"Million Years Ago" | |
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Song by Adele | |
from the album 25 | |
Studio | Metropolis Studios, London |
Genre | Folk[1] |
Length | 3:47 |
Label | XL |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin |
"Million Years Ago" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her third studio album, 25 (2015). The song was written by Adele and Greg Kurstin, with production of the song provided by the latter. Lyrically, the track is about how fame has personally affected her and everyone around her. On Adele at the BBC in 2015, she stated that the song was, "kind of a story about ... I drove past Brockwell Park, which is a park in South London I used to live by. It's where I spent a lot of my youth".[2] Musically, the song is an acoustic tune accompanied only by guitar.
"Million Years Ago" charted in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Adele performed the song during Adele at the BBC, Adele Live in New York City, and on Today.