i-D cover star Adele has released the follow up to her record-breaking return track, Hello. Written with Tobias Jesso Jr., When We Were Young is another story-telling slow jam with Adele’s dulcet tones lingering over evocative lines like opener, “Everybody loves the things you do, from the way you talk, to the way you move” and the romantic refrain, “It was just like a movie, it was just like a song”.
Filmed live at Paul Epworth’s Church Studios in London, the video also shows Adele’s team of musicians and backing singers, as well as stylist Gaelle Paul and a hair stylist. Amongst the cables of the studio, Adele gives a sad smile at the end of the song, before replacing the mic somberly — but it doesn’t take long for her to crack up and say, “I’ve never done that in my life! It’s a whole new me!”.