I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber on I Don't Care | 3:39 |
Perfect by Ed Sheeran on ÷ (Deluxe) | 4:23 |
by Ed Sheeran on No.6 Collaborations Project [Explicit] Cross Me (feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock) [Explicit] by Ed Sheeran on No.6 Collaborations Project [Explicit] | 3:26 |
Thinking out Loud by Ed Sheeran on x (Deluxe Edition) | 4:41 |
Shape of You by Ed Sheeran on Shape of You | 3:53 |
by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber on No.6 Collaborations Project [Explicit] I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber on No.6 Collaborations Project [Explicit] | 3:39 |
I Don't Care (Acoustic) by Ed Sheeran on I Don't Care (Acoustic) | 3:58 |
Perfect (with Andrea Bocelli) by Ed Sheeran on Perfect (with Andrea Bocelli) | 4:25 |
Shape of You by Ed Sheeran on ÷ (Deluxe) | 3:53 |
Photograph by Ed Sheeran on x (Deluxe Edition) | 4:19 |
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 20 June 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
Genre |
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Length | 50:23 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer |
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Ed Sheeran chronology | ||||
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Singles from x | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100[86] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The A.V. Club | B[87] |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Daily Telegraph | [88] |
Drowned in Sound | 4/10[89] |
The Guardian | [90] |
The Independent | Negative[91] |
The Observer | [6] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Time Out | [92] |
USA Today | [93] |
Publication | Rank | List |
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Billboard | 5 | The 10 Best Albums of 2014[105] |
Digital Spy | 5 | Top Albums of 2014[106] |
The Daily Telegraph | 1 | Best 50 Albums of 2014[107] |
Standard edition[41][131][132] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | 'One' | Ed Sheeran | Jake Gosling | 4:12 |
2. | 'I'm a Mess' | Sheeran | Gosling | 4:04 |
3. | 'Sing' |
| Williams | 3:55 |
4. | 'Don't' | 3:39 | ||
5. | 'Nina' | Gosling | 3:45 | |
6. | 'Photograph' |
| 4:19 | |
7. | 'Bloodstream' |
| Rubin | 5:00 |
8. | 'Tenerife Sea' | Rubin | 4:01 | |
9. | 'Runaway' |
| Williams | 3:25 |
10. | 'The Man' | Sheeran | Gosling | 4:10 |
11. | 'Thinking Out Loud' | Gosling | 4:41 | |
12. | 'Afire Love' |
| McDaid | 5:14 |
Total length: | 50:23 |
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[41][133][134] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
13. | 'Take It Back' | Rubin | 3:28 | |
14. | 'Shirtsleeves' | Sheeran | Gosling | 3:09 |
15. | 'Even My Dad Does Sometimes' |
| Gosling | 3:48 |
16. | 'I See Fire' | Sheeran | Sheeran | 5:00 |
Total length: | 65:45 |
Deluxe physical edition bonus track[41][135][136] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
17. | 'All of the Stars' | McDaid | 3:55 | |
Total length: | 69:40 |
French collector edition bonus CD[137] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Everything You Are' | Sheeran | Gosling | 3:58 |
2. | 'Friends' | Sheeran | Gosling | 3:10 |
3. | 'Sing' (live / 1LIVE Radiokonzert) |
| 6:51 | |
4. | 'I'm a Mess' (live from Lightship 95) | Sheeran | 3:49 | |
5. | 'Don't' (remix featuring Rick Ross) |
| 4:17 | |
Total length: | 22:05 |
Wembley Edition bonus tracks[41][138] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
13. | 'I See Fire' | Sheeran | Sheeran | 5:00 |
14. | 'All of the Stars[b]' | McDaid | 3:55 | |
15. | 'English Rose' |
| McDaid | 3:04 |
16. | 'Touch and Go' | Rubin | 4:01 | |
17. | 'New York' |
| 3:56 | |
18. | 'Lay It All on Me' (Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran) |
| Rudimental | 4:02 |
Total length: | 74:18 |
Wembley Edition digital bonus tracks[41][139] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
13. | 'Take It Back' | Rubin | 3:28 | |
14. | 'Shirtsleeves' | Sheeran | Gosling | 3:09 |
15. | 'Even My Dad Does Sometimes' |
| Gosling | 3:48 |
16. | 'I See Fire' | Sheeran | Sheeran | 4:57 |
17. | 'All of the Stars[c]' | McDaid | 3:55 | |
18. | 'English Rose' |
| McDaid | 3:04 |
19. | 'Touch and Go' | Rubin | 4:01 | |
20. | 'New York' |
| Haynie | 3:56 |
21. | 'Make It Rain' | Vance | Gosling | 6:42 |
22. | 'Parting Glass' (Live from Wembley Stadium) | Traditional song | 3:16 | |
23. | 'Small Bump' (Live from Wembley Stadium) | Sheeran | 5:03 | |
24. | 'Lay It All on Me' (Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran) | Rudimental | 4:02 |
Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[248] | 9× Platinum | 630,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[249] | 2× Platinum | 30,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[250] | Gold | 15,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[251] | 8× Platinum | 640,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[252] | 7× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[253] | Platinum | 19,618[253] |
France (SNEP)[254] | 2× Platinum | 200,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[255] | 7× Gold | 700,000^ |
Hungary (MAHASZ)[256] | Platinum | 6,000^ |
Ireland (IRMA)[257] | 14× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[258] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[259] | Gold | 30,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[260] | 13× Platinum | 195,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[261] | Gold | 15,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[262] | Diamond | 100,000* |
Portugal (AFP)[263] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[264] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[265] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[266] | 2× Platinum | 40,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[268] | 11× Platinum | 3,300,000[267] |
United States (RIAA)[270] | 4× Platinum | 2,170,000[269] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[271] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
Region | Date | Edition | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Australia | 20 June 2014 | [272][273] | |||
Germany | [274][275] | ||||
New Zealand | [276][277] | ||||
United Kingdom | 23 June 2014 | [132][134] | |||
United States | [278][279] | ||||
France | 24 November 2014 | Collector Edition | 2CD | [137] | |
Various | 13 November 2015 | Wembley Edition |
| [280][281][282] |
It's one of few minor lapses on an otherwise solid pop album..
Appearing in June 2014, x encompassed his acoustic/hip-hop hybrid sound, but also had an R&B feel in places along with straight-ahead pop.