Old Phone

"Old Phone"
"Old Phone"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album Play
Released	1 May 2025
Length	3:41
Label	Gingerbread Man; Warner;
Songwriter(s)	Ed Sheeran
Producer(s)	Ed Sheeran; Ilya Salmanzadeh; Blake Slatkin;
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
Lyric video
	"Old Phone" on YouTube

"Old Phone" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 1 May 2025 under his own label Gingerbread Man Records and distributed by Warner Records as the second single from his upcoming eighth studio album, Play. The track was written by Sheeran and produced by Sheeran, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Blake Slatkin.^[1]^[2]

Background

In April 2025, Sheeran launched a new Instagram account to celebrate his upcoming single "Old Phone".^[1] The account features a number of never-before-seen pictures, texts and lyric notes, a look back through Sheeran's mobile phone that he retired in 2015.^[1] He was inspired to write the new song when revisiting his old phone after winning the "Thinking Out Loud" copyright lawsuit.^[1]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[3]

Ed Sheeran – songwriting, production, lead vocals, guitar
Ilya Salmanzadeh – production, keyboards, backing vocals, programming, engineering
Blake Slatkin – production, keyboards, backing vocals, programming, engineering
Beoga – banjo, piano, strings
Pino Palladino – bass
Davide Rossi – cello, viola, violin, strings arranger
Gautam Sharma – dhol, percussion, tambourine
Lemar Carter – drums
Ganesh Murali – ghatam, tambourine
Jayesh Kathak – güiro, khartal, shaker, tambourine
Dylan Day – guitar
Tapas Ray – mandolin
Elvira Anderfjärd – backing vocals
Graham Archer – engineering
Jeremy Lertola – engineering
Michael Harris – engineering
Spike Stent – mixer
Bryce Bordone – assistant mixing engineer
Matt Wolach – assistant mixing engineer
Stuart Hawkes – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for "Old Phone"
Chart (2025)	Peak position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)^[4]	87
UK Singles Sales (OCC)^[5]	90

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Smith, Thomas (29 April 2025). "Ed Sheeran Launches Nostalgic Instagram Account With Never-Before-Seen Photos Ahead of 'Old Phone' Single Release". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
^ Williams, Sophie (1 May 2025). "Ed Sheeran Reveals New Album's Release Date, Calls 'Play' a 'Response to the Darkest Period of My Life'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
^ "Old Phone / Ed Sheeran". Tidal. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[BB1-1] Smith, Thomas (29 April 2025). "Ed Sheeran Launches Nostalgic Instagram Account With Never-Before-Seen Photos Ahead of 'Old Phone' Single Release". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[BB2-2] Williams, Sophie (1 May 2025). "Ed Sheeran Reveals New Album's Release Date, Calls 'Play' a 'Response to the Darkest Period of My Life'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[3] "Old Phone / Ed Sheeran". Tidal. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

[sc_UKdownload_-4] "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[5] "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

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+	"The A Team" "Drunk" "Small Bump" "Lego House" "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" "Kiss Me" "Give Me Love" "The Parting Glass"
x	"One" "I'm a Mess" "Sing" "Don't" "Nina" "Photograph" "Bloodstream" "Tenerife Sea" "Runaway" "The Man" "Thinking Out Loud" "Afire Love" "I See Fire"
÷	"Eraser" "Castle on the Hill" "Dive" "Shape of You" "Perfect" "Galway Girl" "Happier" "New Man" "Hearts Don't Break Around Here" "What Do I Know?" "How Would You Feel (Paean)" "Supermarket Flowers" "Barcelona" "Bibia Be Ye Ye" "Nancy Mulligan" "Save Myself"
No.6 Collaborations Project	"Beautiful People" "South of the Border" "Cross Me" "Take Me Back to London" "Best Part of Me" "I Don't Care" "Antisocial" "Remember the Name" "Put It All on Me" "Nothing on You" "1000 Nights" "Blow"
=	"Tides" "Shivers" "First Times" "Bad Habits" "Overpass Graffiti" "The Joker and the Queen" "2step" "Visiting Hours"
−	"Boat" "Eyes Closed" "Life Goes On" "Curtains"
Autumn Variations	"American Town"
Play	"Azizam" "Old Phone"
Other songs	"All of the Stars" "Make It Rain" "I Was Made for Loving You" "Candle in the Wind" "Afterglow" "Peru" "Merry Christmas" "Sigue" "Forever My Love" "Are You Entertained" "Noche de Novela" "My G" "Celestial" "F64" "Under the Tree"
Featured songs	"If I Could" "Young Guns" "Teardrop" "Hush Little Baby" "Dreamers" "Watchtower" "Wish You Were Here" "Everything Has Changed" "Old School Love" "All About It" "Lay It All on Me" "Reuf" "Boa Me" "End Game" "River" "Own It" "Those Kinda Nights" "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" "Bam Bam" "For My Hand"
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