What song did Adele write for James Corden?

“I drink wine” is the song that Adele wrote after being inspired by her conversation with James Corden.

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins is an English singer who is best known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and for writing songs that have a very emotional touch to them. The singer who is now famous worldwide first began her career in 2008, after she released her debut album, 19, which included her successful singles, "Chasing Pavements" and "Make You Feel My Love", in it.

As of 2023, Adele has come a long way with her career as a singer. She has won many awards, including 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

Are Adele and James Corden best friends?

Yes, many would be unaware, but Adele and James Corden are really great buddies. The English TV host knows Adele from before she was even a successful artist. During an April 2023 interview on The Howard Stern Show, James Corden opened up on how he knows Adele from before she hit stardom. Corden revealed that he met the singer in Cardiff, Wales, before her debut album was released.

In the interview, the host also shared a story from the day he met Adele for the first time how she sang her version of a famous song named, “Make You Feel My Love,” and how it had shocked him listening to it. Corden said, “I couldn’t have been less shocked. I couldn’t have been less shocked. That’s how I went up to her — I went up to her because she has the cover of [Bob Dylan’s] ‘Make You Feel My Love’ on that album, and I’m always of the feeling of, 'How can any cover version be better than the original because it couldn’t exist without the original.'"

Corden also added, “What’s amazing with her is that there’s this seismic gap between the artist and her. Spend enough time with her personally, you can forget. And then she’ll just sing along to something, and you’re like, 'Oh my god.' I think she is a generational talent. I couldn’t be less shocked."

How did James Corden inspire Adele to write her song?

During the final segment of, “Carpool Karaoke,” Adele made a surprise appearance as the final guest of the series, hosted by James Corden. During the segment, the singer confessed that her past talk with Corden had inspired the lyrics of her song, “I Drink Wine”. In “Carpool Karaoke,” Adele and Corden recounted the talk they had while returning home from a vacation with their families.

During their talk, Corden had emotionally disclosed that he wasn’t happy in America. This led to Adele writing a whole verse inspired by their conversation, which she sent to the host a few weeks later. Corden was seen getting teary-eyed, when he and Adele began singing the song together during the last segment of the series. Speaking about the song, Corden said, “It [described] everything I was feeling that day. I was floored by how you’d managed to take everything that I was feeling about myself and life and just put it in a verse. It was the greatest privilege from a conversation so honest between two friends. That you could create such a thing, it just blows my mind.”

Replying to this Adele said, “I felt so unsafe with you feeling unsafe. I went to the studio a couple of weeks later, and I wrote this, and I remember I sang it into my phone and I sent it to you. And I remember you saying, ‘That’s exactly how I was feeling.’”

Does Adele write her own songs?

Yes, Adele writes her own songs. The American singer is quite famous amongst music lovers for her songs being very emotionally powerful. Her soulful voice compliments the heart-hitting lyrics, making her not only a successful singer but also a songwriter. As per various reports, most of Adele’s songs are inspired by the happenings in her life.

During her interview with The New York Times, Adele revealed that her song has to make her cry and that’s how she knows she has written a great song. Adele said, “In order for me to feel confident with one of my songs it has to really move me. That’s how I know that I’ve written a good song for myself — it’s when I start crying".