Give Me Love (Ed Sheeran song)

"Give Me Love" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as the sixth and final single from his debut studio album, + (pronounced "Plus"), on 21 November 2012. The song was written by Sheeran, Jake Gosling and Chris Leonard. The single peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. On the album, Sheeran's cover of the traditional Irish folk song "The Parting Glass" is included at the end as a hidden track. A cover of the song recorded live at the Capital FM Studios in London on 30 May 2014, is featured on the deluxe version of American singer Demi Lovato's fourth album, Demi.

"Give Me Love"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album +
Released	21 November 2012
Genre	Folk Pop
Length	5:26 8:46 (album version with "The Parting Glass")
Label	Warner
Songwriter(s)	Ed Sheeran Jake Gosling Chris Leonard
Producer(s)	Jake Gosling
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Watchtower" (2012) "Give Me Love" (2012) "Everything Has Changed" (2013)
Music video
"Give Me Love" on YouTube

The music video, directed by Emil Nava,^[1] features Australian actress Isabel Lucas.

The song was used in episodes of Cougar Town and The Vampire Diaries.

Live performances

On 11 November 2012, Sheeran performed the song on The X Factor results show. On 16 June 2014, Sheeran performed the song as a duet with Demi Lovato at 104.3 MY FM's My Big Night Out event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.^[2]

Track listing

Digital download – EP^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Give Me Love" (New Machine Remix) (featuring Mic Righteous)	3:45
2.	"Give Me Love" (True Tiger Remix)	3:34
3.	"Give Me Love" (Xilent Remix)	3:41

Promotional CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Give Me Love" (radio edit)	3:39

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012–14) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 9 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 68 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 38 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 3 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 94 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9] 89 Germany (GfK)[10] 71 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[11] 36 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 10 Israel (Media Forest)[13] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 41 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 12 Scotland (OCC)[16] 15 UK Singles (OCC)[17] 18 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[18] 17 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[19] 20

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 181 Chart (2013) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[21] 39

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22]	6× Platinum	420,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[23]	Gold	15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[24]	4× Platinum	320,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[25]	Platinum	90,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[26]	Platinum	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27]	2× Platinum	30,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[29]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[30]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[31]	Gold	900,000†
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	21 November 2012[3]	CD digital download	Warner

See also

• List of best-selling singles in Australia