4 further additional tracks to come on a deluxe edition too :)

Shape of you is much better for me it's such a bop

This will be out 3rd March according to Music Week.

 

The titles of the deluxe tracks are:

 

13. Barcelona

14. Bibia Be Ye Ye

15. Nancy Mulligan

16. Save Myself

 

I really hope Galway Girl is a cover, a version of it made top 75 here somewhat unexpectedly in 2008 (despite being a huge No.1 in Ireland) but deserves to be much better known in the UK.

Edited January 12, 20178 yr by gooddelta

We won't need to worry about low sales for the #1 albums this Spring then! :D I feel like Ed could quite easily beat Take That's first week sales with his third week sales - Take That will have strong sales but I imagine lower than they are used to, probably not even over 100k.

Yeah, Ed could potentially go 500k+, 200k, 100k and Take That will open with about 60-70k max this time I suspect.

He should release it on his birthday (17th February) to coincide with the BRIT Awards

Edited January 12, 20178 yr by Hadji

so there are sure gonna be more singles before the album, or at least one single, if it's out in March

Don't think it's been posted yet, but I'll just leave this here:

 

Updated topic with release date now. I wrote a small piece on my blog in light of his return: http://wp.me/p4UO9N-ib

Don't think it's been posted yet, but I'll just leave this here:

 

That's actually pretty brilliant!

I take it the Martin Garrix collab won't appear on the album then. :( Can't say I'm surprised though, it's always seemed more likely it'd be on the Garrix album whenever that happens.

Ed for 2017 best-selling album I'd say and well over a million sales, 1.5m+ in fact.

Castle On the Hill is #1 on airplay this week. I'm pretty sure this is the first time an on air sale song has debuted at #1 on the airplay chart. Maybe Hello did too, but I think i remember it going 2-1...?

 

Shape of You is also #5. He really is gearing up to Adele heights. Shape of You may debut on less sales than Hello, but I assume if he released just 1 single, the sales would have been a bit higher.

Multiple plays later and 'Shape Of You' is yet to make any sort of impression on me, and despite the sentimentality throughout 'Castle On The Hill', it's only the chorus that resonates. That chorus is properly gorgeous though <3 and it's exciting to witness the scale of his chart dominance with both tracks regardless.

 

I really hope Galway Girl is a cover, a version of it made top 75 here somewhat unexpectedly in 2008 (despite being a huge No.1 in Ireland) but deserves to be much better known in the UK.

Not sure the cover has been confirmed yet but all signs point to that being the case, especially as he's filming a video in Ireland and needs Irish dancers ;o. This song is pretty much a staple closer in any unpretentious Irish club and always gets a massive reception, so I'm intrigued to hear and see what Ed does with it!

Edited January 15, 20178 yr by Noahspike

Castle On the Hill is #1 on airplay this week. I'm pretty sure this is the first time an on air sale song has debuted at #1 on the airplay chart. Maybe Hello did too, but I think i remember it going 2-1...?

 

Shape of You is also #5. He really is gearing up to Adele heights. Shape of You may debut on less sales than Hello, but I assume if he released just 1 single, the sales would have been a bit higher.

Didn't 'Writing on the Wall' debut at #1 on airplay too? Or was that not OA/OS?

Didn't 'Writing on the Wall' debut at #1 on airplay too? Or was that not OA/OS?

 

I'm pretty sure it was OA/OS!

 

 

I much prefer Shape Of You at the moment, but my issue with both songs is I felt like we have been there before, they are a bit too very generic and cliché, which I guess is good for pop, but I don't know, I was expecting more. They could be Sia and Lukas Graham (Blurgh!!) songs.

how didn't someone tell ed he's just recorded a shit 'cheap thrills' with 'shape of you'?! she should sue!

 

what gets anyone excited about this man other than his major label, major budget credentials?

Edited January 16, 20178 yr by Jake

Shape of You > Castle on the Hill

Album cover and artwork revealed on Graham Norton tonight!