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Thinking Out Loud

January 12, 2023

For other uses, see Thinking Out Loud (disambiguation).

"Thinking Out Loud" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, recorded for his second studio album, × (2014). It was written by Sheeran and Amy Wadge, and produced by frequent collaborator Jake Gosling. It was released in the US on 24 September 2014 as the album's third single.

"Thinking Out Loud"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album ×
B-side"I'm a Mess" (Live from Lightship 95)
Released24 September 2014 (2014-09-24)
RecordedFebruary 2014
StudioSticky (Surrey, UK)
Genre
Length
  • 4:41 (album version)
  • 3:50 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jake Gosling
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Don't"
(2014) 		"Thinking Out Loud"
(2014) 		"All About It"
(2014)
Music video
"Thinking Out Loud" on YouTube

In the UK, the song spent 19 weeks within the top 40 before peaking at number one in early November 2014; it became Sheeran's second number one single there. The single has also reached the top spot in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovakia and South Africa, and peaked at number two on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. It was Sheeran's highest-charting single in North America until "Shape of You" topped the charts in both countries in 2017.

In June 2015, "Thinking Out Loud" became the first single to spend a full year in the UK top 40. In September 2015, it also became the seventh single to have achieved triple platinum certification in the UK during the 21st century. In October 2015, the song became the first to be streamed over 500 million times on Spotify, is also one of the most streamed songs in the UK and has been viewed more than 3.4 billion times on YouTube as of April 2022.[3]

"Thinking Out Loud" received nominations for Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards, winning the latter two.[4]

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Background and writing

 
Sheeran wrote "Thinking Out Loud" with Amy Wadge (pictured), an English singer-songwriter based in Wales.

Sheeran wrote "Thinking Out Loud" with Amy Wadge,[5] a Wales-based singer-songwriter. He met Wadge when he was 17 years old and they had since written several songs together. Of these, five songs composed the extended play Songs I Wrote with Amy,[6] which Sheeran independently released on 4 April 2010. Wadge also co-wrote the song "Gold Rush", a track on the deluxe version of Sheeran's debut album, + (2011).[5]

In February 2014, Wadge visited Sheeran at home for a "chilling-out time".[5] Around that time, Sheeran's second studio album, ×, was nearly completed.[7] Wadge revealed that her visit was not supposed to be a songwriting session.[5] While Sheeran was taking a shower, Wadge played a few chords on a guitar. The tune caught the attention of Sheeran and he ran downstairs. Sheeran suggested working with the tune, but only after returning home from dinner, work began.[5] The melody developed from a simple riff. According to Sheeran, he composed the melody on a guitar in a manner which was "very Van-like", referring to Van Morrison. The Irish musician has been an inspiration to Sheeran since a young age, and Sheeran wanted to capture that vibe when he composed the song.[8]

In the kitchen,[9] Sheeran and Wadge began writing the song at 2:00 am on 4 February 2014, and completed it in 20 minutes.[5] According to Wadge, the lyrical content resulted from her and Sheeran's talking about "everlasting love", inspired by the circumstances relevant at that time.[10] Sheeran also revealed that the lyrics were inspired by his then-girlfriend, Athina Andrelos,[11] whom Sheeran met in early 2014. Sheeran would later explain that he wrote the song "in a relationship at a really, really happy point".[12] Immediately after writing, Sheeran recorded the song on his phone.[5] He was keen to include "Thinking Out Loud" on the second album. He properly recorded the song the following day at the Sticky Studios, a recording facility located in the small Surrey village of Windlesham, and informed Wadge of its inclusion on the album.[5] It became the last song recorded for the album.[5] For "Thinking Out Loud", Sheeran sought the assistance of Jake Gosling, who produced much of his debut album and had earlier contributed tracks, four of which appear on the standard version of the second album.

Composition

 
"Thinking Out Loud" (2014)
A 28-second sample of "Thinking Out Loud", a romantic blue-eyed soul ballad.
Problems playing this file? See media help.

