Symmetry (Ed Sheeran song)

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"Symmetry"
Single by Ed Sheeran featuring Karan Aujla
from the album Play
Released17 October 2025 (2025-10-17)
Length3:08 (remix)
2:48 (album version)
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Ilya
  • Johnny McDaid
  • Savan Kotecha
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Camera"
(2025)		"Symmetry"
(2025)
Music video
"Symmetry" on YouTube

"Symmetry" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 17 October 2025 by Gingerbread Man and Atlantic Records, as the sixth single from his eighth studio album, Play. "Symmetry" was written and produced by Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Savan Kotecha, and Ilya Salmanzadeh. The single version features Indian singer and rapper, Karan Aujla. "Symmetry" topped the UK Asian Music Chart for four weeks.

Contents

Background

The original solo version of "Symmetry" was released on Play , on 12 September 2025. Later, on 17 October 2025, Sheeran released an EP with remixes recorded with Indian artists. [1] Titled Play (The Remixes), it includes new versions of "Symmetry", "Don't Look Down", "Heaven", and previously released remix of "Sapphire". [2] Featured artists include: Karan Aujla, Hanumankind, Dhee, Santhosh Narayanan, Jonita and Arijit Singh. [3]

Critical reception

Alexis Petridis from The Guardian highlighted "Symmetry" while reviewing Sheeran's album, Play . [4] He noted that the song opens with looped Indian percussion and vocals but quickly floats off in a different direction, involving spectral voices and heaving sub-bass. [4] Maya Georgi from the Rolling Stone also praised the "sultry dance-floor number" "Symmetry", which has a "thumping heart that can get anyone dancing". [5]

Music video

The music video for "Symmetry" was directed by Australian video director, Liam Pethick, who previously directed Sheeran's videos for "Azizam" ("Pink Heart" version) and "Sapphire". [2] It was released along with the single on 17 October 2025 and features Sheeran and Karan Aujla performing the song with the Norwegian hip-hop/urban dance group, Quick Style. [6]

Track listing

  1. "Symmetry" (featuring Karan Aujla) (remix) – 3:08
  2. "Don't Look Down" (featuring Hanumankind, Dhee, Santhosh Narayanan) (remix) – 4:43
  3. "Sapphire" (featuring Arijit Singh) (remix) – 3:00
  4. "Heaven" (featuring Jonita) (remix) – 4:02

Charts

Chart (2025)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] 84
India International (IMI) [9] 17
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)
album version [10] 		11
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)
remix [11] 		11
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 75
UK Asian Music (OCC) [13] 1

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Various17 October 2025Remix [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Ed Sheeran's 'Play (The Remixes)' EP Flexes India's Diverse Voices". Rolling Stone India . 19 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Ed Sheeran releases 'Play – The Remixes' EP, new video for 'Symmetry'". KSTP-FM. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ed Sheeran Releases 'Ply – The Remixes EP'". ceconline.co.za. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 Petridis, Alexis (12 September 2025). "Ed Sheeran: Play review – subcontinental sounds and shards of darkness – but still unmistakably him". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Georgi, Maya (12 September 2025). "Ed Sheeran Plays On — But It's the Same Old Song". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ed Sheeran Drops 'Play – The Remixes EP' Featuring Karan Aujla, Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi and More". The Hollywood Reporter India . 23 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Play (The Remixes) - EP". Apple Music . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 27th October 2025 | Week 43 of 52". IMIcharts. Archived from the original on 28 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Official Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Official Asian Music Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
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