Loose Change (EP)

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Loose Change
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EP by
Released2 July 2010 (2010-07-02)
Studio Sticky Studios, Surrey
Genre
Length32:25
31:54 (5 re-release)
Label Sheeran Lock
Gingerbread Man Records (re-release)
Producer Jake Gosling [2]
Ed Sheeran chronology
You Need Me
(2009)
Loose Change
(2010)
Songs I Wrote with Amy
(2010)

Loose Change is an independently-released EP by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. The EP was recorded at Surrey's Sticky Studios, and produced by Jake Gosling. Initially released in 2010 [3] before Sheeran had received worldwide critical acclaim, the EP has been re-released three times: in 2011; [3] in 2015 as part of Sheeran's release of a collection of five of his previously released EPs (known as 5 ); [4] and finally in 2016 on colored 12" vinyl. [5] The title "Loose Change" is derived from the second verse of the album's leading track; The A Team.

Contents

The EP was the second part of what Sheeran called The Five EP Projects, all of which were funded privately by Sheeran and released independently. [6] The initial release was deemed successful due to the opening track "The A Team" becoming a hit. [7]

When the EP was re-released in 2015 as part of the 5 EP box-set collection, track one was changed from "The A Team" to "Let It Out", the lead single from Sheeran's previous EP. This was because "The A Team" went on to become the lead single from Sheeran's breakthrough album + , and the "Let It Out" EP was not part of 5. [8]

Loose Change reached number 90 on the UK Albums Chart in 2011. [9] In 2017, upon Sheeran's release of two songs from his third album ÷ , the album entered the charts in Australia, reaching number 83 on the ARIA Albums Chart. [10]

Two songs from this EP appeared on Sheeran's 2011 debut studio album, + . The first was "The A Team", released as the lead single of the album. The second was the third track from the EP; "Little Bird". This song appeared only on the deluxe edition of the album, as Track 14 (labelled a 'Bonus track'). [11] Two songs from the EP were also performed by Sheeran for his live 2011 EP Live at the Bedford. The A Team and Homeless were the opening songs of Sheeran's set for his performance. [12]

Track listing

Loose Change [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let It Out"Ed Sheeran3:51
2."Homeless"Sheeran, Anna Krantz3:33
3."Little Bird"Sheeran3:47
4."Sofa"Sheeran, Krantz3:21
5."One Night"Sheeran, Jake Gosling3:29
6."Firefly"Sheeran4:17
7."The City" (Live at Sticky Studios)Sheeran, Gosling5:09
8."Firefly" (Bravado Dubstep Remix)Sheeran4:27
Total length:32:25

Charts

Chart (2011–17)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 83
Irish Albums (IRMA) [13] 39
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 90

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue #Ref.
United Kingdom7 February 2010Sheeran LockCD, digital download [16]
12 December 2011 Atlantic 5310501072
Worldwide12 May 2015Atlantic, Gingerbread ManCD box set, digital download2564-60890-7
26 February 2016Vinyl0825646042463

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