"Thinking Out Loud" is a romantic ballad[13][14] with blue-eyed soul influences.[1] Sheeran referred to it as a "walking down the aisle song".[15] In the lyrics, Sheeran reflects on "getting older and fidelity and love in a fairly conventional context", according to Eric Clarke, professor of music at University of Oxford.[16]

The song was composed in the key of D major with a tempo of 79 beats per minute.[17] Sheeran's vocals range from B2 to A4.[18] In the mix, Sheeran's voice is "unusually" loud over the instruments, which, for Mike Senior of the music technology magazine, Sound on Sound, is "surprisingly rare" in contemporary records.[19] Senior analysed the vocal elements in which he found that, in spite of several notes sung off pitch, "the overall framework of the vocal remains fundamentally in tune".[19]

Journalists noted similarities between "Thinking Out Loud" and "Let's Get It On", a 1973 single by soul musician, Marvin Gaye. Andrew Unterberger of Spin wrote that "the gently loping four-note bass pattern and crisp '70s soul drums absolutely smack of the Gaye classic, as do the embrace-insistent lyrics and general candlelit-bedroom feel".[20] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called it a "sleek update" of the classic.[21]

Release

Prior to the album release, Sheeran debuted "Thinking Out Loud" on 24 May 2014 by performing it live on the British music television show, Later... with Jools Holland. The debut followed the release of the video accompaniment to "Sing", the album's lead single. "Thinking Out Loud" was immediately perceived as having contrast to "Sing", which is a "high-energy funk/R&B-infused song".[14][22] "Thinking Out Loud" became available on 18 June 2014 as an "instant grat" download for consumers who pre-ordered × on the iTunes Store. It served as a promotional single from ×, which was released two days later. On the standard version of the album, "Thinking Out Loud" is the next-to-last track,[8] the last being "Afire Love".

"Thinking Out Loud" was initially serviced to Australian radio on 14 August 2014 and later released on 24 September 2014. It served as the third of five singles released from the album; it followed the songs, "Sing" and "Don't", the first and second single respectively. According to Sheeran, no one from his record label wanted to release "Thinking Out Loud" as a single, favouring over "Photograph" as the "big song".[12] "Photograph" was supposed to be the main single, but when "Thinking Out Loud" spent several weeks within the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart albeit not receiving rotation,[23] the latter song was kept as the third single. "Photograph" was later released as the fifth and final single. "Thinking Out Loud" was issued on 7" vinyl exclusively as part of the Black Friday Record Store Day, which was celebrated on 28 November 2014.[24] The vinyl record included, as a B-side, the live version of "I'm A Mess" which Sheeran performed at the Lightship 95 studio.[25] On 26 December 2015, Sheeran released an Irish-language version of "Thinking Out Loud" for the Irish album CEOL 2016.[26]

Critical reception

Lauren Murphy of The Irish Times noted that the "injection of blue-eyed soul" on the song is "enjoyable", and that it "makes Sheeran's aptitude for melody difficult to dismiss".[27] Jim Beviglia of the American Songwriter thought that although "tidy", "Thinking Out Loud" comes "toothless" compared with the "daring confessionals" Sheeran made on the other songs.[28]

The Washington Post writer, Allison Stewart, has hailed the song as "a blatant and mercilessly effective bid for 'I'll Be'-style wedding-song immortality".[29] Billboard magazine's Jason Lipshutz, commented that Sheeran "pushes this bold stab at romance past its sappiest moments, and ends the album on a likable note".[21] Jamieson Cox of Time wrote that "the album’s greatest moment by a country mile is relegated to its penultimate slot", referring to "Thinking Out Loud".[30]

Chart performance

"Thinking Out Loud" topped several charts in Europe, Oceania and South Africa, and reached the top ten in several other countries in North America (see Weekly charts below). Upon the album's release, the single debuted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. On 2 November 2014, "Thinking Out Loud" topped the UK Singles Chart in its 19th week in the Top 40 becoming Sheeran's second UK number one and breaking the record for the longest ascent to number one.[31] In the week ending 27 June 2015, it had spent a record consecutive 52 weeks (or a full year) inside the top 40.[32] Around the same time, the single had accumulated 1.65 million combined sales and streams; it became one of the 161 million-selling singles and the 26th best-selling of the 2010s in the UK.[33] On 18 September 2015, the British Phonographic Industry certified the single triple platinum for combined sales (including streaming points) of 1,800,000 units.[34] As of September 2017, the song has sold 1,219,000 copies with 130 million streams, making a total of 2,521,000 units sold in the United Kingdom.[35] In November 2022, its certification was upgraded to septuple platinum, denoting sales and streams of over 4,200,000.[34]

