No.6 Collaborations Project
{{short description|2019 studio album by Ed Sheeran}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox album
| name = No.6 Collaborations Project
| type = studio
| artist = Ed Sheeran
| cover = Ed Sheeran - No. 6 Collaborations Project.png
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 12 July 2019
| recorded = 2018–2019
| studio =
| genre =
- Pop
- hip hop{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-6-collaborations-project-mw0003284338|title=No.6 Collaborations Project - Ed Sheeran AllMusic Review|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=AllMusic|access-date=29 August 2019}}
- R&B
| length = 49:48
| label =
| producer =
- Sheeran
- Benny Blanco
- Boi-1da
- Kenny Beats
- Fred Again
- Jahaan Sweet
- Steve Mac
- Max Martin
- Shellback
- Bruno Mars
- Nineteen85
- Joe Rubel
- Skrillex
| prev_title = ÷
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = =
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = No.6 Collaborations Project
| type = studio
| single1 = I Don't Care
| single1date = 10 May 2019
| single2 = Cross Me
| single2date = 24 May 2019
| single3 = Beautiful People
| single3date = 28 June 2019
| single4 = Best Part of Me
| single4date = 5 July 2019
| single5 = Blow
| single5date = 5 July 2019
| single6 = South of the Border
| single6date = 12 July 2019
| single7 = Antisocial
| single7date = 12 July 2019
| single8 = Take Me Back to London
| single8date = 9 August 2019
}}
}}
No.6 Collaborations Project is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.{{cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |title=Ed Sheeran Sets 'No.6 Collaborations' Album For July Release |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8512854/ed-sheeran-no6-collaborations-ep-chance-the-rapper-pnb-rock |magazine=Billboard |access-date=23 May 2019 |date=23 May 2019}}{{cite web |last=Willis |first=Jackie |title=Ed Sheeran Is Releasing a New Album and It's All Collaborations |url=https://www.etonline.com/ed-sheeran-is-releasing-a-new-album-and-its-all-collaborations-125775 |website=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=23 May 2019 |date=23 May 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ed-sheeran-charlamagne-tha-god-no-6-collaborations-project-840763/|title=Ed Sheeran Discusses Upcoming'No. 6 Collaborations Project'|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=28 May 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=25 April 2023}} It was released on 12 July 2019 by Asylum and Atlantic Records. The album includes guest appearances from Khalid, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, PnB Rock, Stormzy, Yebba, Justin Bieber, Travis Scott, Eminem, 50 Cent, Young Thug, J Hus, Ella Mai, Paulo Londra, Dave, H.E.R., Meek Mill, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Skrillex, Chris Stapleton, and Bruno Mars. It is a sequel to Sheeran's 2011 compilation extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project.
Eight singles were released from No.6 Collaborations Project. Its lead single, "I Don't Care" reached atop the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Further released singles were "Cross Me", "Beautiful People", "Blow", "Best Part of Me", "Antisocial", "South of the Border", and "Take Me Back to London". Despite mixed reviews from critics, the album debuted atop both the UK Albums Chart and US Billboard 200, and was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Background and release
Sheeran announced the album on 23 May 2019.{{cite web |last=Blais-Billie |first=Braudie |title=Ed Sheeran Announces New Album No.6 Collaborations Project |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/ed-sheeran-announces-new-album-no6-collaborations-project/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=23 May 2019 |date=23 May 2019}}{{cite web |last=Rossignol |first=Derrick |title=Ed Sheeran Teased A New Collaboration With Chance The Rapper And PnB Rock |url=https://uproxx.com/hiphop/ed-sheeran-chance-the-rapper-cross-me-tease/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=23 May 2019 |date=23 May 2019}}{{cite web |last=Krol |first=Charlotte |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ed-sheeran-announced-no-6-collaborations-project-drops-single-chance-rapper-tonight-2491425 |title=Ed Sheeran announces 'No.6 Collaborations Project', drops single with Chance the Rapper tonight |work=NME |date=23 May 2019 |access-date=23 May 2019 }} In a post on Instagram, he said: "Before I was signed in 2011, I made an EP called No.5 Collaborations Project. Since then, I've always wanted to do another, so I started No.6 on my laptop when I was on tour last year. I'm a huge fan of all the artists I've collaborated with and it's been a lot of fun to make."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ed-sheeran-release-no-6-collaborations-project-album-july-839008/|title=Ed Sheeran To Release 'No.6 Collaborations Project' Album in July|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=23 May 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=23 May 2019}}
