Adele wrote this tune with Bleeding Love songwriter Ryan Tedder. She told The Sun how she hooked up with the American songwriter: "I met him, very briefly, for the first time in an elevator in LA and I had balloons. He heard me laugh so he started popping the balloons to see who was behind them. Then I walked into the studio and he was there because he was supporting James Morrison. I'd just had a big argument with my ex-boyfriend. I walked in and even though I'd only met him in the elevator before, I was like, 'Who does he think he is? He's always turning the tables on me.'"
The song was performed by Gwyneth Paltrow in the April 19, 2011 episode of Glee. The actress had an occasional part as the kooky substitute teacher Holly Holliday in the show.
Adele revealed in a track-by-track video interview that the song was written following a confrontation with her former boyfriend, who is the subject matter of much of 21. She had found herself distressed about the way her ex had kept "turning the tables" on her during their arguments, and Tedder used this idea as a concept for the song.
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