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“My last record was a break up record and if I had to label this one I would call it a make up record. I’m making up with myself. making up for lost time. making up for everything I ever did and never did.” 25 is the third studio album recorded by British singer and songwriter Adele. Following the release and international success of Adele’s second studio album 21, she had planned to quit the music industry and go out on a positive note. However, Adele decided to take a hiatus instead and raise her son. During her sabbatical, she suffered with writer’s block and rescheduled the album’s studio sessions fearing she had lost her ability to write songs. In 2013, Adele had a breakthrough and the material that eventually became 25 manifested, with writing and recording continuing through to 2015. According to the singer, the album’s title is a reflection of her when she was 25 and the frame of mind she was in during that age. The lead single, ‘Hello’, was a critical and commercial success, topping the charts in 26 countries including the United Kingdom and the United States, where “Hello” became the first single to sell one-million downloads in a release week.