement surrounded by the onlookers, who are now also dancing. "Chasing Pavements" is a song by English singer-songwriter Adele, from her debut album 19. Adele is seen in the first view, inside a car with a man. 26 on As "Chasing Pavements" was gaining popularity and had entered the American Billboard Top 40 singles chart, a rumor started about the "true" meaning of the song. The man and the woman dance gracefully and intimately, but in spite of all the joy, they are still just two bodies lying motionless on the pavement, and are then wheeled away by ambulance crews in different directions. It was released digitallyin Ireland on 13 January 2008 and entered the Irish singles chart at number 26 through download sales alone. Adele explained in an interview with Blues & Soul how this song came about, "The night before I wrote it was the same night I actually met the boy the album's written about!We actually had this fight the first night we met. Adele is not one of the car crash victims.
She writes something on a piece of paper and when the man reads it, he is angered, but he forgives her and they begin rekindling the passion they had before the crash. "Chasing Pavements" received three nominations at the The song's music video centres on a car crash (a white It features two views: one of the real-world in which the occupants of the car are lying motionless on the pavement following the accident, and the other (during the choruses) in which the camera shows them from above. The source of the perceived meaning is said to come from an entry submitted to Urban Dictionary. The couple appear to reenact their relationship, starting from their first meeting when the woman dropped her scarf and the man handed it back to her. "Chasing Pavements" was featured in three episodes of Frehsée, Nicole (22 January 2009), "Meet Adele, the U.K.'s Newest Soul Star". According to the Daily Mail, the single was banned by several U.S. radio stations because of the perceived meaning of the words "chasing pavements" referring to the singer chasing gay men. For a while they appear happy together, but it is short-lived; the man discovers that the woman had another lover. With airplay decreasing due to the rumor, the single missed the Top 20 charts, peaking at #21. Then, she stands beside a tree continuing to sing until it ends and the victims being shown on stretchers, being wheeled away in different directions by ambulance crews tending to them. "Chasing Pavements" was th… Having received a physical release, the single then leaped 19 places to number seven, where it peaked. It was the second single from the album, after "Hometown Glory". In the second view, the couple is shown from an overhead view but as if they are shot side-on and they 'come to life' and move as if standing up. On 20 January, the single entered at number two in the UK singles chart on downloads alone. She sings before getting out of the car and walking past a group of people who are running towards the crash victims. The accompanying music video was directed by Mathew Cullen of production company Motion Theory.The song was inspired by an incident Adele had with a former boyfriend of six months. On 20 December 2008, the video was ranked No. When Adele sings the chorus for the final time, the couple dance on the pavement surrounded by the onlookers, who are now also dancing. "Chasing Pavements" is a song by English singer-songwriter Adele, from her debut album 19. Adele is seen in the first view, inside a car with a man. 26 on As "Chasing Pavements" was gaining popularity and had entered the American Billboard Top 40 singles chart, a rumor started about the "true" meaning of the song. The man and the woman dance gracefully and intimately, but in spite of all the joy, they are still just two bodies lying motionless on the pavement, and are then wheeled away by ambulance crews in different directions. It was released digitallyin Ireland on 13 January 2008 and entered the Irish singles chart at number 26 through download sales alone. Adele explained in an interview with Blues & Soul how this song came about, "The night before I wrote it was the same night I actually met the boy the album's written about!We actually had this fight the first night we met. Adele is not one of the car crash victims.