Give Me Love (Ed Sheeran song)

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"Give Me Love"
EdSheeranGiveMeLove.jpg
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album +
Released21 November 2012
Genre
Length5:26
8:46 (album version with "The Parting Glass")
Label Warner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jake Gosling
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Watchtower"
(2012)		"Give Me Love"
(2012)		"Everything Has Changed"
(2013)
Music video
"Give Me Love" on YouTube

"Give Me Love" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as the sixth and final single from his debut studio album, + (pronounced "Plus"), on 21 November 2012. The song was written by Sheeran, Jake Gosling and Chris Leonard. The single peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. On the album, Sheeran's cover of the traditional Irish folk song "The Parting Glass" is included at the end as a bonus track. A cover of the song recorded live at the Capital FM Studios in London on 30 May 2014, is featured on the deluxe version of American singer Demi Lovato's fourth album, Demi .

Contents

The music video, directed by Emil Nava, [1] features Australian actress Isabel Lucas.

The song was used in episodes of Cougar Town and The Vampire Diaries .

Live performances

On 11 November 2012, Sheeran performed the song on The X Factor results show. On 16 June 2014, Sheeran performed the song as a duet with Demi Lovato at 104.3 MY FM's My Big Night Out event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. [2]

Track listing

Digital download – EP [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Give Me Love" (New Machine Remix) (featuring Mic Righteous)20:45
2."Give Me Love" (True Tiger Remix)3:34
3."Give Me Love" (Xilent Remix)3:41
Promotional CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Give Me Love" (radio edit)3:39

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] 6× Platinum420,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [23] 3× Platinum240,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [24] Platinum50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [25] Platinum15,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [26] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [28] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [29] Gold900,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 21 November 2012 [3] Warner

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