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x (Ed Sheeran album)

April 08, 2024

× ("Multiply") is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran. It was released on 20 June 2014 in Australia and New Zealand,[3] and worldwide on 23 June through Asylum Records and Atlantic Records.[4] The album received positive reviews from music critics. It was an international commercial success, peaking at No. 1 in 15 countries, while topping both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. × also reached the top five in seven other countries and was the best selling album of 2014 in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Five singles were released from the album: "Sing", "Don't", "Thinking Out Loud", "Bloodstream" (a collaboration with Rudimental), and "Photograph".[5][6][7]

×
Studio album by
Ed Sheeran
Released20 June 2014 (2014-06-20)
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length50:23
Label
Producer
Ed Sheeran studio album chronology
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(2011) 		×
(2014) 		5
(2015)
Singles from ×
  1. "Sing"
    Released: 7 April 2014
  2. "Don't"
    Released: 24 August 2014
  3. "Thinking Out Loud"
    Released: 24 September 2014
  4. "Bloodstream"
    Released: 11 February 2015
  5. "Photograph"
    Released: 11 May 2015

The lead single, "Sing", became Sheeran's first UK number-one song, reached number 13 in the US and peaked inside the top 10 in several other countries.[8] The second single, "Don't", peaked at No. 8 in the UK and number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Sheeran's first top-10 single in the US.[9] The album's third single, "Thinking Out Loud", achieved international success, peaking at number one in 12 countries, and the top five in 12 more. It became Sheeran's second UK number-one single and has been certified 3× Platinum, with sales of over one million copies in the UK. "Thinking Out Loud" also became Sheeran's biggest hit in the US at the time, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, until he released "Shape of You", which debuted at number one. The album has been certified 4× Platinum, with sales of over four million copies in the US alone. The album's fourth single, a remix of "Bloodstream", peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the fourth-consecutive single from × to hit the top 10 in Sheeran's native country. "Photograph" was released as the album's fifth and final single. It gave Sheeran his fifth consecutive top 10 single from the album in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at numbers nine and eight, respectively.

In December 2014, Spotify named × the most-streamed album in the world for 2014, racking up more than 430 million streams for the year.[10] × has been certified 12× Platinum in the UK with sales of over three million copies, making it the third best-selling album of the 2010s and the 20th best selling album in the history of the UK. The album has been certified 3× Platinum in Canada, 6× Platinum in New Zealand, and 4× Platinum in the US, with sales of over four million copies. It also became the first album ever to be certified Diamond in Australia. Also, × broke Adele's record for the longest charting top 10 album in the history of the United Kingdom.[11] In 2015, × won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year, and at the 57th Grammy Awards it was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year.

Background and recording edit

Having written "hundreds" of songs, Sheeran entered the studio with Rubin and they cut that down to the 15 new songs that are feature on the album, excluding "I See Fire", which was recorded separately and saw release on the soundtrack for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.[12] Sheeran stated that he "started off making another acoustic record, and it turned into a neo-soul-funk record," due to the influence of working with producers like Rubin and Benny Blanco that "pulled [him] out of [his] comfort zone." Getting into the studio with Rubin to "rerecord all the songs" after two years of writing them made the songs sound "raw and interesting", at a time when Sheeran was getting tired of them,[13] giving him a chance to "actually set up the album instead of just putting it out."[14] However, doing an entire album with Rubin "just wouldn't work on pop radio", so after working with Rubin he wrote the songs, "I'm a Mess", and "Thinking Out Loud", both about his girlfriend at the time, with a different producer.[15] Jake Gosling, who co-wrote and produced the majority of Sheeran's debut album, has no writing credits on this album, while new collaborators include Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody and British drum and bass band, Rudimental.[16]

Music and lyrics edit

"One" was the first song Sheeran wrote for the album, and is "particularly quiet".[17] Written on a guitar made out of wood from a whisky barrel in a hotel room whilst on tour in Perth in 2011, the song was the last song written about the love interest that was the focus of the previous album.[15][18] "I'm a Mess" was one of the last songs written, after the recording sessions with Rubin. It is one of two songs written about his then-current girlfriend. It is described as a simple song, and was "written in the shower."[15][19]

In an interview with Zane Lowe for BBC Radio 1, promoting the first single, "Sing", Sheeran talked about getting in the studio with Pharrell and him "playing [Sheeran] a lot of things, and then it stuck on this one riff," which eventually became the basis of the track. He stated he has always been a fan of R&B, but was just "trying to find the right way to make it."[20] Sheeran expressed wishes to create an entire album with Pharrell, and "Sing" was to be a song for that project, but several musical peers, including Elton John, Taylor Swift and Pharrell himself, urged Sheeran to release it with ×.[15] Justin Timberlake's debut album, Justified, was a favourite of Sheeran's, which he consciously tried to channel for "Sing".[21] On working with Pharrell, Sheeran told MistaJam on BBC Radio 1Xtra that they had written two other songs together that were in the style he "usually did", but for "Sing" he was pushed "out of [his] comfort zone" which made the track stand out. Pharrell reportedly said that he wanted to "shake the world's view of [Sheeran] up" and make pioneering songs that no singer/songwriter has done before rather than just "a cool record".[22] A remix of the track has been made with Korean recording artist Psy, and the music video for the song was based on a night out with the artist.[23]

"Don't", which is about a girlfriend who cheated on Sheeran with a close friend, has been linked to several of Sheeran's fellow singers, including Ellie Goulding and Taylor Swift, but Sheeran has said it is "100 percent not about Taylor", but that he has played her the song, and she "never want[s] to piss [him] off that much."[24] It started off "as a riff on his phone".[25] "Don't" was planned to be released as the first single from the album, but it was decided that the chorus, especially the line "Don't f- with my love," was not suitable for a first single. The song was recorded first with Benny Blanco, then again with Rick Rubin, and the two producers came together to produce the final cut.[18] The song almost didn't make it onto the album, as Sheeran felt it was "a bit personal", but was urged by those who had heard the demo to release it, as it was "an alright song... so it ended up on the record."[26]

"Nina" was written with Johnny McDaid, and was the first song the pair wrote for the album. According to McDaid, it is a "self-deprecating" love song about "heartbreak... where he basically calls someone up and advises her not to be with him."[18] "Photograph", also written with McDaid whilst touring with his band Snow Patrol in May 2012, is a "timeless ballad". Sheeran plays "photograph" with careful piano keys and acoustic strums and carefully adds in arenasize drums. It started life as a "piano loop playing on [McDaid's] laptop" which Sheeran started singing along to.[25] Sheeran has stated "it will be the one that will change my career path", and believes it to be the one song that will sell the album, even "if the rest of the album is shit."[15][27] Described as "[Sheeran's] Angels", the song is a "ballad with big drums, set in New York."[16]

"Bloodstream" is about Sheeran's experience of taking MDMA during a friend's wedding party in Ibiza.[28] "Tenerife Sea", first played in demo form at Sheeran's sold out Madison Square Garden shows, is "trademark acoustic balladry". Sheeran wrote the song about his mother. Ed told the media that his mothers eyes were crystal blue - "the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen" - and that's what this song was based on.

"Runaway" is the second and final track from the album that is produced by Pharrell Williams. Described as "finger-clicking", it draws from the same influence, the sound of Justin Timberlake's debut album, that "Sing" does. Sheeran intended for the song to feature on a future project with Pharrell, but it was put on the album when he was persuaded to include "Sing".[15][16][19] "The Man", produced by long-time collaborator Jake Gosling, features Sheeran rapping in a style similar to that of Mike Skinner from The Streets.[16] The song focuses on a failed relationship, whilst touching on the subjects of marriage, chemical dependency and his career in the music industry.[29]

"Thinking Out Loud" was the last song written for the album, and it is also Sheeran's favourite. Written about Sheeran's then-current girlfriend after the recording sessions with Rick Rubin were over, it is a "soul" song, and Sheeran "pinned [it] as the 'walking down the aisle' song."[3][15][19] He described it as "the only happy song on the album", and he wrote it in his kitchen.[30]