In the US, "Thinking Out Loud" peaked at number two on the all-encompassing chart Billboard Hot 100; the single became Sheeran's highest-charting single until the release of "Shape of You" in 2017. It remained the runner-up spot for eight consecutive weeks, a chart feat last held in 2004.[36] "Thinking Out Loud" was kept off the top spot by "Uptown Funk", although it outperformed the latter song for a week in February 2015 on the Billboard Digital Songs.[37] On other specific US charts, "Thinking Out Loud" reached number one on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs for the week ending 21 February 2015, marking Sheeran's first.[38] For the week ending 21 March 2015, "Thinking Out Loud" held the top position on the Billboard Pop Songs, Adult Pop Songs, and Adult Contemporary charts, becoming the fourth song in history to lead all three adult charts simultaneously.[39] In celebration of Google Play's fifth anniversary, Google announced "Thinking Out Loud" as the top selling song on the platform.[40] "Thinking Out Loud" is Sheeran's best-selling song in the United States, with 5,622,000 copies sold as of September 2017.[41]

On streaming services

In the UK, Sheeran's native country, "Thinking Out Loud" claimed the record for the most streams in a single week in December 2014. The track accumulated over 1,638,000 streams,[42] and subsequently achieved a personal best of 1,850,000 streams in the week ending 21 December 2014. This record has since been broken by several songs.

In April 2015, the song ranked as the most popular based on the 2.8 million sleep-themed playlists created by Spotify users.[43] Sleep is one of the company's most popular categories that, according to Spotify, "people also use for general relaxation and to help themselves unwind".[44][45] The Guardian columnist Tim Dowling suggested that the report indicated "very popular, slightly mellow songs that keep cropping up on sleep playlists" but not a list of a "carefully curated journey to unconsciousness".[46]

In October 2015, "Thinking Out Loud" set the record of most streams of a song on Spotify, having accumulated over 500 million streams.[47] The company created the "Sheerio Index", an interactive graphic map which showed where Sheeran was most popular. The color-based map indicated that Sheeran was most popular in Denmark.[47] It was surpassed a month later by "Lean On", a song by Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ.[48]

Music video

 
Filming of the video took place at the Crystal Ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles

Emil Nava directed the video accompaniment to the single. Most of it was filmed in the Crystal Ballroom at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The video was shot continuously using a 16 mm film camera.[49]

Unlike Sheeran's earlier videos, where he assumed a low profile, he took the lead role on "Thinking Out Loud". In the video, Sheeran executes a contemporary dance with Brittany Cherry, a contestant from the televised American dance competition, So You Think You Can Dance.[50] The routine was choreographed by Nappytabs and with training help from Paul Karmiryan. While on concert tour, Sheeran spent five hours a day for three weeks to practice with Cherry.[12]

The video was released on October 7, 2014. After the first 24 hours, the video had over 2.7 million views on video-sharing website, YouTube.[50] As of October 2022, it has 3.5 billion views,[51] making it the 17th most viewed video on the site.[52] The music video received four nominations at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year and Best Male Video.[53]

Live performances

On 26 October 2014, Sheeran performed the song on third live results show of series 11 of The X Factor.[54] He also performed it on 9 November 2014 in the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards.[55] Sheeran also performed the song as a special guest at The Voice's live finale on 16 December 2014. Furthermore, Sheeran performed the track on the Christmas Special of The Jonathan Ross Show on 20 December 2014. He also performed the song at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on 8 February 2015 along with John Mayer, Questlove, Adam Blackstone, and Herbie Hancock.[56] Sheeran performed "Thinking Out Loud" on 13 April 2015 results show of the second series of The X Factor in New Zealand.[57] Sheeran also performed "Thinking Out Loud" at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014.[58]

Parodies and usage in media

On 28 April 2015 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, actor Jeremy Renner, known for his role as Hawkeye in the Avengers movies, performed on piano and sang a song captioned by Fallon's show on YouTube as "Hawkeye Sings About His Super Powers". While not parodying Sheeran's lyrics, it is sung to the same tune. The lyrics suggest that Hawkeye feels defensive compared with the other Avengers as he was the only mortally human one in a team of superhuman or enhanced heroes: "But listen, I've got powers too; they're pretty sweet. / I promise I can do so much more than just archery ... / I can open a pickle jar. / I'm friggin' Hawkeye. / Maybe I'm as super as they are."[59]

The song and video were also parodied in the CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Titled "Let's Have Intercourse", the song was sung by Scott Michael Foster with Rachel Bloom appearing in the scene dancing with Foster in the same manner as Sheeran and Cherry. The lyrics are an appeal by Foster's character, Nathaniel Plimpton III, to series protagonist Rebecca Bunch (Bloom) to have sex whilst trapped in an elevator.[60] The song was featured in the 2016 film Me Before You. It was also covered in the film Bridget Jones's Baby. This song was also used during a December 25, 2017 Christmas NBA Game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors during the 2017-18 NBA season.

