Ed Sheeran Reveals New Album ‘Play’ Details and Confirms Fall 2024 Release

Ed Sheeran is gearing up for his latest release, which promises to be his biggest yet.

The album titled “Play” marks a fresh chapter for this celebrity, as he’s previously employed mathematical symbols in naming all his earlier works.

Speaking to HitsRadio, Sheeran revealed it was a plan he had in place since he was 18 years old.

He shared with Fleur East and James Barr that when he was eighteen years old, he had a goal of releasing ten full-length records. At that point, he had already completed five extended plays (EPs), so he wanted to create an additional ten albums. Here’s the sequence he thought of: Multiply, Plus, Divide, Equals, Subtract, followed by Play, Pause, Rewind, Fast Forward, and Stop.

Or more informally: He told Fleur East and James Barr that at 18, his ambition was to release ten albums, starting with Multiply, Plus, Divide, Equals, Subtract, and then Play, Pause, Rewind, Fast Forward, Stop.

I simply found it delightful that… You’re always so good at anticipating, whether it’s figuring out the next step, the color, or the symbol.

He added that a special edition of the latest album will likely be called Replay.

With this in mind, here’s everything you need to know about Play.

When is Play released?

Ed Sheeran hasn’t specified an exact release date for his upcoming play, but he has hinted that it won’t be before summer ends, meaning we can expect it by the end of the year.

He mentioned that he preferred not to launch the album during the ongoing previous tour, as it was scheduled to conclude in Düsseldorf, Germany on 7th September.

However, he will be promoting singles from the album in the run-up regardless.

It will be his eighth official studio album when it drops.

What is the tracklist of Ed Sheeran’s Play?

At present, we don’t have the complete list of songs for the album, however, Ed Sheeran has already shared some tracks from it and hinted at the titles that might be included in ‘Play’.

So far this includes:

  • Azizam
  • Old Phone
  • Sapphire
  • Symmetry
  • Heaven

What singles has Ed Sheeran released from Play?

Although the song “Azizam” hasn’t been officially launched yet, Ed Sheeran has already shared three music videos for this affectionate title that means ‘my beloved’ in Persian.

This includes a lyric video, a live performance, and a Pink Heart video, which you can see here:

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2025-04-10 20:09