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"Thinking Out Loud"
Song

"Thinking Out Loud" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It features production from frequent collaborator Jake Gosling. The song was released as an "instant grat" digital download to the iTunes Store on 18 June 2014, serving as a promotional single from his second studio album x (2014). The pattern of the song is sampled from the hit single, Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye.

The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 26 upon release of the album,[5] and finally peaked at number one in early November 2014, giving Sheeran his second UK number-one single. "Thinking Out Loud" impacted Australian radio on 14 August 2014, and was released as the third single off x, the second track to go to number one from the album.[6]

The song has also reached the top spot in Ireland, New Zealand, Denmark, and the Netherlands, and is also Sheeran's highest charting US single to date, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. As of January 2015, it has sold 1 million copies in the US.[7]

Background and release

Sheeran has described the piece as a "walking down the aisle song" [for a wedding].[8] The song is a romantic ballad.[9] It has been confirmed as the album's third single, with the music video premiered on 7 October 2014.[10]

The song was released as part of the Record Store Day Black Friday 2014 on a 7" vinyl.[11]

Critical reception

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."[12] Although the song clearly borrows from and sounds similar to Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On", it retains a sleek unique quality. Billboard's Jason Lipshutz commented that Sheeran "pushes this bold stab at romance past its sappiest moments, and ends the album on a likable note".[13]

Music video

On 8 October 2014, a music video was released for the song. It features Sheeran and his ballroom partner Brittany Cherry dancing, with choreography by Nappytabs and training help from Paul Karmiryan. After only sixteen hours, the video had 2,000,000 views on YouTube.

Live performances

Sheeran performed the song on 26 October 2014, in the third live results show of series 11 of The X Factor.[14] He also performed it on 9 November 2014 in the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards.[15] 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.

Chart performance

"Thinking Out Loud" has topped the chart in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Denmark and the United Kingdom while reaching the top ten in several other countries including the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Austria.

On 2 November 2014, the Official Charts Company announced that "Thinking Out Loud" topped the UK Singles Chart in its 19th week in the UK Top 40, therefore breaking the record for the longest ascent to number one.[16] The single held pole position in the chart for a single week, being replaced by Cheryl's "I Don't Care". The song returned to the top of the UK Singles Chart on 7 December 2014, five weeks after it first reached number one. On its return to number one, it also became the first song in UK chart history to peak at number one due to streaming. The song has not left the top 3 since returning to number 1.[17]

At the time, it had claimed the record for the most streams in a single week, overtaking Mr. Probz's single, "Waves", with over 1,638,000 streams.[18] In the week of its return to the top spot, the song had been streamed 1,672,000 times, and achieved a personal best of 1,850,000 streams in the week ending 21 December 2014. However, "Thinking Out Loud" no longer holds the title for the most streamed track in a single week, that title now belonging to Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" which was streamed 2,340,000 times.[18][19] In the US, it became Sheeran's highest charting single to date, reaching number 4 after the performance on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014.[20]

Track listing

7" vinyl single
No.TitleLength
1."Thinking Out Loud" 
2."I'm a Mess" (live from Lightship 95) 

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[57] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[58] Platinum 80,000*
Italy (FIMI)[59] Platinum 30,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[60] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[61] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[62] Platinum 600,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[63] Gold 1,300,000^

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

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