When We Were Young (lagu): Perbedaan antara revisi

Pada 16 November 2015, sebuah cuplikan dari "When We Were Young" diputar dalam program televisi Australia ''60 Minutes''.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Grebey|first=James|date=16 November 2015|title=Hear a Lengthy Preview of a New Adele Song, 'When We Were Young'|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/11/adele-25-when-we-were-young-new-song-stream/|website=Spin|language=en|access-date=29 Januari 2022}}</ref> Esoknya, sebuah video Adele menampilkan lagu ini di The Church Studios di London diunggah melalui kanal [[YouTube]] sang penyanyi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shepherd|first=Jack|date=17 November 2015|title=Adele debuts new single 'When You Were Young' from ''25'' in full|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-debuts-new-single-when-you-were-young-from-25-album-in-full-hello-a6737421.html|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=29 Januari 2022|lang=en}}</ref> Pada 26 November 2015, [[Billboard (majalah)|''Billboard'']] menulis sebuah artikel, bertanya-tanya lagu manakah yang akan menjadi singel kedua dari ''25'', menyatakan bahwa Adele telah memberikan "perhatian istimewa" terhadap "When We Were Young" dan "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)".<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Lynch|first=Joe|date=26 November 2015|title=Which ’25’ Song Should Be Adele’s Next Single?|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-25-next-single-vote-6777140/|website=Billboard|language=en|access-date=29 Januari 2022}}</ref> ''Billboard'' kemudian mengonfirmasi "When We Were Young" sebagai singel kedua ''25'' pada 14 Desember 2015, melalui seorang sumber dari Columbia Records.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=14 desember 2015|title=Adele's 'When We Were Young' Confirmed As Second Single From '25'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6806119/adele-when-we-were-young-second-single-25|website=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216042902/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6806119/adele-when-we-were-young-second-single-25|archive-date=16 Desember 2015|dead-url=no|access-date=29 Januari 2022}}</ref> Lagu tersebut dirilis lebih awal melalui stasiun-stasiun radio di Italia pada 22 Januari 2016,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=15 Januari 2016|title=Adele - When We Were Young (Radio Date: 22-01-2016)|url=https://www.earone.it/news/adele_when_we_were_young_radio_date_22_01_2016_17494743/|website=EarOne|access-date=29 Januari 2022|lang=it}}</ref> dan secara resmi dirilis di seluruh dunia pada 5 Februari 2016.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Shepherd|first=Jack|date=6 Februari 2016|title=Adele releases adorable 'When We Were Young' single artwork|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-releases-adorable-when-we-were-young-single-artwork-a6857456.html|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=29 Januari 2022|lang=en}}</ref> Bersamaan dengan perilisan "When We Were Young" di platform-platform digital, sampul dari lagu tersebut juga terungkap, menampilkan sebuah foto masa kecil Adele.<ref name=":5" /> Lindsey Sullivan dari ''Billboard'' dan Jack Shepherd dari ''[[The Independent]]'' menyebut sampul tersebut "menggemaskan",<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Shepherd|first=Jack|date=6 Februari 2016|title=Adele releases adorable 'When We Were Young' single artwork|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-releases-adorable-when-we-were-young-single-artwork-a6857456.html|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=29 Januari 2022|lang=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Lindsey|date=5 Februari 2016|title=Adele Shares Adorable Childhood Pic for ‘When We Were Young’ Single Art|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-when-we-were-young-single-childhood-photo-6866985/|website=Billboard|access-date=29 Januari 2022|lang=en}}</ref> sementara Lewis Corner dari [[Digital Spy]] bertanya, "Berapa banyak keimutan lagi yang bisa anda dapatkan daripada Adele di [masa] sekolah dasarnya, tersenyum lebar dengan dua gigi depannya yang hilang?"<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|date=5 Februari 2016|title=Adele's new single artwork for 'When We Were Young' is perfectly adorable|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a782466/adeles-new-single-artwork-for-when-we-were-young-is-perfectly-adorable/|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=29 Januari 2022}}</ref>

Sebelum dirilis sebagai sebuah singel, "When We Were Young" telah menjual 150.000 salinan digital di Amerika Serikat.<ref name=":7" /> Di minggu perilisan ''25'', lagu tersebut memulai debutnya di [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] di posisi 22.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=30 November 2015|title=Adele's 'Hello' Leads Hot 100 for Fifth Week|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6777998/adeles-hello-leads-hot-100-for-fifth-week|website=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203003051/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6777998/adeles-hello-leads-hot-100-for-fifth-week|archive-date=3 Desember 2015|dead-url=yes|access-date=29 Januari 2022|lang=en}}</ref> Setelah perilisannya melalui platform-platform streaming, "When We Were Young" melonjak dari posisi 29 ke nomor 20.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=18 Februari 2016|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Mike Posner Takes 'Pill' to Top 40|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6882436/hot-100-chart-moves-mike-posner-takes-pill-to-top-40|website=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219121013/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6882436/hot-100-chart-moves-mike-posner-takes-pill-to-top-40|archive-date=19 Februari 2016|dead-url=yes|access-date=29 Januari 2022|lang=en}}</ref> Lagu tersebut kemudian meraih posisi puncaknya di nomor 14 pada minggu selanjutnya. Dengan dirilisnya remix-remix klub dari lagu ini, "When We Were Young" memuncaki tangga lagu [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] pada tanggal 17 Maret 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Gordon|date=17 Maret 2016|title=Adele’s ‘When We Were Young’ Tops Dance Club Songs Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7263765/adele-when-we-were-young-dance-club-songs-chart|website=Billboard|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318010255/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7263765/adele-when-we-were-young-dance-club-songs-chart|archive-date=18 Maret 2016|dead-url=no|access-date=29 Januari 2022}}</ref> Lagu tersebut juga memperoleh kesuksesan di tangga lagu radio AS, memuncak di nomor tiga di tangga lagu radio Pop Dewasa, nomor enam di radio Dewasa Kontemporer, serta nomor 13 di radio Pop.