Released on January 6, 2017
Producers: Steve Mac, Ed Sheeran Songwriters: Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac, Johnny Mcdaid Critical Reception of the Record: The song mostly received positive feedback/comments, though some said that it was too provocative. - “Jon Caramanica from The New York Times said, "'Shape of You' is trickier, a nimble and effective song that takes the aggressive thinning of 'Caribbean music'."Billboard's Taylor Weatherby wrote about the song saying, "'Shape of You' doesn't quite sound like your typical Sheeran tune. But that almost serves as an indication of what the "Thinking Out Loud" singer has been up to during his hiatus: creating music that still feels like Sheeran, just with a new twist."” Public Reception of the Record: The audience really enjoyed seeing another side to Ed Sheerans, and many say that, that could've been the reason why the song received much success with the placement in the music charts, - “The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, selling 240,000 downloads and gaining 20 million streams in its debut week in the US, becoming Sheeran's first number one song in the country.” Why I like this Song: I enjoy listening to this single because it is a very different from most of his other tracks, I also like the combination of the instruments in the background of the song, as well. |