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| Released | 29 October 2021 | |||
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"Overpass Graffiti" is a song by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran,released through Asylum and Atlantic Records on 29 October 2021,as the third single from his fifth studio album, = (2021). It was written and produced by Sheeran,Johnny McDaid and Fred.
On 19 August 2021,Sheeran announced his fifth studio album, = ,in which the song is listed on the tracklist. [1] He later performed the song for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series on 26 October 2021. [2] On 29 October 2021,"Overpass Graffiti" was released alongside the album as the third single. [3] [4]
"Overpass Graffiti" is in its fast tempo which is written in the key of C major and it is composed in common time (4
4 time). [5]
A lyric video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on 29 October 2021 along with the other lyric videos of the songs that appeared on the tracklisting of =. [6]
The music video of the song was released on 29 October 2021 on Sheeran's YouTube account the same day as its parent album's release,which was directed by Jason Koenig who previously directed the official music videos for "Shape of You","Galway Girl","Perfect","South of the Border" and "Put It All on Me". [7]
In the music video,Sheeran,playing himself,is accidentally left behind by his tour bus during a late-night stop in an unspecified area of the Southwestern United States. He ends up going on wild adventures and meeting different people along the way. This ranges from going camping with a group of teens,going wild in a glow-in-the-dark party,riding with a biker gang,and riding in an old station wagon with a family as they chase down his tour bus.
The music video features retired professional sumo wrestler Yamamotoyama Ryūta (credited as "Yama"),who appears towards the end of the clip inviting Sheeran for a ride on the bus. The video also features a cameo from Emilio Rivera. [8] Finally,the snippet of the Japanese cover of Sheeran's smash-hit "Shape of You" by Japanese singer MARINA plays during the end credits,as the bus (now with Sheeran on it) drives away. In a very brief scene in the glow-in-the-dark party,the female boxer,Jennie Pegouskie,from the "Shape of You" music video (in which Yamamotoyama also starred),appears in a boxing stance with Sheeran.
The music video's credits reveal it was filmed at two movie ranches in unincorporated areas just east of the city of Santa Clarita,California:Middleton Ranch (in Soledad Canyon),and Golden Oak Ranch.
Stereogum described the song as "new wave-esque". [9] In an album review, The New York Times said of the song,"At least the best song on the album is also the one that seems destined to be his next you'll-hear-it-till-you're-sick-of-it smash:“Overpass Graffiti”,a moody,synth-streaked '80s throwback that sounds like a more melancholy update of Rod Stewart's "Young Turks." [10] In an article about the song,Genius described it as "an '80s synth-pop-inspired song about struggling to let go after a breakup." [11]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (IFPI Austria) [57] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada) [58] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [59] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI) [60] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI) [61] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV) [62] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [63] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 29 October 2021 | Original | Atlantic | [64] | |
| Alle Farben Remix | ||||
| Italy | 12 November 2021 | Contemporary hit radio | Original | Warner | [65] |
| Various | 19 November 2021 |
| TCTS Remix | Atlantic |
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