Sheeran released the album's track list on 23 May 2019, but the names of all the featured artists on the unreleased tracks were redacted.{{cite web|last=Cook-Wilson|first=Winston|date=23 May 2019|title=Ed Sheeran Announces New Album No.6 Collaborations Project|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/05/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project-album/|access-date=23 May 2019|magazine=Spin}}{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Helen |title=Ed Sheeran Is Releasing a New Album — and Soon! See the Track List |url=https://people.com/music/ed-sheeran-releasing-new-album-in-july/ |website=People |access-date=23 May 2019 |date=23 May 2019}} The track list includes 15 tracks, a departure from his previous three studio albums, which each consisted of 12 tracks.{{cite web|last=Yglesias|first=Ana|date=23 May 2019|title=Ed Sheeran Reveals Plans To Release New Collaboration Album|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ed-sheeran-reveals-plans-release-new-collaboration-album|access-date=23 May 2019|publisher=The Recording Academy}} The track list including all guest appearances was revealed on 18 June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/ed-sheeran-details-new-album-cardi-b-eminem-travis-scott-justin-bieber-and-more/|title=Ed Sheeran Details New Album: Cardi B, Eminem, Travis Scott, Justin Bieber, and More|website=Pitchfork|date=18 June 2019|access-date=18 June 2019}}
No.6 Collaborations Project was released on 12 July 2019.{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |url=https://www.idolator.com/7782617/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project-tracklist |title=Ed Sheeran Announces 'No.6 Collaborations Project' Featuring… Everyone |website=Idolator |date=23 May 2019 |access-date=23 May 2019 }}{{Cite web|title=No.6 Collaborations Project|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5oUZ9TEZR3wOdvqzowuNwl|language=en|website=Open.spotify.com|access-date=11 July 2019}} The album was made available for pre-order on 23 May 2019.
Singles
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The lead single of the album, "I Don't Care", a collaboration with Canadian singer Justin Bieber, was released on 10 May 2019. The song debuted and peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The second single, "Cross Me", which features American rappers Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock, was released on 24 May 2019. as the album's second single.{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |url=https://www.idolator.com/7780313/ed-sheeran-announces-cross-me-featuring-two-mystery-collaborators?view-all |title=Ed Sheeran Announces 'Cross Me' Featuring Two Mystery Collaborators |website=Idolator |date=20 May 2019 |access-date=23 May 2019 }} The song reached number four in the UK and number 25 on the Hot 100.
The third single, "Beautiful People", which features American singer-songwriter Khalid, was released on 28 June 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BzDHIL-hb8B/?hl=en |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BzDHIL-hb8B |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=limited|title=Ed Sheeran on Instagram: "The next song from my new record comes out friday, and it's great, just like @thegr8khalid who features on it. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do #no6collaborationsproject #beautifulpeople"|access-date=26 June 2019|via=Instagram}}{{cbignore}} The song reached number one in the UK and number 13 on the Hot 100.
The dual fourth singles, "Blow", a collaboration with American singer-songwriters Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars, and "Best Part of Me", which features American singer Yebba, were both released on 5 July 2019. The songs debuted and peaked at numbers 60 and 99 on the Hot 100, respectively.
The dual fifth singles, "Antisocial", a collaboration with American rapper and singer Travis Scott, and "South of the Border", which features Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello and Dominican-American rapper Cardi B, were both released alongside the album on 12 July 2019. The latter song reached number four in the UK and both songs reached at numbers 37 and 49 on the Hot 100, respectively.
The sixth single, "Take Me Back to London", which features British rapper Stormzy, was sent to UK radio airplay on 9 August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist|title=BBC - Radio 1 Playlist|website=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809185807/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist|archive-date=9 August 2019|access-date=9 September 2019}} The song reached number one in the UK.
The seventh single, "Nothing on You", which features Argentine rapper Paulo Londra and British rapper Dave, was released on 8 August 2019.
