Which Adele song became her third consecutive US number-one single from '21'?
Answer
Set Fire to the Rain
Answer
Set Fire to the Rain
“Set Fire to the Rain” became Adele’s third consecutive US number-one single from 21.
The song followed “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone like You” to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. It reached number one on the chart issue dated February 4, 2012, completing an exceptional run for a single album. Adele became the first artist to send three songs from one album to number one while that album simultaneously led the Billboard 200.
Released as the third US single from 21 in November 2011, “Set Fire to the Rain” contrasts a dramatic, swelling string arrangement with lyrics about a contradictory and painful relationship. Its large-scale production differs from the mostly restrained sound heard elsewhere on the album.
Listeners sometimes confuse the sequence because “Set Fire to the Rain” was released before “Someone like You” in some markets, while the US chart campaign and numbering identify it as the third US single. It also earned Adele the 2013 Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026