= [Equals]

by Ed Sheeran

= [Equals] cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 October 2021
  • Label: Asylum
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 48:22
  • Community rating: 1.08/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his mathematics-themed album sequence, this highly polished pop release finds Sheeran reflecting on newfound fatherhood, marriage, and the loss of close friends. The record pivots significantly toward sleek synthpop and upbeat dance-pop production, a stark contrast to his earlier acoustic-driven folk-pop origins. While highly successful commercially, it received polarized reviews regarding its heavily manufactured, stadium-ready sound.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Tides (3:15)
  2. Shivers (3:27)
  3. First Times (3:05)
  4. Bad Habits (3:50)
  5. Overpass Graffiti (3:56)
  6. The Joker And The Queen (3:05)
  7. Leave Your Life (3:43)
  8. Collide (3:30)
  9. 2step (2:33)
  10. Stop The Rain (3:23)
  11. Love In Slow Motion (3:10)
  12. Visiting Hours (3:35)
  13. Sandman (4:19)
  14. Be Right Now (3:31)

Credits

  • Kal Lavelle - written-by
  • Matt Sheeran - arranged by [string arrangement], arranged by [string arrangement], programmed by
  • Ashok Klouda - cello
  • Tim Lowe - cello
  • Victoria Earrild - cello
  • Peter Gregson - conductor
  • Hilary Skewes - contractor [fixed by]
  • Tom Kelly - copyist

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