"Afire Love" was written about Sheeran's grandfather "two weeks before he passed away". He had suffered with Alzheimer's disease for twenty years, and Sheeran has been thinking "What if [he passed away]? And then he did."[25] Sheeran finished writing the song at his funeral.[15] It explains the aftermath of his death, with his family reuniting for the funeral, and explains the deep love between his grandparents.[31] "Take It Back" is the first track exclusive to the deluxe edition of the album. In it, Sheeran claims not to be a rapper, whilst delivering four rapped verses. In the same vein as previous single "You Need Me, I Don't Need You", he talks about "his personal struggles and his rise to fame."[32] "I See Fire", the final track on the electronic deluxe edition (the physical deluxe version has a seventeenth track, "All of the Stars", the song used in the credits for the film The Fault in Our Stars), was previously released on the soundtrack for the second installment of The Hobbit film series. Sheeran was asked to write the song for the closing credits by the film's director, Peter Jackson, whose daughter was a fan of his work. After flying to New Zealand to watch the film, he wrote the majority of the song in a single day, performing all the instruments, apart from the cello, including a violin, which Sheeran taught himself to play for the song.[33] The track was produced by Sheeran himself, and mixed in Abbey Road Studios by Peter Cobbin and Kirsty Whalley.[12] It was released on 5 November 2013 as the first single from the soundtrack.[12]

The album was to originally include profanity, most notably in the songs "Sing", "Don't" and "The Man", however a taxi driver convinced Sheeran to censor the album due to his young daughter being a fan. As a result, the album does not bear the Parental Advisory: Explicit Content sticker.[34][35]

Artwork and packaging edit

In a live webcast on YouTube, Sheeran stated that he "feel[s] every single one of [his] records should have a theme that runs through it, even if it's just a colour. The first one was orange, throughout, everything [he] did was orange. This one's going to be green throughout, and everything [he does] will be green in terms of artwork." He cited Coldplay as an influence for this, as they keep with the image of each album they release "for the next two years".[36]

The physical versions of the album come packaged in a green jewel case.[37]

Promotion edit

The countdown to the unveiling of the first single was posted on Sheeran's Facebook page, but it was accidentally announced early by Zane Lowe that he would have the first play of "Sing" on 7 April 2014, as his "Hottest Record in the World". The song was played twice in a row, and Sheeran discussed the album and working with Pharrell to produce the single.[20] Sheeran performed "Sing" and "Don't" live for the first time on Saturday Night Live on 12 April 2014.[38] He then went on to do an exclusive acoustic performance of "Take It Back" on SB.TV on 16 April.[39] Sheeran later performed "Sing" on 27 April at the 2014 Logie Awards held annually in Melbourne, Australia.[40] On 2 May, the singer released an acoustic version of "One" on his YouTube channel.[41] The song was given away on 16 May to people who had preordered the album on iTunes.[42][43][44][better source needed] On 5 May, Sheeran played three "Multiplyed" gigs, starting at the Steamboat Pub in Ipswich, going on to Koko in London, and finishing in Dublin, where his entire show was streamed live on his website.[45][46][47] The next day, he played a session for BBC Radio 1 at their Maida Vale studios, where Zane Lowe made a live rendition of "One" his "Hottest Record in the World".[48] Sheeran stated that until the album was released, he would play very few new songs live, as fans "want to hear the hits", but once it is released he will play a lot more new songs, as "that's going to be what people want to see."[49]

Sheeran played "Sing" on Later Live... with Jools Holland on 20 May, and showcased songs from the record on the extended version on 23 May, including the TV debut of "Thinking Out Loud".[50] His live performance was exactly three years since his last appearance on the show.[51][52][53][54][55][56] Sheeran performed "Sing" on the finale of The Voice, alongside a duet with contestant Christina Grimmie of his song "All of the Stars", which features on the soundtrack for The Fault in Our Stars.[57][58] MTV announced that a behind-the-scenes documentary of Sheeran's life, titled 9 Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran, was being filmed, to be aired 10 June. The show would "show every aspect of [Sheeran's] life" while he is on tour, "with extraordinary intimate access to Sheeran", something he has never done before.[59][60] Taylor Swift and Pharrell Williams appeared in the feature.[61] After the music video for "Sing" was released, which featured a puppet version of Sheeran wearing a pair of Beats by Dre headphones,[62] it was announced that Sheeran, and his then unreleased song "Don't", would feature in the advert for the latest Beats by Dre headphones, the Solo II.[63] On 5 June, Sheeran appeared in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge for Annie Mac, performing "Sing" and a cover of Sam Smith's "Stay with Me", both with a live band.[64] "Don't" was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 15 July 2014 as the album's second official single.[65]

X Tour edit

To promote the album, Sheeran embarked on the X World Tour. He held several shows in Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia and New Zealand until December 2015.[66]

The special "Wembley Edition" was released on 13 November 2015. This edition includes bonus tracks and a DVD of the Jumpers for Goalposts concert film.[67]

Singles edit

"Sing" was released as the first single from the album on 7 April 2014 around the world, and 1 June in United Kingdom and Germany. The music video, released exclusively to Facebook on 22 May, features a puppet caricature of Sheeran on a night out in Los Angeles.[68] The single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 15,[69] where it has since peaked at No. 13. It also became Sheeran's first number-one on the Australian ARIA Charts and in the UK, where it was released alongside a corresponding EP, which featured a live version of the track, a remix by Trippy Turtle and a new song, "Friends", that is not featured on ×.[8][70]

"Don't", previously released on iTunes as the second "instant grat" promotional single, impacted US contemporary hit radio as the second official single from the album.[65] It has since sold in excess of 3 million copies worldwide, including 1,464,000 copies in the US alone.[71] It has peaked within the top-ten of nine international charts, including Australia, the UK and the aforementioned US. It then hit No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.[72]

"Thinking Out Loud", was sent to Oceanian radio on 21 September as the third single. The official music video was released on 7 October. The song was incredibly successful, selling in excess of 5 million copies worldwide as of April 2015. The song peaked at No. 1 on both the UK Singles Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts. Moreover, it peaked at No. 2 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. "Thinking Out Loud" also peaked within the top-ten in 27 more countries including New Zealand, Germany and India. The song became Sheeran's second million-selling single in the UK, following 2011's "The A Team"[73] Moreover, the song has sold almost 5 million copies in the US, being certified 5× Platinum. In September 2015, it became just the fifth single released in the 21st century to go 3× Platinum.

A remixed version of "Bloodstream" was released as the album's fourth single on 11 February 2015. The new version of the song was remixed by British drum and bass band, Rudimental and was released as a joint single. The song became Sheeran's fourth consecutive top-ten hit from the album by peaking at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.[73]

"Photograph" was released as the fifth and final single from the album. On 22 April 2015, Sheeran tweeted "My next single from multiply is Photograph. Wait til you see the video, it's a special one. Very excited". Photograph then hit No.2 on Twitter Top Track Charts and also in Billboard Hot 100. The song first charted for a week in December 2014. Even before the announcement of an official release, "Photograph" was certified Silver in the UK for selling in excess of 200,000 copies. The music video for the single was released on 10 May 2015.

Promotional singles edit

"One" was entered in the UK Singles Chart at No. 20 and entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 86.[74]

"Don't" was released as the second "instant grat" promotional single from the album on 13 June, ten days before the release of the album.[75] It debuted at No. 21 in the Canadian Hot 100 on the chart dated 28 June 2014, the top debut for that week.

Sheeran revealed that he would be releasing a track from the album every weekday in the week leading up to the release, as promotional "instant grat" singles available to those who had preordered the deluxe edition of the album on iTunes. The first of these was "Afire Love", released on 16 June, followed by "Bloodstream" on 17 June, "Thinking Out Loud" on 18 June, "The Man" on 19 June and "Photograph" on 20 June.[76][77][78][79][80][81]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.0/10[82]
Metacritic67/100[83]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB[84]
AllMusic     [2]
The Daily Telegraph     [85]
Drowned in Sound4/10[86]
The Guardian     [87]
The IndependentNegative[88]
The Observer     [7]
Rolling Stone     [89]
Time Out     [90]
USA Today    [91]

Upon its release, × received positive reviews from music critics. The review aggregator website Metacritic assigns a "Metascore" to each album, which is based on the ratings and reviews of selected mainstream independent publications, and the release has a score of a 67 out of 100 based on 20 selected critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[83] At The Daily Telegraph, Neil McCormick rated the album a perfect five stars, commenting how the album is like a "vehicle for emotional veracity, personal revelation and universal inclusion".[85] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, remarking how Sheeran's usage of hip hop elements "keeps [the music] from being merely a bit of excellently crafted mature pop and gives it some appealing character."[2] Jon O'Brien of AllMusic said that the album "encompassed [Sheeran's] acoustic/hip-hop hybrid sound, but also had an R&B feel in places along with straight-ahead pop."[92] At The A.V. Club, Annie Zaleski graded the album a B, indicating how Sheeran is showing in his music that "growing up is messy and tough [...] but affirms that navigating life with maturity and confidence is possible."[84] Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, calling the music "well-crafted, generous and willing to lay it on thick when necessary, but fun to be around nonetheless".[93] At Entertainment Weekly, Melissa Maerz graded the album a B, commenting how even though Sheeran is "finally getting angry, taking aim at a pop-star girlfriend who slept with another guy" that "he's still a good boy after all."[94] Alex Petridis of The Guardian rated the album four stars out of five, highlighting how the artist is "confidently pushing at the boundaries of what he does."[87]