Plagiarism allegations

Further information: List of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes

On 10 August 2016, it was revealed that the family of Ed Townsend, who wrote Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" was suing Ed Sheeran saying "the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic compositions of 'Thinking' are substantially and/or strikingly similar to the drum composition of 'Let's [Get It On]'."[61] The case was dismissed without prejudice in February 2017.[62] Two years later, on 28 June 2018, Ed Sheeran was again sued on similar grounds, this time for $100 million in damages by Structured Asset Sales, owners of one-third of the copyright to "Let's Get It On".[63]

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album liner notes:[67]

  • Ed Sheeran – vocals, writer, acoustic guitar
  • Chris Leonard – electric guitar, hammond organ, bass
  • Peter Gosling – piano
  • Jake Gosling – producer, keyboards, programming, drums, percussion
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Thinking Out Loud"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[163] 13× Platinum 910,000 
Austria (IFPI Austria)[164] Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[165] 2× Platinum 40,000 
Canada (Music Canada)[166] Diamond 800,000 
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[167] 5× Platinum 450,000 
France (SNEP)[168] Gold 75,000*
Germany (BVMI)[169] 3× Gold 600,000 
Italy (FIMI)[170] 7× Platinum 350,000 
Mexico (AMPROFON)[171] Platinum+Gold 90,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[172] 6× Platinum 90,000*
Portugal (AFP)[173] 2× Platinum 40,000 
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[174] 4× Platinum 160,000 
Sweden (GLF)[175] Platinum 40,000 
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[176] Platinum 30,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] 7× Platinum 4,200,000 
United States (RIAA)[177] 12× Platinum 12,000,000 
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[178] Gold 1,300,000 
Japan (RIAJ)[179] Silver 30,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
  Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Chad Brownlee version

"Thinking Out Loud"
 
Single by Chad Brownlee
Released18 May 2015 (2015-05-18)
GenreCountry pop
Length4:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Chad Brownlee singles chronology
"When the Lights Go Down"
(2014) 		"Thinking Out Loud"
(2015) 		"Hearts on Fire"
(2015)

Canadian country singer Chad Brownlee recorded a cover version and released it as a single in 2015.[180][181] He also released a video of himself performing the song.[182]

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[183] 34

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External links

  • "Thinking Out Loud" (Official Video) on YouTube
  • "Thinking Out Loud" (Official Fan Video) on YouTube
  • "Thinking Out Loud" (Chad Brownlee Cover) on YouTube

