The A Team (song)

song by Ed Sheeran

"The A Team" is a 2011 folk song[1] by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was his first single. It is the lead single from his first album, +. It went to the top 10 in Australia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland and the United Kingdom. It reached number 16 in the United States. It is about a homeless prostitute addicted to drugs. The song was nominated for an Grammy Award in 2013.

"The A Team"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album +
Released10 June 2011
GenreFolk[1]
Length
  • 4:18 (album version)
  • 3:42 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jake Gosling
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"If I Could"
(2011)
"The A Team"
(2011)
"Young Guns"
(2011)
Music video
"The A Team" on YouTube

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Hyden, Steven; Koski, Genevieve (2 November 2012). "This Was Pop discovers the softer side of the rock-songs chart". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 19 September 2017.[permanent dead link]