Jason Lipshutz of Billboard rated the album an 81 out of 100, and according to him, he "finds a hungry artist doing everything possible to elevate to another level, simply by abiding by his instincts".[95] At Q, John Aizlewood rated the album four stars out of five, describing how Sheeran's usage of many collaborators could have been "a potentially foolish move, but Sheeran pulls it off, chiefly because... his friends bend to him, not the other way round."[96] In addition, Aizlewood remarks how Sheeran has "used his success rather than been used by it",[96] Brian Mansfield of USA Today rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of four, calling it a "rare album that satisfies expectations while simultaneously raising them", and saying it "showcases the sweet, achingly vulnerable songs" that is a hallmark of Sheeran's work.[91] Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe gave a positive review of the album, finding how Sheeran "comes into his own" with the release.[97]

At Rolling Stone, Jon Dolan rated the album three stars out of five, suggesting that "A better album title might have been XXX" and cautioning that the album has "plenty of oversweet ballad moments".[89] Jim Farber of New York Daily News rated the album three stars out of five, writing how "Sheeran can write a hummable tune and, clearly, has something young girls love even more than looks: heart." but had several criticisms including noting how his music was "milky bland", his lyrics "rote and soppy" and the album's sound as a whole was "unconvincing".[98] Writing for musicOMH John Murphy rated the album three stars out of five, noting how "X will undoubtedly be another huge success for Sheeran, and if he can build on its good points, there could be an even better record lurking inside him as well", taking issue with the album's "huge reliance on epic sounding but bland ballad-anthems" which sound "calculated and a little bit cynical".[99] Kitty Empire of The Observer was unimpressed by the album, rating it two stars out of five, and stated Sheeran's writing "[doesn't] actually find a new gear for the love song, just new turns of phrase, at a push". and "has a broad palette but lacks depth". Empire posited that Sheeran "can't cut it as a leading man", ultimately concluding that "Sing is quite easily the best song on x, probably because it sounds nothing like Sheeran".[7] At Drowned in Sound, Dave Hanratty rated the album a four out of ten; criticising the release because it "offers a few lively embers, but never quite ignites", saying that Sheeran lacks any kind of noteworthy identity and that the majority of the album "is alternatively as generic and simpering as it gets".[86] The Independent was highly critical of the album; noting the lyrics as a "stolid plod through clichés" having a "serotonin-reducing effect"; and Sheeran and the album as "bleary", "so bland", "without wit or sex appeal" and "authentically uninspiring".[88]

ABC News' Allan Raible found Sheeran spent much of the album "trying to force the groove in the name of pop success", concluding that it was "a mixed bag leaning on the negative side of the equation".[100] Time Out noted his music was "cloying", ultimately rating the album three stars out of five, saying "There's enough awkward rapping and gooey-eyed sentiment here to put cynical listeners off." and any progression from his previous album was only "slight".[90] PopMatters rated the album six out of ten, acknowledging Sheeran as a "talented wordsmith [who] uses past experiences and stories and moulds them into money making songs that stick in your head for days" but noted some of his songs "lack originality and flare" and criticising Sheeran as "predictable and boring to see another singer songwriter talk about relationships and emotions".[101] In an essay for Pitchfork, Michael Tedder noted that Sheeran's "Nice Guy Brand promises the consumer that the lovelorn troubadour is sensitive, nerdy [...], and won't break your heart like those other boys. But one listen to X reveals that he's not as far away from the macho types that unapologetically trash hotel rooms as he'd like you to think". He also explained that Sheeran is yet to appear in a Pitchfork Year End List due his inability to write music that "reroute[s] your brain and make you like it even when you don't want to like it", ultimately concluding that Sheeran's songwriting is "an unholy alliance between Simply Red and G. Love and Special Sauce (but, like, really white)".[102]

Accolades edit

Accolades for ×
Publication Rank List
Billboard 5 The 10 Best Albums of 2014[103]
Digital Spy 5 Top Albums of 2014[104]
The Daily Telegraph 1 Best 50 Albums of 2014[105]

Commercial performance edit

× debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, marking Sheeran's second number one album in the United Kingdom.[106] It sold 180,000 copies in its first week of release to become the fastest-selling album of 2014,[107] overtaking Coldplay's Ghost Stories. It stayed at number one for 12 non-consecutive weeks in the UK, the longest number one since Adele's 21 in 2011.[108] × was the best-selling album of 2014 in the UK, selling over 1,689,000 copies and going five-time platinum.[109] As of December 2015, the album has sold 2,660,000 copies in the UK.[110] The album spent 74 consecutive weeks in the top ten, surpassing 21's 71-week record.[11]

In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 210,000 copies, becoming Sheeran's first number-one record in the country. Furthermore, Sheeran marked the second largest debut for a pop album in 2014 and the fourth-biggest opening overall of the year.[111] In December 2015, the album was certified double platinum for shipments of two million albums by the Recording Industry Association of America.[112] It reached 2 million copies sold there in February 2016.[113] By July 2017, tracks from the album had accumulated over 1.51 billion on-demand audio streams in the US.[114] In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart; in its second week, the album remained at number one selling 7,000 copies.[115] It became the year's fourth best-selling album in Canada, having sold 133,000 copies over the course of the year.[116]

In Australia, × spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number one and sold 490,000 copies. Until October 2015, the album had not left the top ten of the chart since its release.[117] In November 2015, × became the first album to be certified Diamond by the Australian Recording Industry Association, a newly created category that denotes over 500,000 sales.[118] × spent more than three years (156 weeks) in the top 10 of Ireland,[119] where it spent 24 weeks at No. 1 with the last one being in its 137th charting week,[119] and more than two years (104 weeks) in the top 10 of Denmark,[120] New Zealand[121] and Australia.[122] The album reached the top 10 in 5 consecutive years, 2014 to 2018, in Australia, Denmark,[123] Ireland (where it reached No. 1 in each of the years from 2014 to 2017),[124] and the UK, and in 4 consecutive years, 2014 to 2017, in the Netherlands,[125] New Zealand,[126] Norway and Sweden.

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, × sold 4.4 million copies in 2014[127] and 3.5 million copies in 2015,[128] becoming the third and second best-selling album, respectively.

Track listing edit

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."One"Ed SheeranJake Gosling4:12
2."I'm a Mess"SheeranGosling4:04
3."Sing"
Williams3:55
4."Don't"
3:39
5."Nina"
Gosling3:45
6."Photograph"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
  • Martin Harrington
  • Thomas Leonard
4:19
7."Bloodstream"
  • Rubin
  • Rudimental
5:00
8."Tenerife Sea"
Rubin4:01
9."Runaway"
  • Sheeran
  • Williams
Williams3:25
10."The Man"SheeranGosling4:10
11."Thinking Out Loud"
Gosling4:41
12."Afire Love"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
  • Vance
McDaid5:14
Total length:50:25
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Take It Back"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
Rubin3:28
14."Shirtsleeves"SheeranGosling3:09
15."Even My Dad Does Sometimes"
  • Sheeran
  • Wadge
Gosling3:48
16."I See Fire"SheeranSheeran5:00
Total length:65:45
Deluxe physical edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."All of the Stars"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
McDaid3:55
Total length:69:40
French collector edition bonus CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Everything You Are"SheeranGosling3:58
2."Friends"SheeranGosling3:10
3."Sing" (live / 1LIVE Radiokonzert)
  • Sheeran
  • Williams
 6:51
4."I'm a Mess" (live from Lightship 95)Sheeran 3:49
5."Don't" (remix featuring Rick Ross)
  • Sheeran
  • Levin
  • Rubin
  • Benny Blanco
4:17
Total length:22:05
Wembley Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."I See Fire"SheeranSheeran5:00
14."All of the Stars[b]"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
McDaid3:55
15."English Rose"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
McDaid3:04
16."Touch and Go"
  • Sheeran
  • Vance
Rubin4:01
17."New York"
  • Sheeran
  • Haynie
  • Haynie
  • Bhasker[a]
3:56
18."Lay It All on Me" (Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran)
  • Rudimental
  • James Newman
  • Jonny Harris
  • Sheeran
Rudimental4:02
Total length:74:18
Wembley Edition digital bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Take It Back"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
Rubin3:28
14."Shirtsleeves"SheeranGosling3:09
15."Even My Dad Does Sometimes"
  • Sheeran
  • Wadge
Gosling3:48
16."I See Fire"SheeranSheeran4:57
17."All of the Stars[c]"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
McDaid3:55
18."English Rose"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
McDaid3:04
19."Touch and Go"
  • Sheeran
  • Vance
Rubin4:01
20."New York"
  • Sheeran
  • Haynie
Haynie3:56
21."Make It Rain"VanceGosling6:42
22."Parting Glass" (Live from Wembley Stadium)Traditional song 3:16
23."Small Bump" (Live from Wembley Stadium)Sheeran 5:03
24."Lay It All on Me" (Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran)
  • Rudimental
  • Newman
  • Harris
  • Sheeran
Rudimental4:02