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thinking, loud, other, uses, disambiguation, song, english, singer, songwriter, sheeran, recorded, second, studio, album, 2014, written, sheeran, wadge, produced, frequent, collaborator, jake, gosling, released, september, 2014, album, third, single, single, s. For other uses see Thinking Out Loud disambiguation Thinking Out Loud is a song by English singer songwriter Ed Sheeran recorded for his second studio album 2014 It was written by Sheeran and Amy Wadge and produced by frequent collaborator Jake Gosling It was released in the US on 24 September 2014 as the album s third single Thinking Out Loud Single by Ed Sheeranfrom the album B side I m a Mess Live from Lightship 95 Released24 September 2014 2014 09 24 RecordedFebruary 2014StudioSticky Surrey UK GenreBlue eyed soul 1 soft rock 2 Length4 41 album version 3 50 radio edit LabelAsylumAtlanticSongwriter s Ed SheeranAmy WadgeProducer s Jake GoslingEd Sheeran singles chronology Don t 2014 Thinking Out Loud 2014 All About It 2014 Music video Thinking Out Loud on YouTubeIn the UK the song spent 19 weeks within the top 40 before peaking at number one in early November 2014 it became Sheeran s second number one single there The single has also reached the top spot in Australia Ireland New Zealand Denmark the Netherlands Slovakia and South Africa and peaked at number two on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100 It was Sheeran s highest charting single in North America until Shape of You topped the charts in both countries in 2017 In June 2015 Thinking Out Loud became the first single to spend a full year in the UK top 40 In September 2015 it also became the seventh single to have achieved triple platinum certification in the UK during the 21st century In October 2015 the song became the first to be streamed over 500 million times on Spotify is also one of the most streamed songs in the UK and has been viewed more than 3 4 billion times on YouTube as of April 2022 3 Thinking Out Loud received nominations for Grammy Award for Record of the Year Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards winning the latter two 4 Wikinews has related news Ed Sheeran wins Song of Year Grammy for Thinking Out Loud Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Composition 3 Release 4 Critical reception 5 Chart performance 5 1 On streaming services 6 Music video 7 Live performances 8 Parodies and usage in media 9 Plagiarism allegations 10 Formats and track listings 11 Credits and personnel 12 Charts 12 1 Weekly charts 12 2 Year end charts 12 3 Decade end charts 12 4 All time charts 13 Certifications 14 Chad Brownlee version 14 1 Chart performance 15 See also 16 References 17 External linksBackground and writing Edit Sheeran wrote Thinking Out Loud with Amy Wadge pictured an English singer songwriter based in Wales Sheeran wrote Thinking Out Loud with Amy Wadge 5 a Wales based singer songwriter He met Wadge when he was 17 years old and they had since written several songs together Of these five songs composed the extended play Songs I Wrote with Amy 6 which Sheeran independently released on 4 April 2010 Wadge also co wrote the song Gold Rush a track on the deluxe version of Sheeran s debut album 2011 5 In February 2014 Wadge visited Sheeran at home for a chilling out time 5 Around that time Sheeran s second studio album was nearly completed 7 Wadge revealed that her visit was not supposed to be a songwriting session 5 While Sheeran was taking a shower Wadge played a few chords on a guitar The tune caught the attention of Sheeran and he ran downstairs Sheeran suggested working with the tune but only after returning home from dinner work began 5 The melody developed from a simple riff According to Sheeran he composed the melody on a guitar in a manner which was very Van like referring to Van Morrison The Irish musician has been an inspiration to Sheeran since a young age and Sheeran wanted to capture that vibe when he composed the song 8 In the kitchen 9 Sheeran and Wadge began writing the song at 2 00 am on 4 February 2014 and completed it in 20 minutes 5 According to Wadge the lyrical content resulted from her and Sheeran s talking about everlasting love inspired by the circumstances relevant at that time 10 Sheeran also revealed that the lyrics were inspired by his then girlfriend Athina Andrelos 11 whom Sheeran met in early 2014 Sheeran would later explain that he wrote the song in a relationship at a really really happy point 12 Immediately after writing Sheeran recorded the song on his phone 5 He was keen to include Thinking Out Loud on the second album He properly recorded the song the following day at the Sticky Studios a recording facility located in the small Surrey village of Windlesham and informed Wadge of its inclusion on the album 5 It became the last song recorded for the album 5 For Thinking Out Loud Sheeran sought the assistance of Jake Gosling who produced much of his debut album and had earlier contributed tracks four of which appear on the standard version of the second album Composition Edit Thinking Out Loud 2014 source source track track A 28 second sample of Thinking Out Loud a romantic blue eyed soul ballad Problems playing this file See media help Thinking Out Loud is a romantic ballad 13 14 with blue eyed soul influences 1 Sheeran referred to it as a walking down the aisle song 15 In the lyrics Sheeran reflects on getting older and fidelity and love in a fairly conventional context according to Eric Clarke professor of music at University of Oxford 16 The song was composed in the key of D major with a tempo of 79 beats per minute 17 Sheeran s vocals range from B2 to A4 18 In the mix Sheeran s voice is unusually loud over