Drunk (Ed Sheeran song)

"Drunk"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album +
Released 17 February 2012
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Indie pop
Length 3:20
Label Warner
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Jake Gosling
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Teardrop"
(2011)		 "Drunk"
(2012)		 "Small Bump"
(2012)
Music video
"Drunk" on YouTube
For other songs, see Drunk (disambiguation).

"Drunk" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as the fourth single lifted from the debut studio album + on 17 February 2012.[1] The song was written by Ed Sheeran and Jake Gosling and produced by Gosling. The single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 63. The week after, it climbed to number 29. Later on, it climbed to number 9, making it his fourth top ten single.

Background

On January 14, 2012, Ed Sheeran announced on Twitter that his single, "Drunk" would be released as the fourth single from his debut album + saying "So my next single is Drunk, I got 2 music videos coming for you..... :)".[2] The official music video, released on 23 January 2012 features a cat who takes Ed out and gets him drunk to distract him from a break-up. The girl in the video, is the singer supporting him on his recent tour, Nina Nesbitt. This happens to be his first music video that he fully starred in. Another video was released several days before made by his cousin. The music video featured a mash up of clips from his UK tour.

Live performances

Sheeran performed the song live for The Graham Norton Show on 27 January 2012.[3] He performed the single live on the 25 February 2012 on Let's Dance for Sport Relief.[4]

Music video

A music video was released for the song on 20 January 2012 with Nina Nesbitt and currently has over 64 million views on YouTube.[5] The video, written and directed by Saman Kesh, starts with Sheeran coming home and sitting down on the couch, depressed. As he opens a can of beer, he notices his cat talking to him. Together they drink beer and do various activities, and later they go to a pub. Sheeran and his cat are kicked out when a person takes a photo of Sheeran and his cat starts a fight with that person. They bring several women and cats home to party and Sheeran starts hallucinating from his intoxication. The video ends with Sheeran waking up on the same couch with his cat next to him and a can of beer on the table. Throughout the video, Sheeran continues to have flashbacks of a particular woman and looks depressed immediately after, implying that she is Sheeran's ex-girlfriend who recently broke up with him.

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy blog gave the song a positive review stating:

Because, unsurprisingly, his need for the sauce is lack of females-related rather than a newfound desire to hit the boozy celeb hot spots and party in da club with an entourage of cling-ons. "A house gets cold when you cut the heating/ Without you to hold I'll be freezing," he sings over crisp acoustics with a vocal that sounds like he's already been at it for quite some time already. But as that music video demonstrates, his success is in finding the funny side of it. .[6]

Track listing

Digital download[1]
No. Title Length
1. "Drunk" (Rudimental Remix) 4:42
2. "Drunk" (Doctor P Remix) 3:46
3. "Drunk" (Lazy Jay's Wasted In London Remix) 5:18
4. "Drunk" (Lazy Jay's Rave-O-Lution Remix) 5:00
5. "Drunk" (Jayglo Remix) 4:31
CD single
No. Title Length
1. "Drunk"   3:20
2. "Drunk" (Doctor P Remix) 3:46
3. "Drunk" (Lazy Jay's Wasted In London Remix) 5:18
4. "Drunk" (Lazy Jay's Rave-O-Lution Remix) 5:00
5. "Drunk" (Rudimental Remix) 4:42
7" vinyl
No. Title Length
1. "Drunk"   3:20
2. "Drunk" (Rudimental Remix) 4:42

Credits and personnel

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 9
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 22
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 7
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[10] 56
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 23
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] 10
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13] 43
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 9
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[15] 26

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[16] 71
Chart (2013) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[17] 99

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 400,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 17 February 2012[1] Digital download Warner
Italy 29 June 2012[20] Airplay

References

  1. 1 2 3 "iTunes Store". apple.com.
  2. ↑ "Ed Sheeran confirms new single and videos, teases tour". Digital Spy.
  3. ↑ "BBC One - The Graham Norton Show, Series 10, Episode 12". BBC.
  4. ↑ "BBC One - Let's Dance for Sport Relief, 2012, Episode 2". BBC.
  5. ↑ Ed Sheeran - Drunk [Official Video]. YouTube. 20 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ed Sheeran: 'Drunk' - Single review". Digital Spy.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ed Sheeran – Drunk" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  9. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 09, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
  10. ↑ Ed Sheeran Album & Song Chart History - Japan Hot 100 Billboard.com.
  11. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". Top 40 Singles.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-03-10". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  13. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201214 into search.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-03-10" UK Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "Ed Sheeran – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Ed Sheeran.
  16. ↑ "Top 100 Singles of 2012". BBC Radio 1. BBC Online. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  18. ↑ "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Drunk in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  19. ↑ "American single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  20. ↑ "EarOne - Radio Date, le novità musicali della settimana". EarOne.
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