Notes[37]

Personnel edit

All credits taken from album liner notes.[37]

Main personnel

  • Ed Sheeran – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, handclaps ("I'm a Mess" and "Nina"), instrumentation and programming ("Don’t"), violin ("I See Fire"), production ("I See Fire")
  • Jake Gosling – production, engineering, programming and drums ("One", "I'm a Mess", "Nina", "The Man", "Thinking Out Loud", "Shirtsleeves" and "Even My Dad Does Sometimes"), percussion ("I'm a Mess", "Nina", "Thinking Out Loud" and "Shirtsleeves"), piano and handclaps ("I'm a Mess" and "Nina"), synths ("Nina"), Rhodes ("The Man"), strings and horns ("One"), bass guitar ("Even My Dad Does Sometimes")
  • Pharrell Williams – production and background vocals ("Sing"), production ("Runaway")
  • Benny Blanco – production, instrumentation and programming ("Don’t")
  • Rick Rubin – production ("Don’t", "Bloodstream", "Tenerife Sea" and "Take It Back"), instrumentation and programming ("Don’t")
  • Johnny McDaid – production and engineering ("Afire Love" and "All of the Stars"), programming ("Afire Love"), keys (“Tenerife Sea" and "Bloodstream"), guitars, bass, backing vocals, percussion, piano, Hammond ("Afire Love")
  • Jeff Bhasker – production, piano, keys and bass guitar ("Photograph")
  • Foy Vance – backing vocals ("Afire Love")
  • Amy Wadge – piano ("Even My Dad Does Sometimes")
  • Geoff Swan – engineering (all standard edition tracks)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (all standard album tracks)
  • Ruadhri Cushnan – mixing (all deluxe edition tracks, excluding "I See Fire")
  • Grant Rawlinson – assistant mixing ("Take It Back", "Shirtsleeves" and "Even My Dad Does Sometimes")
  • Pete Cobbin – mixing ("I See Fire")
  • Kirsty Whalley – mixing ("I See Fire")
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering

Additional personnel

  • Coco Arquette – additional vocals and gang percussion ("Afire Love")
  • Johnnie Burik – assistant production ("Don't", "Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Eric Cardieux – digital editing ("Don't", "Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Lenny Castro – percussion ("Don't", "Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Andrew Coleman – recording, digital editing, arrangement and additional guitars ("Sing" and "Runaway")
  • Nigel Collins – cello ("I See Fire")
  • Adam Coltman – assistant engineer ("One")
  • Luis Conte – percussion ("Don't", "Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Courteney Cox – additional vocals and gang percussion ("Afire Love")
  • Chris Dave – drums ("Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Steve Gallagher – recording ("I See Fire")
  • Matthew Gooderham – assistant engineer ("Nina")
  • Peter Gosling – piano ("Thinking Out Loud")
  • Matty Green – engineering ("Don’t")
  • Dave Hanych – production coordination ("Don't", "Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Eamon Harkin – additional vocals and gang percussion ("Afire Love")
  • Emile Haynie – additional production and drum programming ("Photograph")
  • William Hicks – additional vocal editing ("I'm a Mess", "Don't" and "The Man"), engineering ("Don’t")
  • Ed Howard – handclaps ("Nina")
  • Seif "Mageef" Hussain – production coordination ("Don’t")
  • Tyler Sam Johnson – engineering, electric guitar and drum programming ("Photograph")
  • Graham Kennedy – recording ("I See Fire")
  • Ricardo Kim – assistant production ("Don't", "Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Jason Lader – engineering, keyboards and bass guitar ("Don’t"), recording and keyboards ("Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea"), bass guitar on ("Tenerife Sea")
  • Christian "Leggy" Langdon – digital editing ("Don't", "Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Geoff Leaa – drums ("Afire Love")
  • Chris Leonard – guitars and bass guitar ("I'm a Mess", "Nina" and "Thinking Out Loud"), guitars ("The Man" and "Even My Dad Does Sometimes"), handclaps ("I'm a Mess" and "Nina")
  • Andrew "McMuffin" Luftman – production coordination ("Don’t")
  • Eric Lynn – additional recording ("Don't", "Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea"), keyboards ("Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Adam MacDougall – keyboards ("Don't" and "Bloodstream")
  • Blake Mills – guitar ("Tenerife Sea")
  • Sean Oakley – additional recording and digital editing ("Don't", "Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Ramon Rivas – recording assistant ("Sing" and "Runaway")
  • Davide Rossi – string arrangement ("Photograph"), live strings ("Afire Love")
  • Chris "Anger Management" Sclafani – engineering ("Don’t")
  • Joshua Smith – additional recording ("Don't", "Bloodstream" and "Tenerife Sea")
  • Rob Sucheki – recording assistant ("Sing" and "Runaway")

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for ×
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[272] 10× Platinum 700,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[273] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[274] Gold 15,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[275] Diamond 800,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[276] 10× Platinum 200,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[277] Platinum 19,618[277]
France (SNEP)[278] 2× Platinum 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[279] Diamond 750,000‡
Hungary (MAHASZ)[280] Platinum 2,000^
Italy (FIMI)[281] 3× Platinum 150,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[282] Gold 30,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[283] 16× Platinum 240,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[284] Gold 15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[285] Diamond 100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[286] Platinum 15,000^
Singapore (RIAS)[287] 4× Platinum 40,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[288] Gold 20,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[289] Platinum 40,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[290] 2× Platinum 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[292] 12× Platinum 3,855,156[291]
United States (RIAA)[293] 5× Platinum 5,000,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[294] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release history and formats for ×
Region Date Edition Format Label Ref.
Australia 20 June 2014
  • Standard
  • Deluxe
[295][296]
Germany [297][298]
New Zealand [299][300]
United Kingdom 23 June 2014 [301][302]
United States [303][304]
France 24 November 2014 Collector Edition 2CD [305]
Various 13 November 2015 Wembley Edition
  • CD/DVD
  • Digital download
 [306][307][308]