the instruments which for Mike Senior of the music technology magazine Sound on Sound is surprisingly rare in contemporary records 19 Senior analysed the vocal elements in which he found that in spite of several notes sung off pitch the overall framework of the vocal remains fundamentally in tune 19 Journalists noted similarities between Thinking Out Loud and Let s Get It On a 1973 single by soul musician Marvin Gaye Andrew Unterberger of Spin wrote that the gently loping four note bass pattern and crisp 70s soul drums absolutely smack of the Gaye classic as do the embrace insistent lyrics and general candlelit bedroom feel 20 Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called it a sleek update of the classic 21 Release EditPrior to the album release Sheeran debuted Thinking Out Loud on 24 May 2014 by performing it live on the British music television show Later with Jools Holland The debut followed the release of the video accompaniment to Sing the album s lead single Thinking Out Loud was immediately perceived as having contrast to Sing which is a high energy funk R amp B infused song 14 22 Thinking Out Loud became available on 18 June 2014 as an instant grat download for consumers who pre ordered on the iTunes Store It served as a promotional single from which was released two days later On the standard version of the album Thinking Out Loud is the next to last track 8 the last being Afire Love Thinking Out Loud was initially serviced to Australian radio on 14 August 2014 and later released on 24 September 2014 It served as the third of five singles released from the album it followed the songs Sing and Don t the first and second single respectively According to Sheeran no one from his record label wanted to release Thinking Out Loud as a single favouring over Photograph as the big song 12 Photograph was supposed to be the main single but when Thinking Out Loud spent several weeks within the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart albeit not receiving rotation 23 the latter song was kept as the third single Photograph was later released as the fifth and final single Thinking Out Loud was issued on 7 vinyl exclusively as part of the Black Friday Record Store Day which was celebrated on 28 November 2014 24 The vinyl record included as a B side the live version of I m A Mess which Sheeran performed at the Lightship 95 studio 25 On 26 December 2015 Sheeran released an Irish language version of Thinking Out Loud for the Irish album CEOL 2016 26 Critical reception EditLauren Murphy of The Irish Times noted that the injection of blue eyed soul on the song is enjoyable and that it makes Sheeran s aptitude for melody difficult to dismiss 27 Jim Beviglia of the American Songwriter thought that although tidy Thinking Out Loud comes toothless compared with the daring confessionals Sheeran made on the other songs 28 The Washington Post writer Allison Stewart has hailed the song as a blatant and mercilessly effective bid for I ll Be style wedding song immortality 29 Billboard magazine s Jason Lipshutz commented that Sheeran pushes this bold stab at romance past its sappiest moments and ends the album on a likable note 21 Jamieson Cox of Time wrote that the album s greatest moment by a country mile is relegated to its penultimate slot referring to Thinking Out Loud 30 Chart performance Edit Thinking Out Loud topped several charts in Europe Oceania and South Africa and reached the top ten in several other countries in North America see Weekly charts below Upon the album s release the single debuted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart On 2 November 2014 Thinking Out Loud topped the UK Singles Chart in its 19th week in the Top 40 becoming Sheeran s second UK number one and breaking the record for the longest ascent to number one 31 In the week ending 27 June 2015 it had spent a record consecutive 52 weeks or a full year inside the top 40 32 Around the same time the single had accumulated 1 65 million combined sales and streams it became one of the 161 million selling singles and the 26th best selling of the 2010s in the UK 33 On 18 September 2015 the British Phonographic Industry certified the single triple platinum for combined sales including streaming points of 1 800 000 units 34 As of September 2017 the song has sold 1 219 000 copies with 130 million streams making a total of 2 521 000 units sold in the United Kingdom 35 In November 2022 its certification was upgraded to septuple platinum denoting sales and streams of over 4 200 000 34 In the US Thinking Out Loud peaked at number two on the all encompassing chart Billboard Hot 100 the single became Sheeran s highest charting single until the release of Shape of You in 2017 It remained the runner up spot for eight consecutive weeks a chart feat last held in 2004 36 Thinking Out Loud was kept off the top spot by Uptown Funk although it outperformed the latter song for a week in February 2015 on the Billboard Digital Songs 37 On other specific US charts Thinking Out Loud reached number one on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs for the week ending 21 February 2015 marking Sheeran s first 38 For the week ending 21 March 2015 Thinking Out Loud held the top position on the Billboard Pop Songs Adult Pop Songs and Adult Contemporary charts becoming the fourth song in history to lead all three adult charts simultaneously 39 In celebration of Google Play s fifth anniversary Google announced Thinking Out Loud as the top selling song on the platform 40 Thinking Out Loud is Sheeran s best selling song in the United States with 5 622 000 copies sold as of September 2017 41 On streaming services Edit In the UK Sheeran s native country Thinking Out Loud claimed the record