Ed Sheeran is gearing up to drop his latest musical body of work and fans couldn’t be more excited.
The “Thinking out Loud” singer took to his social media platforms to share a sneak peek of “Sapphire”, a track from his upcoming album. The single is set to be released on June 5.
On May 27 Sheeran shared a video on Instagram of him in India with a snippet of the track playing.
“Riding around the streets of India missing high fives,” he wrote in the caption of the video. “Sapphire out June 5th, 8:30am ET / 1.30pm BST / 6pm IST.”
Fans took to the comments section to share their excitement.
“This is gonna be THE SONG of the Year 😭😭,” one fan wrote.
“This literally made my day a thousand times better! 🥳,” another fan wrote.
Sheeran took to his Tik Tok to share another video with the announcement of “Sapphire”.
“New single on its way,” Sheeran put on the video. “Feeling pretty chill about it.”
Sheeran was seen being anything but “pretty chill about it” in the video as he was seen jumping and excited for his upcoming release.
“Play” Hits Music Streaming Services in September
Sheeran’s upcoming album “Play” is set to hit music streaming services on Sept. 12. The album is comprised of 13 tracks.
“Azizam” a song from the album was released on April 4.
Sheeran also released “Old Phone”, another track from the album.
The track’s emotionally lyrics take listeners through Sheeran’s old phone as he shares personal stories.
“I found my old phone today/ In a box that I had hidden away/ Nostalgia trying to lead me astray/ Maybe I’ll unwrite some wrongs,” the song’s lyrics say.
Behind “Old Phone”
Sheeran took to his Instagram on April 29 to share the song “Old Phone” was to be released and unveiled the deep meaning behind the track.
“Put the sound on and have a listen,” Sheeran wrote in the caption of the post. “I got rid of my phone 2015, and moved onto email full time. I just turned my phone off December ‘15 and that was it. When I got sued, the judge ordered me to give up my old devices to the other sides lawyers, to look through messages, emails, voice notes, videos, etc, to see if there’s was anything on there to help their case. In the process, I switched on my old phone.”
Sheeran goes on to share he saw messages from a friend who has since passed and an ex girlfriend who hadn’t spoken to in years.
“It felt like a time capsule,” he continued, “a time of life that I was in, and living at that time in 2015. Turning it on really spun me out, I found myself scrolling messages and conversations with people who are no longer here. I found myself crying at messages to friends who are now dead, who I won’t get to speak to again. I found old photos of me with people I was so close to then, but we’ve lost touch since. The whole experience was such an emotional journey.”
Sheeran shared he wrote the song on his own at 2 a.m. He noted the song felt as if its should’ve been on his debut album, “but also a song I couldn’t have written until I experienced real life things happening to me. It makes me emotional to sing, I hope it finds some emotion in you too. Maybe it makes you switch on your old phone and have a look at where you were a decade ago too.”
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Ed Sheeran Teases New Music from Upcoming Album