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| Name = All I Ask
| Artist = ]
⚫ | Album = ]
| Recorded = {{hlist|], Stockholm|Eastcote Studios, London}}
| Genre = ]<ref name="Handy">{{cite web|last=Handy |first=Bruce |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/11/review-adele-25-album |title=Review: Adele's 25 Is the Confessional Blockbuster You Wanted It to Be |work=Vanity Fair |date=2 January 2014 |accessdate=21 November 2015}}</ref>
| Length = {{Duration|m=4|s=32}}
| Label = ]
| Writer = {{hlist|]|]|Philip Lawrence|Christopher Brody Brown}}
| Producer = {{hlist|]}}
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"'''All I Ask'''" is a song by English singer and songwriter ] from her third studio album, '']'' (2015). It was written by Adele, ], Philip Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown. The song peaked at number 66 on the ] and number 3 on the ].

==Background and composition==
During Adele's sessions with singer-songwriter ], the pair had attempted to create an uptempo song, however, they created the "dramatic ballad" "All I Ask" instead.<ref name="RTm">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-inside-her-private-life-and-triumphant-return-20151103?page=2|title=Adele: Inside Her Private Life and Triumphant Return|author=Brian Hiatt|work=]|date=3 November 2015|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref> The song, a piano ballad, sees Adele addressing "a lover on what she knows will be their final night, processing the end of an affair in what feels like slow motion".<ref name="Rolling Stone review">{{cite web|title=Adele's New Album: 25|last=Dolan|first=Jon|work=]|date=23 November 2015|accessdate=23 November 2015|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/adele-25-20151124}}</ref> “All I Ask", strips back the instrumentation to piano only, and sets Adele gusting over the octaves.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rosen|first1=Jody|title=Adele Powers Through a Lifetime of Regret & Weariness on '25'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6769956/adele-25-album-review|website=Billboard|accessdate=15 January 2016|date=19 November 2015}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
'']''{{'}}s Liz Rowley wrote "'All I Ask' leaves listeners with a solid sense of accepting love lost, and dredges up the dreadful finality that resignation brings with it" and stated that it "arrives at an emotional plane that's devastating yet utterly relatable".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rowley|first1=Liz|title=Adele and Bruno Mars' "All I Ask" Gives the Entire Internet All the Feels|url=http://news.yahoo.com/adele-bruno-mars-ask-gives-144244516.html|website=]|accessdate=15 January 2016|date=20 November 2015}}</ref> Christina Garibaldi of '']'' opined "This song is so emotional that you can feel Adele’s heart break into a million pieces" and called it "a song of desperation".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Garibaldi|first1=Christina|title=A Track-By-Track Breakdown Of Adele’s 25|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2545399/adele-25-track-by-track-breakdown|website=]|accessdate=15 January 2016|date=20 November 2015}}</ref> '']'''s Rob Garratt wrote "Tidy, fast piano patterns drive this datedly derivative ballad" and opined that the track "doesn’t sound like Adele".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Garratt|first1=Rob|title=Adele’s 25 track-by-track|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-life/music-reviews/review-adeles-25-track-by-track|website=]|accessdate=15 January 2016|date=21 November 2015}}</ref>

Neil McCormick of '']'' deemed "All I Ask" as a "deep, resonant piano ballad".<ref name="dailytele">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/adele-25-review/|title=Adele, 25, album review: 'pop doesn't come more perfect than this'|last=McCormick|first=Neil|date=18 November 2015|accessdate=15 January 2016|work=]}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Leah Greenblatt wrote that the song feels "much more expected: classic vehicles soaked in stately production and minor-key melancholy".<ref name="EW">{{cite web|last1=Greenblatt|first1=Leah|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/19/adele-25-ew-review|title=25 by Adele: EW Review|accessdate=15 January 2016|work=]}}</ref> Tom Breihan of '']'' called "All I Ask", "a Barbra Streisand-style weeper".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Breihan|first1=Tom|title=Premature Evaluation: Adele 25|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1844860/premature-evaluation-adele-25/franchises/premature-evaluation|work=]|accessdate=15 January 2016|date=20 November 2015}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Forrest Wickman opined that the song "is about looking for one last night with a lover, before they go their separate ways".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wickman|first1=Forrest|title=Adele’s 25: A Track-by-Track Breakdown|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/11/19/adele_s_25_a_track_by_track_guide_to_the_new_album.html|website=]|accessdate=15 January 2016|date=19 November 2015}}</ref> Andy Gill of '']'' wrote "Adele seems to be trying to jinx a relationship, apparently for the sake of one last memory".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gill|first1=Andy|title=Adele, 25: Album of the week|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/adele-25-album-of-the-week-a6741841.html|website=]|accessdate=15 January 2016|date=20 November 2015}}</ref>