for the most streams in a single week in December 2014 The track accumulated over 1 638 000 streams 42 and subsequently achieved a personal best of 1 850 000 streams in the week ending 21 December 2014 This record has since been broken by several songs In April 2015 the song ranked as the most popular based on the 2 8 million sleep themed playlists created by Spotify users 43 Sleep is one of the company s most popular categories that according to Spotify people also use for general relaxation and to help themselves unwind 44 45 The Guardian columnist Tim Dowling suggested that the report indicated very popular slightly mellow songs that keep cropping up on sleep playlists but not a list of a carefully curated journey to unconsciousness 46 In October 2015 Thinking Out Loud set the record of most streams of a song on Spotify having accumulated over 500 million streams 47 The company created the Sheerio Index an interactive graphic map which showed where Sheeran was most popular The color based map indicated that Sheeran was most popular in Denmark 47 It was surpassed a month later by Lean On a song by Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MO 48 Music video Edit Filming of the video took place at the Crystal Ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles Emil Nava directed the video accompaniment to the single Most of it was filmed in the Crystal Ballroom at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles California The video was shot continuously using a 16 mm film camera 49 Unlike Sheeran s earlier videos where he assumed a low profile he took the lead role on Thinking Out Loud In the video Sheeran executes a contemporary dance with Brittany Cherry a contestant from the televised American dance competition So You Think You Can Dance 50 The routine was choreographed by Nappytabs and with training help from Paul Karmiryan While on concert tour Sheeran spent five hours a day for three weeks to practice with Cherry 12 The video was released on October 7 2014 After the first 24 hours the video had over 2 7 million views on video sharing website YouTube 50 As of October 2022 it has 3 5 billion views 51 making it the 17th most viewed video on the site 52 The music video received four nominations at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year and Best Male Video 53 Live performances EditOn 26 October 2014 Sheeran performed the song on third live results show of series 11 of The X Factor 54 He also performed it on 9 November 2014 in the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards 55 Sheeran also performed the song as a special guest at The Voice s live finale on 16 December 2014 Furthermore Sheeran performed the track on the Christmas Special of The Jonathan Ross Show on 20 December 2014 He also performed the song at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on 8 February 2015 along with John Mayer Questlove Adam Blackstone and Herbie Hancock 56 Sheeran performed Thinking Out Loud on 13 April 2015 results show of the second series of The X Factor in New Zealand 57 Sheeran also performed Thinking Out Loud at the Victoria s Secret Fashion Show 2014 58 Parodies and usage in media EditOn 28 April 2015 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon actor Jeremy Renner known for his role as Hawkeye in the Avengers movies performed on piano and sang a song captioned by Fallon s show on YouTube as Hawkeye Sings About His Super Powers While not parodying Sheeran s lyrics it is sung to the same tune The lyrics suggest that Hawkeye feels defensive compared with the other Avengers as he was the only mortally human one in a team of superhuman or enhanced heroes But listen I ve got powers too they re pretty sweet I promise I can do so much more than just archery I can open a pickle jar I m friggin Hawkeye Maybe I m as super as they are 59 The song and video were also parodied in the CW series Crazy Ex Girlfriend Titled Let s Have Intercourse the song was sung by Scott Michael Foster with Rachel Bloom appearing in the scene dancing with Foster in the same manner as Sheeran and Cherry The lyrics are an appeal by Foster s character Nathaniel Plimpton III to series protagonist Rebecca Bunch Bloom to have sex whilst trapped in an elevator 60 The song was featured in the 2016 film Me Before You It was also covered in the film Bridget Jones s Baby This song was also used during a December 25 2017 Christmas NBA Game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors during the 2017 18 NBA season Plagiarism allegations EditFurther information List of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes On 10 August 2016 it was revealed that the family of Ed Townsend who wrote Marvin Gaye s Let s Get It On was suing Ed Sheeran saying the melodic harmonic and rhythmic compositions of Thinking are substantially and or strikingly similar to the drum composition of Let s Get It On 61 The case was dismissed without prejudice in February 2017 62 Two years later on 28 June 2018 Ed Sheeran was again sued on similar grounds this time for 100 million in damages by Structured Asset Sales owners of one third of the copyright to Let s Get It On 63 Formats and track listings Edit7 vinyl 25 Thinking Out Loud I m a Mess Live from Lightship 95 CD single 64 Thinking Out Loud I m a Mess Live from Lightship 95 Digital download Remix 65 Thinking Out Loud Alex Adair Remix 3 02 EP Australian Exclusive 66 Thinking Out Loud Don t Sable Remix Sing Trippy Turtle Remix Thinking Out Loud Alex Adair Remix Don t X Ambassadors Remix Sing Syn Cole Remix Credits and personnel EditCredits adapted from the album liner notes 67 Ed Sheeran vocals writer acoustic guitar Chris Leonard electric guitar hammond organ bass Peter Gosling piano Jake Gosling