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÷ (pronounced "divide") is the upcoming third studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It is due for release 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.

Background

On 13 December 2015, Sheeran announced a self-imposed hiatus from social media, commenting that he found himself "seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes."[1] He further ensured that some of this time would be spent creating his third album, which he considered "the best thing I have made thus far." Exactly one year after this announcement, on 13 December 2016, Sheeran's various social media platforms posted pictures of a blank blue square to state his imminent return to music.[2] On 1 January 2017, Sheeran officially ended his hiatus by announcing that "new music" would be released on 6 January.[3] On 12 January 2017, Sheeran revealed the track list and the release date for the album.[4][5]

Singles

"Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You", the album's lead singles, were issued on 6 January 2017. Sheeran teased the tracks on social media during the week leading up to their release, posting instrumental extracts and each song's opening lyric.[6][7]

Promotional singles

"How Would You Feel (Paean)" was released on 17 February 2017 as a promotional single.[8]

Sheeran released the track "Eraser" on 28 February via a YouTube video on SBTV to celebrate the channel's 10 year anniversary, and the 7 year anniversary of his first video on SBTV. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Track listing

Standard edition[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Eraser"
McDaid3:47
2."Castle on the Hill"
4:21
3."Dive"
Blanco3:58
4."Shape of You"
  • Sheeran
  • Mac
3:53
5."Perfect"Sheeran[10]Sheeran4:23
6."Galway Girl"
  • Sheeran
  • Amy Wadge
  • Damian McKee
  • Eamon Murray
  • McDaid
  • Liam Bradley
  • Niamh Dunne
  • Sean Graham
  • Foy Vance[11]
 2:50
7."Happier"
Blanco3:27
8."New Man"
Blanco3:09
9."Hearts Don't Break Around Here"
McDaid4:08
10."What Do I Know?"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
  • Vance[10]
McDaid3:57
11."How Would You Feel (Paean)"SheeranSheeran4:40
12."Supermarket Flowers"
  • Sheeran
  • McDaid
  • Levin[15]
Blanco3:41
Total length:46:14
Deluxe edition[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Barcelona"
  • Sheeran
  • Wadge
  • Levin
  • Vance
  • McDaid
[17]		Blanco3:11
14."Bibia Be Ye Ye"
  • Sheeran
  • Levin
  • Joseph Addison
  • Nana Richard Abiona
  • Stephen Woode
[18]		Blanco2:56
15."Nancy Mulligan"
  • Sheeran
  • Wadge
  • Vance
  • McDaid
  • Murray Cummings
  • Levin
[19]		Blanco2:59
16."Save Myself"
[20]		 4:07
Total length:59:27

References

  1. ^ "Instagram photo by Ed Sheeran • Dec 13, 2015 at 6:29am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ^ @edsheeran (13 December 2016). "Ed Sheeran on Twitter: https://t.co/Lt6iFgToC2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ @edsheeran (1 January 2017). "Hello 2017..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Ed Sheeran Shares Tracklist, Cover Art, and Release Date for New Album '÷'". Complex. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  5. ^ @edsheeran (12 January 2017). "÷ out 3rd March. Pre-order will go live at midnight in your country x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ @edsheeran (5 January 2017). "Ed Sheeran on Twitter: - https://t.co/7Q1oH51Xfe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @edsheeran (3 January 2017). "When I was six years old I broke my leg..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Sheeran, Ed. "How Would You Feel (Paean) comes out tomorrow at midnight wherever you are in the world, its not the next single, but is one of my favzzzzz". Twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  9. ^ ""÷" (Deluxe) by Ed Sheeran". iTunes. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  10. ^ a b AMCOS, APRA. "APRA AMCOS". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  11. ^ Repertory, ACE. "ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  12. ^ Repertory, ACE. "ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  13. ^ Repertory, ACE. "ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  14. ^ Repertory, ACE. "ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  15. ^ Repertory, ACE. "ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Ed Sheeran has revealed the release date of his new album, Divide". The Independent. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  17. ^ Repertory, ACE. "ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  18. ^ Repertory, ACE. "ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  19. ^ Repertory, ACE. "ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  20. ^ Repertory, ACE. "ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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