Eraser (Ed Sheeran song)

"Eraser"
Song by Ed Sheeran
from the album ÷
Released 3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2016
Genre
Length 3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Johnny McDaid

"Eraser" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from his third studio album ÷ (2017).[2] It was written and produced by Sheeran and Johnny McDaid. After the album's release, it charted at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, despite not being an official single.[3]

Background

Speaking about the song to Zane Lowe on his Beats 1 show, Sheeran said, "I wanted to casually move into a stadium zone without making twelve "Castle on the Hill"s. I wanted to make songs that sounded big but weren’t necessarily just euphoric stadium anthems."[4]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 31
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 35
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 36
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] 20
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 20
France (SNEP)[10] 75
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 15
Italy (FIMI)[13] 35
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 19
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 31
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 14
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 90

Certifications

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

double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Ed Sheeran – ‘÷’ Review". NME. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ↑ O'Connor, Roisin (3 March 2017). "Ed Sheeran, Divide, album review: Singer-songwriter's third record is impressive for ambition alone". The Independent. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Divide and conquer: Ed Sheeran smashes UK chart records with new album and dominates singles rankings". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ed Sheeran reveals all about 'Eraser'". Music-News.com. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Ed Sheeran – Eraser". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Ed Sheeran – Eraser" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ed Sheeran – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Ed Sheeran. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201710 into search. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 10, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles - SNEP (Week 10, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ed Sheeran – Eraser". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Eraser". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 10" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ed Sheeran – Eraser" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201710 into search. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ed Sheeran – Eraser". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2017-03-10" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Ed Sheeran – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ed Sheeran. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – What Do I Know?". British Phonographic Industry. Enter What Do I Know? 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
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