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Multiply is the second studio album by English singer songwriter Ed Sheeran It was released on 20 June 2014 in Australia and New Zealand 3 and worldwide on 23 June through Asylum Records and Atlantic Records 4 The album received positive reviews from music critics It was an international commercial success peaking at No 1 in 15 countries while topping both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 also reached the top five in seven other countries and was the best selling album of 2014 in Australia New Zealand Ireland and the United Kingdom Five singles were released from the album Sing Don t Thinking Out Loud Bloodstream a collaboration with Rudimental and Photograph 5 6 7 Studio album by Ed SheeranReleased20 June 2014 2014 06 20 Recorded2013 2014GenrePop 1 2 Length50 23LabelAsylum AtlanticProducerBenny Blanco Ed Sheeran Emile Haynie Jake Gosling Jeff Bhasker Johnny McDaid Pharrell Williams Rick RubinEd Sheeran studio album chronology 2011 2014 5 2015 Singles from Sing Released 7 April 2014 Don t Released 24 August 2014 Thinking Out Loud Released 24 September 2014 Bloodstream Released 11 February 2015 Photograph Released 11 May 2015The lead single Sing became Sheeran s first UK number one song reached number 13 in the US and peaked inside the top 10 in several other countries 8 The second single Don t peaked at No 8 in the UK and number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 becoming Sheeran s first top 10 single in the US 9 The album s third single Thinking Out Loud achieved international success peaking at number one in 12 countries and the top five in 12 more It became Sheeran s second UK number one single and has been certified 3 Platinum with sales of over one million copies in the UK Thinking Out Loud also became Sheeran s biggest hit in the US at the time peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 until he released Shape of You which debuted at number one The album has been certified 4 Platinum with sales of over four million copies in the US alone The album s fourth single a remix of Bloodstream peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart becoming the fourth consecutive single from to hit the top 10 in Sheeran s native country Photograph was released as the album s fifth and final single It gave Sheeran his fifth consecutive top 10 single from the album in Australia and New Zealand peaking at numbers nine and eight respectively In December 2014 Spotify named the most streamed album in the world for 2014 racking up more than 430 million streams for the year 10 has been certified 12 Platinum in the UK with sales of over three million copies making it the third best selling album of the 2010s and the 20th best selling album in the history of the UK The album has been certified 3 Platinum in Canada 6 Platinum in New Zealand and 4 Platinum in the US with sales of over four million copies It also became the first album ever to be certified Diamond in Australia Also broke Adele s record for the longest charting top 10 album in the history of the United Kingdom 11 In 2015 won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year and at the 57th Grammy Awards it was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Music and lyrics 3 Artwork and packaging 4 Promotion 4 1 X Tour 5 Singles 5 1 Promotional singles 6 Critical reception 6 1 Accolades 7 Commercial performance 8 Track listing 9 Personnel 10 Charts 10 1 Weekly charts 10 2 Year end charts 10 3 Decade end charts 11 Certifications 12 Release history 13 See also 14 ReferencesBackground and recording editHaving written hundreds of songs Sheeran entered the studio with Rubin and they cut that down to the 15 new songs that are feature on the album excluding I See Fire which was recorded separately and saw release on the soundtrack for The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug 12 Sheeran stated that he started off making another acoustic record and it turned into a neo soul funk record due to the influence of working with producers like Rubin and Benny Blanco that pulled him out of his comfort zone Getting into the studio with Rubin to rerecord all the songs after two years of writing them made the songs sound raw and interesting at a time when Sheeran was getting tired of them 13 giving him a chance to actually set up the album instead of just putting it out 14 However doing an entire album with Rubin just wouldn t work on pop radio so after working with Rubin he wrote the songs I m a Mess and Thinking Out Loud both about his girlfriend at the time with a different producer 15 Jake Gosling who co wrote and produced the majority of Sheeran s debut album has no writing credits on this album while new collaborators include Snow Patrol s Gary Lightbody and British drum and bass band Rudimental 16 Music and lyrics edit One was the first song Sheeran wrote for the album and is particularly quiet 17 Written on a guitar made out of wood from a whisky barrel in a hotel room whilst on tour in Perth in 2011 the song was the last song written about the love interest that was the focus of the previous album 15 18 I m a Mess was one of the last songs written after the recording sessions with Rubin It is one of two songs written about his then current girlfriend It is described as a simple song and was written in the shower 15 19 In an interview with Zane Lowe for BBC Radio 1 promoting the first single Sing Sheeran talked about getting in the studio with Pharrell and him playing Sheeran a lot of things and then it stuck on this one riff which eventually became the basis of the track He stated he has always been a fan of R amp B but was just trying to find the right way to make it 20 Sheeran expressed wishes to create an entire album with Pharrell and Sing was to be a song for that project but several musical peers including Elton John Taylor Swift and Pharrell himself urged Sheeran to release it with 15 Justin Timberlake s debut album Justified was a favourite of Sheeran s which he consciously tried to channel for Sing 21 On working with Pharrell Sheeran told MistaJam on BBC Radio 1Xtra that they had written two other songs together that were in the style he usually did but for Sing he was pushed out of his comfort zone which made the track stand out Pharrell reportedly said that he wanted to shake the world s view of Sheeran up and make pioneering songs that no singer songwriter has done before rather than just a cool record 22 A remix of the track has been made with Korean recording artist Psy and the music video for the song was based on a night out with the artist 23 Don t which is about a girlfriend who cheated on Sheeran with a close friend has been linked to several of Sheeran s fellow singers including Ellie Goulding and Taylor Swift but Sheeran has said it is 100 percent not about Taylor but that he has played her the song and she never want s to piss him off that much 24 It started off as a riff on his phone 25 Don t was planned to be released as the first single from the album but it was decided that the chorus especially the line Don t f with my love was not suitable for a first single The song was recorded first with Benny Blanco then again with Rick Rubin and the two producers came together to produce the final cut 18 The song almost didn t make it onto the album as Sheeran felt it was a bit personal but was urged by those who had heard the demo to release it as it was an alright song so it ended up on the record 26 Nina was written with Johnny McDaid and was the first song the pair wrote for the album According to McDaid it is a self deprecating love song about heartbreak where he basically calls someone up and advises her not to be with him 18 Photograph also written with McDaid whilst touring with his band Snow Patrol in May 2012 is a timeless ballad Sheeran plays photograph with careful piano keys and acoustic strums and carefully adds in arenasize drums It started life as a piano loop playing on McDaid s laptop which Sheeran started singing along to 25 Sheeran has stated it will be the one that will change my career path and believes it to be the one song that will sell the album even if the rest of the album is shit 15 27 Described as Sheeran s Angels the song is a ballad with big drums set in New York 16 Bloodstream is about Sheeran s experience of taking MDMA during a friend s wedding party in Ibiza 28 Tenerife Sea first played in demo form at Sheeran s sold out Madison Square Garden shows is trademark acoustic balladry Sheeran wrote the song about his mother Ed told the media that his mothers eyes were crystal blue the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen and that s what this song was based on Runaway is the second and final track from the album that is produced by Pharrell Williams Described as finger clicking it draws from the same influence the sound of Justin Timberlake s debut album that Sing does Sheeran intended for the song to feature on a future project with Pharrell but it was put on the album when he was persuaded to include Sing 15 16 19 The Man produced by long time collaborator Jake Gosling features Sheeran rapping in a style similar to that of Mike Skinner from The Streets 16 The song focuses on a failed relationship whilst touching on the subjects of marriage chemical dependency and his career in the music industry 29 Thinking Out Loud was the last song written for the album and it is also Sheeran s favourite Written about Sheeran s then current girlfriend after the recording sessions with Rick Rubin were over it is a soul song and Sheeran pinned it as the walking down the aisle song 3 15 19 He described it as the only happy song on the album and he wrote it in his kitchen 30 Afire Love was written about Sheeran s grandfather two weeks before he passed away He had suffered with Alzheimer s disease for twenty years and Sheeran has been thinking What if he passed away And then he did 25 Sheeran finished writing the song at his funeral 15 It explains the aftermath of his death with his family reuniting for the funeral and explains the deep love between his grandparents 31 Take It Back is the first track exclusive to the deluxe edition of the album In it Sheeran claims not to be a rapper whilst delivering four rapped verses In the same vein as previous single You Need Me I Don t Need You he talks about his personal struggles and his rise to fame 32 I See Fire the final track on the electronic deluxe edition the physical deluxe version has a seventeenth track All of the Stars the song used in the credits for the film The Fault in Our Stars was previously released on the soundtrack for the second installment of The Hobbit film series Sheeran was asked to write the song for the closing credits by the film s director Peter Jackson whose daughter was a fan of his work After flying to New Zealand to watch the film he wrote the majority of the