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"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Adele for her third studio album, 25 (2015). The song was written by Adele, Max Martin and Shellback, while production for the song was provided by the latter two. Lyrically, the track is a "happy you're gone" song. Musically, the song is a pop song. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised it's production.

The song peaked at number 112 on the UK Singles Chart and number 79 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also charted in Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Scotland, South Korea and Spain.

Background and composition
\\Listen // After Adele's unfruitful recording sessions with Ryan Tedder, the pair went to lunch where Adele heard Taylor Swift's single "I Knew You Were Trouble". Tedder informed Adele that the song was produced by Max Martin, and sent her clips of his work. Shortly after this, Adele began work on the track, reworking a skeleton of a song she had written when she was thirteen years old after being inspired by the release of Frank by Amy Winehouse.
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"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)", has been compared to Swift's work due to its "upbeat, poppy" sound. Adele describes it as a "happy you're gone" song, which was inspired by an ex-boyfriend. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" is written in the key of D major with a tempo of 82 beats per minute in cut time. The chords in the verses alternate between D and Bm (add4). Adele's vocals span from A3 to D5 in the song.

Critical reception
BBC News' Mark Savage called "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" a "nimble pop song" and wrote that it "shows a fresh, playful side to the star". Rob Garratt of The National described the song as a "bouncy pop nugget" and opined that it "falls into that classic pop tradition of transforming a turn-down into a lover's rebuke". In a positive review, a writer for The Hindu described the track as a "spritely song" and called it "an I'm-so-glad-you're-gone number". Los Angeles Times' Mikael Wood dubbed the song as "a welcome flash of sass".

Maeve McDermott and Patrick Ryan of USA Today included "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" in their list of 2015's 50 best songs. McDermott wrote "this song is among the most interesting of her career" and likened it to the works of Elizabeth Fraser. Complex's Michael Arceneaux thought that the track was the least sad song on 25, and added "It’s a little melancholy, but it comes with some shimmy-inducing production". Kadeen Griffiths of Bustle opined that the song is "the audio equivalent of Adele throwing a middle finger at whatever poor dude made the mistake of wronging a songwriter".

Business Insider's Tony Manfred opined that the song strays from Adele's previous work, writing "she wades into the waters of contemporary pop music like never before". Nick Messitte of Forbes gave the song a positive review, writing "It’s got the grace of damning individuals without sinking to their level; it boasts nostalgia—not the least of which for a sound popularized in 2013", and opined that Adele didn't let Max Martin overpower her sensibilities. Vanity Fair's Josh Duboff called "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" "the poppiest song Adele has ever recorded" and named it his "pick for the breakout track on 25".

Commercial performance
Despite not being released as a single, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" managed to debut on several charts.

Europe and Oceania
Following the release of 25, the song debuted at number 88 on the ARIA Singles Chart. On the Ö3 Austria Top 40, it appeared at number 56 on the chart dated 4 December 2015. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" debuted and peaked at numbers 14 and 64 on the Suomen virallinen lista and SNEP charts respectively. On the Official German Charts, the song entered at 94. It peaked at number 45 in Scotland on the chart dated 27 November 2015. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" reached number 46 on PROMUSICAE, number 112 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 18 on the UK Indie Chart.

North America and South Korea
In the United States, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" debuted at number 79 on the chart dated 12 December 2015, and dropped out of the chart the following week. The song had a one-week stay at number 79 on the Canadian Hot 100. On the Gaon Music Chart, it peaked at number 23.

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of 25.
 * Locations
 * Recorded at MXM Studios, Stockholm, Sweden and Eastcote Studios, London, UK
 * Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VI
 * Personnel


 * Adele – songwriting, vocals, backing vocals
 * Max Martin – producer, backing vocals, writing
 * Shellback – producer, writing, programming, percussion
 * Michael Ilbert – engineer
 * Serban Ghenea – mixer
 * John Hanes – mixing engineer