"Thinking Out Loud" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, recorded for his second studio album, ×. It was written by Sheeran and Amy Wadge, and produced by frequent collaborator Jake Gosling. It was released in the US on 24 September 2014 as the album's third single. In the UK, the song spent 19 weeks within the top 40 before peaking at number one in early November 2014; it became Sheeran's second number one single there. The single has also reached the top spot in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovakia and South Africa, and peaked at number two on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. It was Sheeran's highest-charting single in North America until "Shape of You" topped the charts in both countries in 2017. In June 2015, "Thinking Out Loud" became the first single to spend a full year in the UK top 40.
| Recorded | February 2014, (Sticky Studios, Windlesham, Surrey, England) |
| Genre | Blue-eyed soul |
| Label | Asylum, Atlantic |
| Writer(s) | Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge |
| Producer(s) | Jake Gosling |
About Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Grammy winner for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance in 2016. Ed Sheeran co-wrote the song with his longtime friend Amy Wadge, and it was featured on his second studio album.
Achievement of Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
It was Sheeran's highest-charting single in the US, peaking at #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, until 2017's "Shape of You" became a #1 hit.
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Latest information about Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran updated on July 28 2021.