song in a single day performing all the instruments apart from the cello including a violin which Sheeran taught himself to play for the song 33 The track was produced by Sheeran himself and mixed in Abbey Road Studios by Peter Cobbin and Kirsty Whalley 12 It was released on 5 November 2013 as the first single from the soundtrack 12 The album was to originally include profanity most notably in the songs Sing Don t and The Man however a taxi driver convinced Sheeran to censor the album due to his young daughter being a fan As a result the album does not bear the Parental Advisory Explicit Content sticker 34 35 Artwork and packaging editIn a live webcast on YouTube Sheeran stated that he feel s every single one of his records should have a theme that runs through it even if it s just a colour The first one was orange throughout everything he did was orange This one s going to be green throughout and everything he does will be green in terms of artwork He cited Coldplay as an influence for this as they keep with the image of each album they release for the next two years 36 The physical versions of the album come packaged in a green jewel case 37 Promotion editThe countdown to the unveiling of the first single was posted on Sheeran s Facebook page but it was accidentally announced early by Zane Lowe that he would have the first play of Sing on 7 April 2014 as his Hottest Record in the World The song was played twice in a row and Sheeran discussed the album and working with Pharrell to produce the single 20 Sheeran performed Sing and Don t live for the first time on Saturday Night Live on 12 April 2014 38 He then went on to do an exclusive acoustic performance of Take It Back on SB TV on 16 April 39 Sheeran later performed Sing on 27 April at the 2014 Logie Awards held annually in Melbourne Australia 40 On 2 May the singer released an acoustic version of One on his YouTube channel 41 The song was given away on 16 May to people who had preordered the album on iTunes 42 43 44 better source needed On 5 May Sheeran played three Multiplyed gigs starting at the Steamboat Pub in Ipswich going on to Koko in London and finishing in Dublin where his entire show was streamed live on his website 45 46 47 The next day he played a session for BBC Radio 1 at their Maida Vale studios where Zane Lowe made a live rendition of One his Hottest Record in the World 48 Sheeran stated that until the album was released he would play very few new songs live as fans want to hear the hits but once it is released he will play a lot more new songs as that s going to be what people want to see 49 Sheeran played Sing on Later Live with Jools Holland on 20 May and showcased songs from the record on the extended version on 23 May including the TV debut of Thinking Out Loud 50 His live performance was exactly three years since his last appearance on the show 51 52 53 54 55 56 Sheeran performed Sing on the finale of The Voice alongside a duet with contestant Christina Grimmie of his song All of the Stars which features on the soundtrack for The Fault in Our Stars 57 58 MTV announced that a behind the scenes documentary of Sheeran s life titled 9 Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran was being filmed to be aired 10 June The show would show every aspect of Sheeran s life while he is on tour with extraordinary intimate access to Sheeran something he has never done before 59 60 Taylor Swift and Pharrell Williams appeared in the feature 61 After the music video for Sing was released which featured a puppet version of Sheeran wearing a pair of Beats by Dre headphones 62 it was announced that Sheeran and his then unreleased song Don t would feature in the advert for the latest Beats by Dre headphones the Solo II 63 On 5 June Sheeran appeared in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge for Annie Mac performing Sing and a cover of Sam Smith s Stay with Me both with a live band 64 Don t was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 15 July 2014 as the album s second official single 65 X Tour edit To promote the album Sheeran embarked on the X World Tour He held several shows in Asia Europe North America South America Australia and New Zealand until December 2015 66 The special Wembley Edition was released on 13 November 2015 This edition includes bonus tracks and a DVD of the Jumpers for Goalposts concert film 67 Singles edit Sing was released as the first single from the album on 7 April 2014 around the world and 1 June in United Kingdom and Germany The music video released exclusively to Facebook on 22 May features a puppet caricature of Sheeran on a night out in Los Angeles 68 The single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No 15 69 where it has since peaked at No 13 It also became Sheeran s first number one on the Australian ARIA Charts and in the UK where it was released alongside a corresponding EP which featured a live version of the track a remix by Trippy Turtle and a new song Friends that is not featured on 8 70 Don t previously released on iTunes as the second instant grat promotional single impacted US contemporary hit radio as the second official single from the album 65 It has since sold in excess of 3 million copies worldwide including 1 464 000 copies in the US alone 71 It has peaked within the top ten of nine international charts including Australia the UK and the aforementioned US It then hit No 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 72 Thinking Out Loud was sent to Oceanian radio on 21 September as the third single The official music video was released on 7 October The song was incredibly successful selling in excess of 5 million copies worldwide as of April 2015 The song peaked at No 1 on both the UK Singles Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts Moreover it peaked at No 2 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100 Thinking Out Loud also peaked within the top ten in 27 more countries including New Zealand Germany and India The song became Sheeran s second million selling single in the UK following 2011 s The A Team 73 Moreover the song has sold almost 5 million copies in the US being certified 5 Platinum In September 2015 it became just the fifth single released in the 21st century to go 3 Platinum A remixed version of Bloodstream was released as the album s fourth single on 11 February 2015 The new version of the song was remixed by British drum and bass band Rudimental and was released as a joint single The song became Sheeran s fourth consecutive top ten hit from the album by peaking at No 2 on the UK Singles Chart 73 Photograph was released as the fifth and final single from the album On 22 April 2015 Sheeran tweeted My next single from multiply is Photograph Wait til you see the video it s a special one Very excited Photograph then hit No 2 on Twitter Top Track Charts and also in Billboard Hot 100 The song first charted for a week in December 2014 Even before the announcement of an official release Photograph was certified Silver in the UK for selling in excess of 200 000 copies The music video for the single was released on 10 May 2015 Promotional singles edit One was entered in the UK Singles Chart at No 20 and entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No 86 74 Don t was released as the second instant grat promotional single from the album on 13 June ten days before the release of the album 75 It debuted at No 21 in the Canadian Hot 100 on the chart dated 28 June 2014 the top debut for that week Sheeran revealed that he would be releasing a track from the album every weekday in the week leading up to the release as promotional instant grat singles available to those who had preordered the deluxe edition of the album on iTunes The first of these was Afire Love released on 16 June followed by Bloodstream on 17 June Thinking Out Loud on 18 June The Man on 19 June and Photograph on 20 June 76 77 78 79 80 81 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 6 0 10 82 Metacritic67 100 83 Review scoresSourceRatingThe A V ClubB 84 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 The Daily Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 85 Drowned in Sound4 10 86 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 87 The IndependentNegative 88 The Observer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 89 Time Out nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 90 USA Today nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 91 Upon its release received positive reviews from music critics The review aggregator website Metacritic assigns a Metascore to each album which is based on the ratings and reviews of selected mainstream independent publications and the release has a score of a 67 out of 100 based on 20 selected critics indicating generally favorable reviews 83 At The Daily Telegraph Neil McCormick rated the album a perfect five stars commenting how the album is like a vehicle for emotional veracity personal revelation and universal inclusion 85 Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album three and a half stars out of five remarking how Sheeran s usage of hip hop elements keeps the music from being merely a bit of excellently crafted mature pop and gives it some appealing character 2 Jon O Brien of AllMusic said that the album encompassed Sheeran s acoustic hip hop hybrid sound but also had an R amp B feel in places along with straight ahead pop 92 At The A V Club Annie Zaleski graded the album a B indicating how Sheeran is showing in his music that growing up is messy and tough but affirms that navigating life with maturity and confidence is possible 84 Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times rated the album two and a half stars out of four calling the music well crafted generous and willing to lay it on thick when necessary but fun to be around nonetheless 93 At Entertainment Weekly Melissa Maerz graded the album a B commenting how even though Sheeran is finally getting angry taking aim at a pop star girlfriend who slept with another guy that he s still a good boy after all 94 Alex Petridis of The Guardian rated the album four stars out of five highlighting how the artist is confidently pushing at the boundaries of what he does 87 Jason Lipshutz of Billboard rated the album an 81 out of 100 and according to him he finds a hungry artist doing everything possible to elevate to another level simply by abiding by his instincts 95 At Q John Aizlewood rated the album four stars out of five describing how Sheeran s usage of many collaborators could have been a potentially foolish move but Sheeran pulls it off chiefly because his friends bend to him not the other way round 96 In addition Aizlewood remarks how Sheeran has used his success rather than been used by it 96 Brian Mansfield of USA Today rated the album three and a half stars out of four calling it a rare album that satisfies expectations while