Oh My God

"Oh My God" is a song by English singer Adele from her fourth studio album, 30 (2021). Adele wrote the song alongside the producer Greg Kurstin. Columbia Records released it to US adult contemporary radio stations, as the album's second single, on 29 November 2021. A gospel pop song with influences of R&B and a dance-pop chorus, it has lyrics about Adele's desire to start dating again and being guarded while beginning a relationship with a new love interest. "Oh My God" received generally positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised its catchy production and identified the commercial potential. The song reached number one in Israel and Mexico, and the top 10 in several countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Sam Brown directed its music video, which was positively received and features religious imagery and Adele clad in designer outfits. She performed the song during her British Summer Time concerts. Background and release Adele began working on her fourth studio album by 2018. She filed for divorce from her husband Simon Konecki in September 2019, which inspired the album. After experiencing anxiety, Adele undertook therapy sessions and mended her estranged relationship with her father. Single again for the first time in almost 10 years, she sought a serious relationship in Los Angeles but struggled to find one. To Adele's displeasure, her friends would set her up on blind dates, but it did not work as she feared having the paparazzi called on her. She decided to have regular conversations with her son, which inspired her return to the studio and the album took shape as a body of work that would explain to him why she left his father. Adele co-wrote the song "Oh My God" with its producer Greg Kurstin, who had produced three songs for her third studio album 25 (2015)—"Hello", "Million Years Ago", and "Water Under the Bridge". "Oh My God" is about her desire to get back into the dating pool, but struggling to achieve this due to her celebrity status. Adele stated the song is "about the first time that [she] basically left [her] house after [her] anxiety and stuff like that started to sort of subside". She struggled with dating and wrote it about adjusting to flirting she received as a newly single person: do you mind? I'm married.' And my friends were like, 'but you're not.' And I was like, 'oh shit. OK, oh my God.'"