| "Water Under the Bridge" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.png) | ||||
| Single by Adele | ||||
| from the album 25 | ||||
| Released | 14 November 2016 | |||
| Studio | Metropolis (London) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin | |||
| Adele singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Audio | ||||
| "Water Under the Bridge" on YouTube | ||||
"Water Under the Bridge" is a song by English singer Adele from her third studio album 25 (2015). Adele wrote the song with its producer, Greg Kurstin. Columbia Records released the track as the album's fourth single on 14 November 2016. A mid-tempo pop, soul and soft rock song, "Water Under the Bridge" incorporates influences of 1980s music, R&B, and a gospel choir over guitars and snare drums. Inspired by her relationship with charity founder Simon Konecki, who Adele dated for seven years and married in 2018, the song speaks of forgiveness and details the crucial point in a courtship of determining whether one's partner is willing to put in the work to make it succeed.
Music critics praised Adele's vocal performance, though some thought it was too loud and criticised some of the production choices. It reached number one in Israel and the top 10 in Poland, Belgium, and Iceland and gained Platinum or higher certifications in Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Adele performed it for her NBC special Adele Live in New York City and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and included it on the set list of her concert tour Adele Live 2016 and her residency Weekends with Adele. In 2021, a mashup of it and Megan Thee Stallion's performance of "Body" at the American Music Awards of 2020 became a trend on TikTok.