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Released | 3 March 2017 |
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Recorded | 2016 |
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Length | 46:14 |
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5 (2015) | ÷ | No.6 Collaborations Project (2019) |
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÷ (pronounced "divide") is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 3 March 2017 through Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. "Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You" were released as the album's lead singles on 6 January 2017.both the album's lead singles.
÷ received generally positive reviews from music critics.
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Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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1. | "Eraser" | | | 3:47 |
2. | "Castle on the Hill" | | Benny Blanco | 4:21 |
3. | "Dive" | | Blanco | 3:58 |
4. | "Shape of You" | - Sheeran
- Steve Mac
- McDaid
- Tameka Cottle
- Kevin Briggs
- Kandi Burruss[13]
| | 3:53 |
5. | "Perfect" | Sheeran[14] | - Will Hicks
- Sheeran
- Blanco[b]
| 4:23 |
6. | "Galway Girl" | - Sheeran
- Amy Wadge
- Damian McKee
- Eamon Murray
- McDaid
- Liam Bradley
- Niamh Dunne
- Sean Graham
- Foy Vance[15]
| Mike Elizondo | 2:50 |
7. | "Happier" | | Blanco | 3:27 |
8. | "New Man" | | Blanco | 3:09 |
9. | "Hearts Don't Break Around Here" | | | 4:08 |
10. | "What Do I Know?" | | | 3:57 |
11. | "How Would You Feel (Paean)" | Sheeran | Sheeran | 4:40 |
12. | "Supermarket Flowers" | | | 3:41 |
Total length: | 46:14 |
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13. | "Barcelona" | - Sheeran
- Wadge
- Levin
- Vance
- McDaid
[21] | | 3:11 |
14. | "Bibia Be Ye Ye" | - Sheeran
- Levin
- Joseph Addison
- Nana Richard Abiona
- Stephen Woode
[22] | | 2:56 |
15. | "Nancy Mulligan" | - Sheeran
- Wadge
- Vance
- McDaid
- Murray Cummings
- Levin
[23] | | 2:59 |
16. | "Save Myself" | [24] | | 4:07 |
Total length: | 59:27 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
- ^[b] signifies an additional producer
- "Dive" features a guitar solo by Angelo Mysterioso (Eric Clapton)[25]
- "Dive", "Happier", and "New Man" features background vocals by Jessie Ware
- "Dive" features background vocals by Julia Michaels
- "Shape of You" samples "No Scrubs" by TLC
- "New Man" features additional vocals by Francis Farewell Starlite
- "How Would You Feel (Paean)" features a guitar solo by John Mayer
- "Save Myself" features a string arrangement by Ed's brother Matthew Sheeran[26]
Adapted from AllMusic.[27]
- Leo Abrahams – guitar
- Laurie Anderson – viola
- Graham Archer – engineer
- Brent Arrowood – assistant engineer
- Charlotte Audery – art direction, design
- Thomas Bartlett – keyboards, piano
- Fenella Barton – violin
- Benny Blanco – additional production, executive producer, keyboards, producer, programming, background vocals
- Leon Bosch – double bass
- Liam Bradley – piano, background vocals
- Karl Brazil – drums
- Archie Carter – assistant engineer
- Nick Cartledge – flute, piccolo
- Meghan Cassidy – viola
- Travis Cole – background vocals
- Ben Cook – A&R
- Nick Cooper – cello
- Johnny Costello – art direction, design
- Damian McKee – accordion, background vocals
- Mandhira De Saram – violin
- Matthew Denton – violin
- James Dickenson – violin
- Dj Final – scratching
- Alison Dods – violin
- Eamon Murray – bodhrán, background vocals
- Mike Elizondo – drum programming, keyboards, piano, producer, synthesizer bass
- Brian Finnegan – tin whistle
- Michael Freeman – assistant mixer
- Duncan Fuller – assistant, assistant engineer
- Geo Gabriel – background vocals
- Oscar Golding – bass
- Sean Graham – accordion, background vocals
- Laurence Love Greed – piano
- Charys Green – clarinet
- Peter Gregson – cello, conductor
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering
- Adam Hawkins – engineer
- Wayne Hernandez – background vocals
- Will Hicks – electric guitar, percussion, producer, programming
- Ed Howard – A&R
- Martyn Jackson – violin
- Katherine Jenkinson – cello
- Magnus Johnston – violin
- Marije Johnston – violin
- Matt Jones – assistant
- Simon Hewitt Jones – violin
- Patrick Kiernan – violin
- Trevor Lawrence Jr. – drums
- Chris Laws – drums, engineer
- Jay Lewis – drums
- Tim Lowe – cello
- Steve Mac – keyboards, producer
- Ammar Malik – background vocals
- Kirsty Mangan – violin
- John Mayer – electric guitar
- Johnny McDaid – guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, producer, programming, background vocals
- Jeremy Morris – violin
- L'Angelo Mysterioso – guitar
- Niamh Dunne – fiddle, background vocals
- George Oulton – assistant
- Pino Palladino – bass
- Phillip Peterson – strings
- Dann Pursey – engineer
- Jan Regulski – violin
- Rachel Roberts – viola
- David Rowan – cover art, photography
- Mikey Rowe – keyboards
- Joe Rubel – drum programming, engineer, guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer
- Ben Russell – double bass
- Kotono Sato – viola
- Chris Sclafani – engineer
- Robert Sellens – assistant engineer
- Ed Sheeran – bass, body percussion, cello, cover painting, drums, executive producer, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion, producer, vocals, background vocals
- Matthew Sheeran – string arrangements
- Hilary Skewes – coordination
- Francis Farewell Starlite – background vocals
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Geoff Swan – assistant mixer
- Leo Taylor – drums
- Ryan Tedder – piano
- John Tilley – Hammond organ, piano
- Jessie Ware – background vocals
- Andy Wells – assistant
- Deborah Widdup – violin
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Discography |
+ | - "The A Team"
- "Drunk"
- "Small Bump"
- "Lego House"
- "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"
- "Kiss Me"
- "Give Me Love"
- "The Parting Glass"
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÷ | - "Eraser"
- "Castle on the Hill"
- "Dive"
- "Shape of You"
- "Perfect"
- "Galway Girl"
- "Happier"
- "New Man"
- "Hearts Don't Break Around Here"
- "What Do I Know?"
- "How Would You Feel (Paean)"
- "Supermarket Flowers"
- "Barcelona"
- "Bibia Be Ye Ye"
- "Nancy Mulligan"
- "Save Myself"
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No.6 Collaborations Project | - "Beautiful People"
- "South of the Border"
- "Cross Me"
- "Take Me Back to London"
- "Best Part of Me"
- "I Don't Care"
- "Antisocial"
- "Remember the Name"
- "Put It All on Me"
- "Nothing on You"
- "1000 Nights"
- "Blow"
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= | - "Tides"
- "Shivers"
- "First Times"
- "Bad Habits"
- "Overpass Graffiti"
- "The Joker and the Queen"
- "2step"
- "Visiting Hours"
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- | - "Boat"
- "Eyes Closed"
- "Life Goes On"
- "Curtains"
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Other songs | |
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Featured songs | - "If I Could"
- "Young Guns"
- "Teardrop"
- "Hush Little Baby"
- "Dreamers"
- "Watchtower"
- "Wish You Were Here"
- "Everything Has Changed"
- "Old School Love"
- "All About It"
- "Lay It All on Me"
- "Reuf"
- "Boa Me"
- "End Game"
- "River"
- "Own It"
- "Those Kinda Nights"
- "Sausage Rolls for Everyone"
- "Bam Bam"
- "For My Hand"
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