This part of “The A Team” delivers the reasoning behind her ghostly appearance and the above behavior. The music video for “The A Team” shows a pale white girl doing cocaine and we can assume this was a pretty accurate representation of the girl he met at the shelter. Watch Ed Sheeran Perform “The A Team” LiveĪt an interview, Ed Sheeran says this song is based on a girl she met at a homeless shelter named Angel, and hence the lines such as “for angels to fly.” Instead of making it clear and just saying what the problem was, I’d say, ‘She’s in the ‘Class A’ team.’ It was kind of my way of covering up (a person’s addiction), I guess, making it a bit more subtle.”įrom the title of the song itself, we can see the creativity flowing from this lyricist and with that Ed Sheeran has managed to cover up a very dark theme with a sugary coat.
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A drug like crack cocaine is called a ‘Class A drug’. I wanted to write it so it sounded kind of upbeat, so you wouldn’t really know what it’s about, because it’s quite a dark subject. I got home that night and I just wrote a lot of the lyrics. So, I was a bit taken aback by some of the stories that I heard. I was 18 at the time and kind of quite naïve. ‘The A Team’ came from an experience I had when I did a gig at a homeless shelter. As of today (2018), the song has accumulated over 46 millions streams worldwide and confirmed sales figures soaring over 5 million around the world.Įd Sheeran himself explained the meaning behind “The A Team” and his inspiration to compose such a song. “The A Team” also recorded one of the highest grossing sales figures in release year with over 800,000 sales. The single was ranked among top 10 in music charts in several countries around the world. Even though, Ed Sheeran did not win these nominations, he won an entire world. The song was also nominated for ‘Best British Single’ at 2012 BRIT Awards.
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“The A Team” was nominated for ‘Song of the Year’ at the following Grammy Awards, which is Ed Sheeran’s first Grammy nomination ever. The song is an absolute pleasure to listen to and think about. “The A Team” is beautifully written, with a lot of metaphors and double entendres. This debut single put the new ginger on the music map like a beacon in a night sky. It was the first ever official single release of Ed Sheeran from his debut album ‘Plus’ back in 2011. There has even been little to no doubt about the song writing prowess of Ed Sheeran and “The A Team” song is one of those that proves everybody so.