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Shortly before the album's release in October 2000, Sade Adu made a rare live appearance at the MOBO Awards , her first performance in several years.

She was 41 years old. In a music industry obsessed with youth, she refused to hide her age. She smiled—genuinely, broadly—in interviews, something she rarely did in the past. This was a woman who had found peace. That peace radiated through the speakers. sade -2000-

"": The lead single, which became one of the band's most enduring and beloved ballads. "King of Sorrow" Shortly before the album's release in October 2000,

The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Within two months, it sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone. Critics were stunned. Rolling Stone gave it four stars, calling it "a quiet triumph of the human spirit." Entertainment Weekly noted that "Adu sings like she’s revealing a secret, and you feel privileged to hear it." "": The lead single, which became one of