==Live performances==
Adele first performed the song on '']'', which was recorded at a one-night-only show at ] on 17 November and broadcast on ] on 14 December.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Karlin|first1=Lily|title=Adele's Live 'All I Ask' Performance In New York City Is Honestly Unreal|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/adele-all-i-ask-live_567022b3e4b011b83a6c8373?section=india|website=]|accessdate=15 January 2016|date=15 December 2015}}</ref> She also performed the song on '']'', which appeared online on 13 January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bailey|first=Alyssa|title=Yes, Adele's Carpool Karaoke Is the BEST THING EVER|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a33259/full-adele-carpool-karaoke|work=]|accessdate=15 January 2016|date=14 January 2016}}</ref>

==Charts==
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{{singlechart|France|66|artist=Adele|song=All I Ask|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 January 2016}}
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! scope="row"| US ] ('']'')<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Adele|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}}|title=Adele – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100|publisher=]|work=]|accessdate= 15 January 2016}}</ref>
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==References==
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Song
"All I Ask"
Song

"All I Ask" is a song by English singer and songwriter Adele from her third studio album, 25 (2015). It was written by Adele, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown. The song peaked at number 66 on the France Chart and number 3 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

Background and composition

During Adele's sessions with singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, the pair had attempted to create an uptempo song, however, they created the "dramatic ballad" "All I Ask" instead. The song, a piano ballad, sees Adele addressing "a lover on what she knows will be their final night, processing the end of an affair in what feels like slow motion". “All I Ask", strips back the instrumentation to piano only, and sets Adele gusting over the octaves.

Critical reception

Yahoo! News's Liz Rowley wrote "'All I Ask' leaves listeners with a solid sense of accepting love lost, and dredges up the dreadful finality that resignation brings with it" and stated that it "arrives at an emotional plane that's devastating yet utterly relatable". Christina Garibaldi of MTV opined "This song is so emotional that you can feel Adele’s heart break into a million pieces" and called it "a song of desperation". The National's Rob Garratt wrote "Tidy, fast piano patterns drive this datedly derivative ballad" and opined that the track "doesn’t sound like Adele".

Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph deemed "All I Ask" as a "deep, resonant piano ballad". Entertainment Weekly's Leah Greenblatt wrote that the song feels "much more expected: classic vehicles soaked in stately production and minor-key melancholy". Tom Breihan of Stereogum called "All I Ask", "a Barbra Streisand-style weeper". Slate's Forrest Wickman opined that the song "is about looking for one last night with a lover, before they go their separate ways". Andy Gill of The Independent wrote "Adele seems to be trying to jinx a relationship, apparently for the sake of one last memory".

Live performances

Adele first performed the song on Adele Live in New York City, which was recorded at a one-night-only show at Radio City Music Hall on 17 November and broadcast on NBC on 14 December. She also performed the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden, which appeared online on 13 January 2016.

Charts

Chart (2015-16) Peak
position
France (SNEP) 66
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 3

References

  1. Handy, Bruce (2 January 2014). "Review: Adele's 25 Is the Confessional Blockbuster You Wanted It to Be". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. Brian Hiatt (3 November 2015). "Adele: Inside Her Private Life and Triumphant Return". RollingStone. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. Dolan, Jon (23 November 2015). "Adele's New Album: 25". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  4. Rosen, Jody (19 November 2015). "Adele Powers Through a Lifetime of Regret & Weariness on '25'". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. Rowley, Liz (20 November 2015). "Adele and Bruno Mars' "All I Ask" Gives the Entire Internet All the Feels". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  6. Garibaldi, Christina (20 November 2015). "A Track-By-Track Breakdown Of Adele's 25". MTV. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  7. Garratt, Rob (21 November 2015). "Adele's 25 track-by-track". The National. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  8. McCormick, Neil (18 November 2015). "Adele, 25, album review: 'pop doesn't come more perfect than this'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  9. Greenblatt, Leah. "25 by Adele: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  10. Breihan, Tom (20 November 2015). "Premature Evaluation: Adele 25". Stereogum. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  11. Wickman, Forrest (19 November 2015). "Adele's 25: A Track-by-Track Breakdown". Slate. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  12. Gill, Andy (20 November 2015). "Adele, 25: Album of the week". The Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  13. Karlin, Lily (15 December 2015). "Adele's Live 'All I Ask' Performance In New York City Is Honestly Unreal". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  14. Bailey, Alyssa (14 January 2016). "Yes, Adele's Carpool Karaoke Is the BEST THING EVER". ELLE. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  15. "Adele – All I Ask" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  16. "Adele – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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