Released on 11 May 2015
Producers: Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie Songwriter: Ed Sheeran, Johnny Mcdaid Critical Reception of the Record: Upon the song’s release, critical response to “Photograph” were mostly positive. - “"Loving can hurt sometimes/But it's the only thing that I know," Sheeran opens on "Photograph," presenting the lynchpin line of the whole album. Over a few hesitant acoustic strums, Sheeran tiptoes forward with some restrained crooning before the arena drums kick in.” But it also received a lawsuit - “Sheeran was being sued by songwriters Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard, writers of Matt Cardle's 2011 single "Amazing", for $20 million for copyright infringement. The lawsuit says: "Given the striking similarity between the chorus of Amazing and Photograph, (the) defendants knew when writing, publishing, recording, releasing, and distributing Photograph that they were infringing on a pre-existing musical composition."” Musictimes stated. The Popular Reception: Upon the songs release, it became a very popular hit for many different age groups. - “In the US, the single reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and marked the third top 10 from the album.With "Photograph", Sheeran also became the ninth male solo artist since 2010 to spawn four top 20 hits from a single album, excluding deluxe editions.” stated Wikipedia. What I like about the Song: I like listening to this song because of the guitar acoustics that can be heard in the background of the song. I also enjoy listening to this song because of the great message behind the lyrics of it. |