Loose Change | ||||
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Released | 2 July 2010 | |||
Studio | Sticky Studios, Surrey | |||
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Length | 32:25 31:54 (5 re-release) | |||
Label | Sheeran Lock Gingerbread Man Records (re-release) | |||
Producer | Jake Gosling [2] | |||
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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.
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Let It Out" | Ed Sheeran | 3:51 |
2. | "Homeless" | Sheeran, Anna Krantz | 3:33 |
3. | "Little Bird" | Sheeran | 3:47 |
4. | "Sofa" | Sheeran, Krantz | 3:21 |
5. | "One Night" | Sheeran, Jake Gosling | 3:29 |
6. | "Firefly" | Sheeran | 4:17 |
7. | "The City" (Live at Sticky Studios) | Sheeran, Gosling | 5:09 |
8. | "Firefly" (Bravado Dubstep Remix) | Sheeran | 4:27 |
Total length: | 32:25 |
Chart (2011–17) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] | 83 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [13] | 39 |
UK Albums (OCC) [14] | 90 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [15] | Gold | 100,675 [16] |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 7 February 2010 | Sheeran Lock | CD, digital download | [17] | |
12 December 2011 | Atlantic | 5310501072 | |||
Worldwide | 12 May 2015 | Atlantic, Gingerbread Man | CD box set, digital download | 2564-60890-7 | |
26 February 2016 | Vinyl | 0825646042463 |
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