Dive (Ed Sheeran song) explained

Dive
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Artist:Ed Sheeran
Album:÷
Recorded:2016
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Length:3:58
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Producer:Benny Blanco

"Dive" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was included on his third studio album ÷ (2017).[3] It is the third track on the album. After the album's release, it charted at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Background

Sheeran wrote the song with Benny Blanco and Julia Michaels.[5] In an interview with Zane Lowe, Sheeran said that he, Blanco and Michaels started working on the song in Malibu in March 2016 just before he left for a break in Japan. He had the riffs for the song, and first put down five or six riffs, and Michaels then sang 10 or 15 seconds on each. Later, after Sheeran had come back and reviewed the recordings, Michaels returned to flesh out the song with Sheeran and Blanco.[6]

Jessie Ware provides backing vocal on this as well as two other songs on the album. The guitar solo in the song is credited to an anonymous guitarist named Angelo Mysterioso, and Sheeran revealed that he himself was also credited as Angelo Mysterioso in the guitarist's album (an individual of that name was credited on an Eric Clapton song, "I Will Be There", and Sheeran had performed the song with Clapton in concert).[7] [8]

Critical reception

Taylor Weatherby of Billboard described the song as the one with the "most passionate vocal strains" of the album.[9]

Live performances

Sheeran performed the song with American country singer Luke Combs on 13 March, 2022, at the festival in London. Combs previously covered the song as an exclusive for Spotify in 2018.[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 13
France (SNEP)[12] 67
Italy (FIMI)[13] 29
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[14] 4

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ed Sheeran – ÷. AllMusic. Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. 12 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Ed Sheeran – ÷ (The singer-songwriter doubles down on quirky pop without pushing forward). Camp. Zoe. 8 March 2017. Consequence of Sound. 8 March 2017.
  3. News: Ed Sheeran, Divide, album review: Singer-songwriter's third record is impressive for ambition alone. O'Connor. Roisin. 3 March 2017. The Independent. 18 March 2017.
  4. News: Divide and conquer: Ed Sheeran smashes UK chart records with new album and dominates singles rankings. 10 March 2017. The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 18 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Who is Julia Michaels? We look back at 8 UK Top 40 hits she's written for other artists . 22 March 2017 . The Official Charts Company .
  6. Zane Lowe and Ed Sheeran, Pt 2 . 3 February 2017. 10:30–13:35 . Zane Lowe. iTunes.
  7. Web site: Top 5 Ed Sheeran Collaborations on New Album ‘÷’ . 6 March 2017 . Rose. Riddell . Coup de Main magazine.
  8. Zane Lowe and Ed Sheeran, Pt 2 . 3 February 2017. 33:40–34:20 . Zane Lowe. iTunes.
  9. News: Ed Sheeran's 'Divide': Superlatives for All 16 Tracks on the Album. Weatherby. Taylor. 3 March 2017. Billboard. 4 July 2017.
  10. Web site: Langeler. Wes. Luke Combs Releases Live Performance Video Of “Dive” Featuring Ed Sheeran . 2022-06-09. 2022-03-14. Whiskey Riff . en-US.
  11. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 10, 2017 . . 19 March 2017.
  12. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles - SNEP (Week 10, 2017). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 19 March 2017.
  13. Web site: Classifica settimanale WK 10. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. 19 March 2017.
  14. Web site: Week of November 6, 2017. Billboard Philippines. 2017-11-06. 2017-11-06.
  15. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2017. Official Charts Company. 10 January 2018.

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