Hello (Ela!ne song)

"Hello" 	"Hello" 	 		
 	 	 		
Single by Ela!ne 	Single by Ela!ne 	 		
from the album Hello... A Decade of H!ts	from the album Hello... A Decade of H!ts 	 		
Released 	August 12, 2016 	 		
Format 	Digital download 	 		
Genre 	Soul 	 		
Length 	4:55 	 		
Label 	Paradise 	 		
Writer(s) 	Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin, Elaine Robledo	 		
Producer 	Greg Kurstin 	 		
Ela!ne singles chronology 	Ela!ne singles chronology 	 		
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{| style="font-size:12.32px;width:257px;line-height:1.4em;"	"Same Old Love"
(2016) 	"Hello"
(2016)	"Fuckin' Perfect".
(2016)
Music video 	Music video 	Music video 		
https://youtu.be/nzfO2-UybFA 	https://youtu.be/nzfO2-UybFA 	https://youtu.be/nzfO2-UybFA		
"Hello" is a song by American singer and rapper Ela!ne. It was released on August 12, 2016 by Paradise Records as the second single from her first greatest hits album, Hello... A Decade of H!ts (2016). Ela!ne co-wrote the song with Adele Adkins, and producer Greg Kurstin. "Hello" is a piano ballad with soul influences, and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and regret. Upon release, the song was well received by music critics who praised the song's lyrics and Ela!ne's vocals.
"Hello" attained international commercial success reaching number one in almost every country it charted in. "Hello" debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Ela!ne's twelvth number-one on the chart and breaking several records, including becoming the ninth song to debut at number one. 
The accompanying music video was directed by Jesse Alfred Jr and stars Ela!ne. It is also the first video to ever use a sepia tone. The video premiered October 18, 2016.
Ela!ne performed the song at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, closing the awards ceremony.