"Old Phone" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 1 May 2025 by Gingerbread Man and Atlantic Records, as the second single from his eighth studio album, Play. The track was written by Sheeran and produced by Sheeran, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Blake Slatkin. The limited edition 7-inch single includes exclusive bonus track "Rapture". Sheeran performed "Old Phone" during the 2025 European leg of his +−=÷× Tour. The song peaked at numbers 17 in the United Kingdom and 38 in Ireland.
Background In April 2025, Sheeran launched a new Instagram account to celebrate his upcoming single "Old Phone". 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. He was inspired to write the new song when revisiting his recovered old phone, after winning the "Thinking Out Loud" copyright lawsuit.
Music video The Emil Nava-directed music video was released on 8 May 2025. It features Sheeran's pop-up Ipswich, Massachusetts pub gig (filmed on 28 March 2025), as well as similar locations around the Cape Ann area, and also fans who submitted stories from their past.
Track listing Digital and streaming single "Old Phone" – 3:41 7-inch single "Old Phone" – 3:41 "Rapture" – 3:21 (non-album track; written and produced by Sheeran, Blake Slatkin and Omer Fedi)
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. 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 Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing Bryce Bordone – assistant mixing engineer Matt Wolach – assistant mixing engineer Stuart Hawkes – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Old Phone" Chart (2025) Peakposition Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA) 4 Canada Hot AC (Billboard) 40 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 13 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard) 5 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) 6 Netherlands (Single Tip) 4 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 5 North Macedonia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 7 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 82 South Korea (Circle) 50 South Korea Download (Circle) 91 Venezuela Airplay (Record Report) 41
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Old Phone" Chart (2025) Peakposition Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 62 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 90
Certifications
Release history + Release history for "Old Phone" Region Date Format Version Label Various 1 May 2025 Original 11 July 2025
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