bal·lad [bal-uhd]
noun 1.
any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
2.
a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing.
3.
any poem written in similar style.
4.
the music for a ballad. 5.
a sentimental or romantic popular song.
The two bolded definitions apply to "Payphone." So yes, it is.
Just because it isn't sung by ADELE doesn't mean it is not.
No. Even tho it's number one on the ATRL Hot 100's "Ballad" chart.
It's a heavy-beat ballad. lol
It's not a BALLAD, like "Someone Like You" obviously, but it counts with some ballads
features, so it's considered some sort of Power mid-tempo Ballad.