simultaneously raising them and saying it showcases the sweet achingly vulnerable songs that is a hallmark of Sheeran s work 91 Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe gave a positive review of the album finding how Sheeran comes into his own with the release 97 At Rolling Stone Jon Dolan rated the album three stars out of five suggesting that A better album title might have been XXX and cautioning that the album has plenty of oversweet ballad moments 89 Jim Farber of New York Daily News rated the album three stars out of five writing how Sheeran can write a hummable tune and clearly has something young girls love even more than looks heart but had several criticisms including noting how his music was milky bland his lyrics rote and soppy and the album s sound as a whole was unconvincing 98 Writing for musicOMH John Murphy rated the album three stars out of five noting how X will undoubtedly be another huge success for Sheeran and if he can build on its good points there could be an even better record lurking inside him as well taking issue with the album s huge reliance on epic sounding but bland ballad anthems which sound calculated and a little bit cynical 99 Kitty Empire of The Observer was unimpressed by the album rating it two stars out of five and stated Sheeran s writing doesn t actually find a new gear for the love song just new turns of phrase at a push and has a broad palette but lacks depth Empire posited that Sheeran can t cut it as a leading man ultimately concluding that Sing is quite easily the best song on x probably because it sounds nothing like Sheeran 7 At Drowned in Sound Dave Hanratty rated the album a four out of ten criticising the release because it offers a few lively embers but never quite ignites saying that Sheeran lacks any kind of noteworthy identity and that the majority of the album is alternatively as generic and simpering as it gets 86 The Independent was highly critical of the album noting the lyrics as a stolid plod through cliches having a serotonin reducing effect and Sheeran and the album as bleary so bland without wit or sex appeal and authentically uninspiring 88 ABC News Allan Raible found Sheeran spent much of the album trying to force the groove in the name of pop success concluding that it was a mixed bag leaning on the negative side of the equation 100 Time Out noted his music was cloying ultimately rating the album three stars out of five saying There s enough awkward rapping and gooey eyed sentiment here to put cynical listeners off and any progression from his previous album was only slight 90 PopMatters rated the album six out of ten acknowledging Sheeran as a talented wordsmith who uses past experiences and stories and moulds them into money making songs that stick in your head for days but noted some of his songs lack originality and flare and criticising Sheeran as predictable and boring to see another singer songwriter talk about relationships and emotions 101 In an essay for Pitchfork Michael Tedder noted that Sheeran s Nice Guy Brand promises the consumer that the lovelorn troubadour is sensitive nerdy and won t break your heart like those other boys But one listen to X reveals that he s not as far away from the macho types that unapologetically trash hotel rooms as he d like you to think He also explained that Sheeran is yet to appear in a Pitchfork Year End List due his inability to write music that reroute s your brain and make you like it even when you don t want to like it ultimately concluding that Sheeran s songwriting is an unholy alliance between Simply Red and G Love and Special Sauce but like really white 102 Accolades edit Accolades for Publication Rank ListBillboard 5 The 10 Best Albums of 2014 103 Digital Spy 5 Top Albums of 2014 104 The Daily Telegraph 1 Best 50 Albums of 2014 105 Commercial performance edit debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart marking Sheeran s second number one album in the United Kingdom 106 It sold 180 000 copies in its first week of release to become the fastest selling album of 2014 107 overtaking Coldplay s Ghost Stories It stayed at number one for 12 non consecutive weeks in the UK the longest number one since Adele s 21 in 2011 108 was the best selling album of 2014 in the UK selling over 1 689 000 copies and going five time platinum 109 As of December 2015 the album has sold 2 660 000 copies in the UK 110 The album spent 74 consecutive weeks in the top ten surpassing 21 s 71 week record 11 In the United States the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 210 000 copies becoming Sheeran s first number one record in the country Furthermore Sheeran marked the second largest debut for a pop album in 2014 and the fourth biggest opening overall of the year 111 In December 2015 the album was certified double platinum for shipments of two million albums by the Recording Industry Association of America 112 It reached 2 million copies sold there in February 2016 113 By July 2017 tracks from the album had accumulated over 1 51 billion on demand audio streams in the US 114 In Canada the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart in its second week the album remained at number one selling 7 000 copies 115 It became the year s fourth best selling album in Canada having sold 133 000 copies over the course of the year 116 In Australia spent eight non consecutive weeks at number one and sold 490 000 copies Until October 2015 the album had not left the top ten of the chart since its release 117 In November 2015 became the first album to be certified Diamond by the Australian Recording Industry Association a newly created category that denotes over 500 000 sales 118 spent more than three years 156 weeks in the top 10 of Ireland 119 where it spent 24 weeks at No 1 with the last one being in its 137th charting week 119 and more than two years 104 weeks in the top 10 of Denmark 120 New Zealand 121 and Australia 122 The album reached the top 10 in 5 consecutive years 2014 to 2018 in Australia Denmark 123 Ireland where it reached No 1 in each of the years from 2014 to 2017 124 and the UK and in 4 consecutive years 2014 to 2017 in the Netherlands 125 New Zealand 126 Norway and Sweden According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry sold 4 4 million copies in 2014 127 and 3 5 million copies in 2015 128 becoming the third and second best selling album respectively Track listing editStandard editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 One Ed SheeranJake Gosling4 122 I m a Mess SheeranGosling4 043 Sing SheeranPharrell WilliamsWilliams3 554 Don t SheeranBenjamin LevinRick RubinBenny Blanco3 395 Nina SheeranJohnny McDaidGosling3 456 Photograph SheeranMcDaidMartin HarringtonThomas LeonardJeff BhaskerEmile Haynie a 4 197 Bloodstream SheeranMcDaidGary LightbodyRudimentalRubinRudimental5 008 Tenerife Sea SheeranMcDaidFoy VanceRubin4 019 Runaway SheeranWilliamsWilliams3 2510 The Man SheeranGosling4 1011 Thinking Out Loud SheeranAmy WadgeGosling4 4112 Afire Love SheeranMcDaidVanceMcDaid5 14Total length 50 25 Deluxe edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length13 Take It Back SheeranMcDaidRubin3 2814 Shirtsleeves SheeranGosling3 0915 Even My Dad Does Sometimes SheeranWadgeGosling3 4816 I See Fire SheeranSheeran5 00Total length 65 45 Deluxe physical edition bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length17 All of the Stars SheeranMcDaidMcDaid3 55Total length 69 40 French collector edition bonus CDNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Everything You Are SheeranGosling3 582 Friends SheeranGosling3 103 Sing live 1LIVE Radiokonzert SheeranWilliams 6 514 I m a Mess live from Lightship 95 Sheeran 3 495 Don t remix featuring Rick Ross SheeranLevinRubinBenny Blanco4 17Total length 22 05 Wembley Edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length13 I See Fire SheeranSheeran5 0014 All of the Stars b SheeranMcDaidMcDaid3 5515 English Rose SheeranMcDaidMcDaid3 0416 Touch and Go SheeranVanceRubin4 0117 New York SheeranHaynieHaynieBhasker a 3 5618 Lay It All on Me Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran RudimentalJames NewmanJonny HarrisSheeranRudimental4 02Total length 74 18 Wembley Edition digital bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length13 Take It Back SheeranMcDaidRubin3 2814 Shirtsleeves SheeranGosling3 0915 Even My Dad Does Sometimes SheeranWadgeGosling3 4816 I See Fire SheeranSheeran4 5717 All of the Stars c SheeranMcDaidMcDaid3 5518 English Rose SheeranMcDaidMcDaid3 0419 Touch and Go SheeranVanceRubin4 0120 New York SheeranHaynieHaynie3 5621 Make It Rain VanceGosling6 4222 Parting Glass Live from Wembley Stadium Traditional song 3 1623 Small Bump Live from Wembley Stadium Sheeran 5 0324 Lay It All on Me Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran RudimentalNewmanHarrisSheeranRudimental4 02 Notes 37 a signifies an additional producer b The UK edition of the re release replaces All of the Stars with Photograph Felix Jaehn Remix 129 while the European edition replaces it with Make It Rain 130 c All of the Stars is excised from the international digital edition of the re release 131 The French edition replaces it with Reuf with Nekfeu 132 Don t incorporates elements of Don t Mess with My Man written by Raphael Saadiq Dawn Robinson Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Conesha Owens and performed by Lucy Pearl Nina contains a sample from Welcome to My World by Wretch 32 written by Jermaine Scott Isra Andja Diumi Lohata and Jay Lee Robert Hippolyte Afire Love contains elements from Remembering Jenny composed by Christophe Beck taken from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack Personnel editAll credits taken from album liner notes 37 Main personnel Ed Sheeran lead vocals acoustic guitar electric guitar handclaps I m a Mess and Nina instrumentation and programming Don t violin I See Fire production I See Fire Jake Gosling production engineering programming and drums One I m a Mess Nina The Man Thinking Out Loud Shirtsleeves and Even My Dad Does Sometimes percussion I m a Mess Nina Thinking Out Loud and Shirtsleeves piano and handclaps I m a Mess and Nina synths Nina Rhodes The Man strings and horns One bass guitar Even My Dad Does Sometimes Pharrell Williams production and background vocals Sing production Runaway Benny Blanco production instrumentation and programming Don t Rick Rubin production Don t Bloodstream Tenerife Sea and Take It Back instrumentation and programming Don t Johnny McDaid production and engineering Afire Love and All of the Stars programming Afire Love keys Tenerife Sea and Bloodstream guitars bass backing vocals percussion piano Hammond Afire Love Jeff Bhasker production piano keys and bass guitar Photograph Foy Vance backing vocals Afire Love Amy Wadge piano Even My Dad Does Sometimes Geoff Swan engineering all standard edition tracks Mark Spike Stent mixing all