producer keyboards programming drums percussion Mark Spike Stent mixing Stuart Hawkes masteringCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Thinking Out Loud Chart 2014 2021 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 68 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 69 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 70 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 71 8Bulgaria IFPI 72 2Canada Canadian Hot 100 73 2Canada AC Billboard 74 1Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 75 2Canada Hot AC Billboard 76 1Czech Republic Radio Top 100 77 2Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 78 2Denmark Tracklisten 79 1Euro Digital Song Sales Billboard 80 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 81 8France SNEP 82 4Germany Official German Charts 83 6Global 200 Billboard 84 103Hungary Single Top 40 85 14Hungary Stream Top 40 86 3Ireland IRMA 87 1Israel Media Forest 88 3Italy FIMI 89 3Japan Japan Hot 100 90 39Lebanon OLT20 91 8Mexico Airplay Billboard 92 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 93 1Netherlands Single Top 100 94 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 95 1Norway VG lista 96 4Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 97 5Romania Romanian Radio Airplay 98 1Scotland OCC 99 1Slovakia Radio Top 100 100 1Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 101 1Slovenia SloTop50 102 2South Africa EMA 103 1South Korea International Gaon 104 7Spain PROMUSICAE 105 2Sweden Sverigetopplistan 106 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 107 3UK Singles OCC 108 1US Billboard Hot 100 109 2US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 110 26US Adult Contemporary Billboard 111 1US Adult Top 40 Billboard 112 1US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 113 7US Latin Airplay Billboard 114 44US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 115 1US Rhythmic Billboard 116 14 Year end charts Edit 2014 Year end chart performance for Thinking Out Loud Chart 2014 PositionAustralia ARIA 117 7Denmark Tracklisten 118 29Germany Official German Charts 119 100Hungary Stream Top 40 120 42Ireland IRMA 121 6Italy FIMI 122 86Netherlands Dutch Top 40 123 52Netherlands Single Top 100 124 28New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 125 7Sweden Sverigetopplistan 126 31UK Singles OCC 127 52015 Year end chart performance for Thinking Out Loud Chart 2015 PositionAustralia ARIA 128 15Austria O3 Austria Top 40 129 37Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 130 25Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 131 28Canada Canadian Hot 100 132 2Denmark Tracklisten 133 7Germany Official German Charts 134 43Hungary Single Top 40 135 69Hungary Stream Top 40 136 26Ireland IRMA 137 4Israel Media Forest 138 23Italy FIMI 139 12Netherlands Dutch Top 40 140 24Netherlands Single Top 100 141 6New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 142 6Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 143 30Slovenia SloTop50 144 6Spain PROMUSICAE 145 6Sweden Sverigetopplistan 146 13Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 147 14UK Singles OCC 148 12US Billboard Hot 100 149 2US Adult Contemporary Billboard 150 1US Adult Top 40 Billboard 151 3US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 152 43US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 153 102016 Year end chart performance for Thinking Out Loud Chart 2016 PositionDenmark Tracklisten 154 90France SNEP 155 149Netherlands Single Top 100 156 882021 Year end chart performance for Thinking Out Loud Chart 2021 PositionGlobal 200 Billboard 157 124Decade end charts Edit Decade end chart performance for Thinking Out Loud Chart 2010 2019 PositionAustralia ARIA 158 6UK Singles OCC 159 3US Billboard Hot 100 160 47All time charts Edit All time chart performance for Thinking Out Loud Chart PositionUK Singles OCC 161 81US Billboard Hot 100 1958 2018 162 236Certifications EditCertifications for Thinking Out Loud Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 163 13 Platinum 910 000 Austria IFPI Austria 164 Platinum 30 000 Belgium BEA 165 2 Platinum 40 000 Canada Music Canada 166 Diamond 800 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 167 5 Platinum 450 000 France SNEP 168 Gold 75 000 Germany BVMI 169 3 Gold 600 000 Italy FIMI 170 7 Platinum 350 000 Mexico AMPROFON 171 Platinum Gold 90 000 New Zealand RMNZ 172 6 Platinum 90 000 Portugal AFP 173 2 Platinum 40 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 174 4 Platinum 160 000 Sweden GLF 175 Platinum 40 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 176 Platinum 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 34 7 Platinum 4 200 000 United States RIAA 177 12 Platinum 12 000 000 StreamingDenmark IFPI Danmark 178 Gold 1 300 000 Japan RIAJ 179 Silver 30 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Chad Brownlee version Edit Thinking Out Loud Single by Chad BrownleeReleased18 May 2015 2015 05 18 GenreCountry popLength4 35LabelMDMSongwriter s Ed Sheeran Amy WadgeChad Brownlee singles chronology When the Lights Go Down 2014 Thinking Out Loud 2015 Hearts on Fire 2015 Canadian country singer Chad Brownlee recorded a cover version and released it as a single in 2015 180 181 He also released a video of himself performing the song 182 Chart performance Edit Chart 2015 PeakpositionCanada Country Billboard 183 34See also EditList of best selling singles List of best selling singles in Australia List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 2014 List of number one singles of 2014 Australia List of number one singles of 2014 Ireland List of number one singles of 2015 South Africa List of Billboard Adult 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