standard album tracks Ruadhri Cushnan mixing all deluxe edition tracks excluding I See Fire Grant Rawlinson assistant mixing Take It Back Shirtsleeves and Even My Dad Does Sometimes Pete Cobbin mixing I See Fire Kirsty Whalley mixing I See Fire Stuart Hawkes mastering Additional personnel Coco Arquette additional vocals and gang percussion Afire Love Johnnie Burik assistant production Don t Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Eric Cardieux digital editing Don t Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Lenny Castro percussion Don t Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Andrew Coleman recording digital editing arrangement and additional guitars Sing and Runaway Nigel Collins cello I See Fire Adam Coltman assistant engineer One Luis Conte percussion Don t Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Courteney Cox additional vocals and gang percussion Afire Love Chris Dave drums Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Steve Gallagher recording I See Fire Matthew Gooderham assistant engineer Nina Peter Gosling piano Thinking Out Loud Matty Green engineering Don t Dave Hanych production coordination Don t Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Eamon Harkin additional vocals and gang percussion Afire Love Emile Haynie additional production and drum programming Photograph William Hicks additional vocal editing I m a Mess Don t and The Man engineering Don t Ed Howard handclaps Nina Seif Mageef Hussain production coordination Don t Tyler Sam Johnson engineering electric guitar and drum programming Photograph Graham Kennedy recording I See Fire Ricardo Kim assistant production Don t Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Jason Lader engineering keyboards and bass guitar Don t recording and keyboards Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea bass guitar on Tenerife Sea Christian Leggy Langdon digital editing Don t Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Geoff Leaa drums Afire Love Chris Leonard guitars and bass guitar I m a Mess Nina and Thinking Out Loud guitars The Man and Even My Dad Does Sometimes handclaps I m a Mess and Nina Andrew McMuffin Luftman production coordination Don t Eric Lynn additional recording Don t Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea keyboards Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Adam MacDougall keyboards Don t and Bloodstream Blake Mills guitar Tenerife Sea Sean Oakley additional recording and digital editing Don t Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Ramon Rivas recording assistant Sing and Runaway Davide Rossi string arrangement Photograph live strings Afire Love Chris Anger Management Sclafani engineering Don t Joshua Smith additional recording Don t Bloodstream and Tenerife Sea Rob Sucheki recording assistant Sing and Runaway Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Chart 2014 2019 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 133 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 134 2Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 135 2Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 136 8Brazilian Albums ABPD 137 9Canadian Albums Billboard 138 1Czech Albums CNS IFPI 139 10Danish Albums Hitlisten 140 1Dutch Albums Album Top 100 141 1Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 142 1French Albums SNEP 143 5German Albums Offizielle Top 100 144 1Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 145 3Irish Albums IRMA 146 1Italian Albums FIMI 147 2Japanese Albums Oricon 148 32Mexican Albums AMPROFON 149 17New Zealand Albums RMNZ 150 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 151 1Polish Albums ZPAV 152 1Portuguese Albums AFP 153 2Scottish Albums OCC 154 1South African Albums RISA 155 1South Korean Albums Gaon 156 45Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 157 6Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 158 1Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 159 1UK Albums OCC 160 1US Billboard 200 161 1 Year end charts edit 2014 year end chart performance for Chart 2014 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 162 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 163 35Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 164 11Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 165 63Canadian Albums Billboard 166 10Danish Albums Hitlisten 167 25Dutch Albums MegaCharts 168 9Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 169 4French Albums SNEP 170 86German Albums Offizielle Top 100 171 9Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 172 30Irish Albums IRMA 173 1Italian Albums FIMI 174 37New Zealand Albums RMNZ 175 1Polish Albums ZPAV 176 21Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 177 4Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 178 9UK Albums OCC 109 1US Billboard 200 179 212015 year end chart performance for Chart 2015 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 180 2Austrian Albums O3 Austria 181 26Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 182 20Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 183 34Canadian Albums Billboard 184 2Danish Albums Hitlisten 185 3Dutch Albums MegaCharts 186 12French Albums SNEP 187 25German Albums Offizielle Top 100 188 9Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 189 13Irish Albums IRMA 173 2Italian Albums FIMI 190 29Mexican Albums AMPROFON 191 48New Zealand Albums RMNZ 192 2Polish Albums ZPAV 193 8Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 194 31Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 195 2Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 196 4UK Albums OCC 197 2US Billboard 200 198 22016 year end chart performance for Chart 2016 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 199 20Canadian Albums Billboard 200 15Danish Albums Hitlisten 201 7Dutch Albums MegaCharts 202 15German Albums Offizielle Top 100 203 93Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 204 36Icelandic Albums Plotutioindi 205 96New Zealand Albums RMNZ 206 3Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 207 70Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 208 20Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 209 54UK Albums OCC 210 20US Billboard 200 211 372017 year end chart performance for Chart 2017 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 212 7Austrian Albums O3 Austria 213 41Canadian Albums Billboard 214 34Danish Albums Hitlisten 215 6Dutch Albums MegaCharts 216 8German Albums Offizielle Top 100 217 45Icelandic Albums Plotutioindi 218 39Italian Albums FIMI 219 47New Zealand Albums RMNZ 220 8Polish Albums ZPAV 221 7Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 222 15Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 223 33UK Albums OCC 224 6US Billboard 200 225 502018 year end chart performance for Chart 2018 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 226 10Canadian Albums Billboard 227 39Danish Albums Hitlisten 228 14Dutch Albums MegaCharts 229 30Icelandic Albums Plotutioindi 230 59Irish Albums IRMA 231 10Italian Albums FIMI 232 100New Zealand Albums RMNZ 233 14Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 234 37Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 235 67UK Albums OCC 236 22US Billboard 200 237 632019 year end chart performance for Chart 2019 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 238 33Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 239 93Danish Albums Hitlisten 240 30Dutch Albums Album Top 100 241 50Icelandic Albums Plotutioindi 242 74Irish Albums IRMA 243 41Latvian Albums LAIPA 244 86New Zealand Albums RMNZ 245 25Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 246 79UK Albums OCC 247 412020 year end chart performance for Chart 2020 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 248 61Danish Albums Hitlisten 249 45Dutch Albums Album Top 100 250 82Irish Albums IRMA 251 49UK Albums OCC 252 522021 year end chart performance for Chart 2021 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 253 59Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 254 120Danish Albums Hitlisten 255 38Dutch Albums Album Top 100 256 70Irish Albums IRMA 257 50Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 258 95UK Albums OCC 259 552022 year end chart performance for Chart 2022 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 260 78Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 261 115Danish Albums Hitlisten 262 43Dutch Albums Album Top 100 263 74UK Albums OCC 264 622023 year end chart performance for Chart 2023 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 265 73Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 266 185Danish Albums Hitlisten 267 94Decade end charts edit Decade end chart performance for Chart 2010 2019 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 268 5German Albums Offizielle Top 100 269 18UK Albums OCC 270 3US Billboard 200 271 8Certifications editCertifications for Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 272 10 Platinum 700 000 Austria IFPI Austria 273 2 Platinum 30 000 Belgium BEA 274 Gold 15 000 Canada Music Canada 275 Diamond 800 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 276 10 Platinum 200 000 Finland Musiikkituottajat 277 Platinum 19 618 277 France SNEP 278 2 Platinum 200 000 Germany BVMI 279 Diamond 750 000 Hungary MAHASZ 280 Platinum 2 000 Italy FIMI 281 3 Platinum 150 000 Mexico AMPROFON 282 Gold 30 000 New Zealand RMNZ 283 16 Platinum 240 000 Norway IFPI Norway 284 Gold 15 000 Poland ZPAV 285 Diamond 100 000 Portugal AFP 286 Platinum 15 000 Singapore RIAS 287 4 Platinum 40 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 288 Gold 20 000 Sweden GLF 289 Platinum 40 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 290 2 Platinum 40 000 United Kingdom BPI 292 12 Platinum 3 855 156 291 United States RIAA 293 5 Platinum 5 000 000 SummariesEurope IFPI 294 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease history and formats for Region Date Edition Format Label Ref Australia 20 June 2014 StandardDeluxe CDDigital download Warner Bros 295 296 Germany 297 298 New Zealand 299 300 United Kingdom 23 June 2014 301 302 United States 303 304 France 24 November 2014 Collector Edition 2CD 305 Various 13 November 2015 Wembley Edition CD DVDDigital download 306 307 308 See also editList of best selling albums in Australia List of number one albums of 2014 Australia List of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2014 List of UK Albums Chart number ones of 2014 List of UK Albums Chart number ones of 2015References edit Zaleski Annie 24 June 2014 Taylor Swift s BFF Ed Sheeran reaffirms his pop star status The A V Club Retrieved 6 December 2014 It s one of few minor lapses on an otherwise solid pop album a b c Erlewine Stephen Thomas X Ed Sheeran AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 24 June 2014 a b Smith 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