The eighth and final single, "Put It All on Me", which features fellow English singer-songwriter Ella Mai, was released on 22 December 2019.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 57/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/no-6-collaborations-project/ed-sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project by Ed Sheeran Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=17 July 2019}}
|rev1=AllMusic
| rev2 = The Guardian
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/12/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project-review|title=Ed Sheeran: No 6 Collaborations Project review – smarm, charm and a watertight winning formula|work=The Guardian|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|date=13 July 2019|access-date=17 July 2019}}
| rev3 = The Independent
| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project-review-tracklist-stormzy-eminem-50-cent-justin-bieber-cardi-b-a9002481.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project-review-tracklist-stormzy-eminem-50-cent-justin-bieber-cardi-b-a9002481.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Ed Sheeran, No 6 Collaborations Project review: Bland, sincere and hygienically prepared|work=The Independent|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=12 July 2019|access-date=17 July 2019}}
| rev4 = NME
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/ed-sheehan-no-6-collaborations-project-track-by-track-review|title=Ed Sheeran – 'No. 6 Collaborations Project': a track-by-track review|work=NME|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=12 July 2019|access-date=17 July 2019}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5score = 5.3/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ed-sheeran-no6-collaborations-project/|title=Ed Sheeran: No. 6 Collaborations Project Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Kameir|first=Rawiya|date=16 July 2019|access-date=17 July 2019}}
| rev6 = Slant Magazine
| rev6Score = {{rating|1.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project-feels-like-playacting/|title=Review: Ed Sheeran's No. 6 Collaborations Project Feels Like Playacting|first=Seth|last=Wilson|website=Slant Magazine |date=18 July 2019 }}
| rev7 = The Telegraph
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/ed-sheeranno-6-collaborations-project-review-starry-collaborations/|title=Ed Sheeran, No. 6 Collaborations Project, review: starry combinations produce predictable pop smashes|work=The Daily Telegraph|last=McCormick|first=Neil|date=12 July 2019|access-date=17 July 2019}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.0|5}}{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project-859501/|title= Ed Sheeran's Ambitious, Ludicrously Star-Studded 'No.6 Collaborations Project'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|date=16 July 2019|access-date=8 November 2021}}
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No. 6 Collaborations Project received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from selected mainstream critics, the album received an average of 57, based on 14 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
In a positive review, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote that "unsurprisingly, the end result sounds not unlike a Top 20 rundown or Spotify's Hot Hits UK playlist" and that "Sheeran succeeds in pulling off his patent trick of simultaneously stunning you with the pitiless commercial efficiency of his writing while retaining a certain ordinary-bloke humanity," naming the album "smarm, charm and a watertight winning formula." Similarly, Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph says, "Sheeran has delivered a solid commercial showcase of the power of contemporary pop music brands. It is a case of Superstars Assemble. A fan base shared is a fan base multiplied." Nick Levine of NME concluded that "it's less an album, more a collection of savvy and generally savvy collaborations which blurs traditional genre boundaries unselfconsciously and acknowledges that Latin-pop is the sound of the near-future. Most of the time, it's a credit to Sheeran's songwriting skills and well-honed persona."
In a more mixed review, Helen Brown, writing for The Independent concluded that "though his fare is bland, it is sincere and hygienically prepared." Writing for Pitchfork, Rawiya Kameir opined that "few releases have been as baldly transparent and destined for ubiquity as No. 6, which has all the conspicuous mining of a Drake album, but very little of the finesse or cultural fluency" while criticizing Sheeran's rapping ability. Stephen Thomas Erlewin of AllMusic called pointed out Sheeran's "blandiness" but complimented him for knowing "that this is the sound that defines global pop in 2019" and the fact that the album was full of multiple genres. Seth Wilson of Slant Magazine felt that Sheeran spends "the entirety of the album strenuously avoiding his strengths" and that "when Sheeran trots out his bad-boy routine, his music feels ersatz." Writing for Rolling Stone, Danny Schwartz opined that "Sheeran's unobtrusively sweet voice easily slips between genres, but he struggles to connect with many of his A-list guest artists, deepening the album's isolated mood."{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project-859501/|title=Ed Sheeran's Ambitious, Ludicrously Star-Studded 'No. 6 Collaborations Project'|first1=Danny|last1=Schwartz|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=16 July 2019}} Malvika Padin of Clash called the record "worth a listen to catch those glimpses of experimentation" but felt that some songs "feel out of place and fail to impress despite the involvement of such acclaimed artists."{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project|title=Ed Sheeran - No. 6 Collaborations Project|website=Clash Magazine|date=15 July 2019 }}
Lucy Shanker of Consequence of Sound wrote that "Sheeran has got the pop-song formula down pat" and that "he's versatile, or at least trying to be" but that "it doesn't pay off, though, because this effort results in a sense of emptiness, an abyss of authenticity or real feeling."{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/07/album-review-ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project/|title=Album Review: Ed Sheeran Fumbles on the Star-Studded No. 6 Collaborations Project|date=19 July 2019}} Writing for The New York Times, Jon Caramanica opined that "even though this record presents countless opportunities for Sheeran to fumble, there is something to be said for his choice to release it at all" but that at times "he stretches too thin."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/arts/music/ed-sheeran-no6-collaborations-project-review.html|title=Ed Sheeran's 'Collaborations': So Many Guests, So Many Questions|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|work=The New York Times |date=17 July 2019|via=NYTimes.com}} Michael Cragg of The Observer called the record "a hotchpotch of genres and guests a laser-guided exercise in streaming monopoly, a credibility-by-osmosis playlist primed for summer dominance."{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/21/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project-review|title=Ed Sheeran: No 6: Collaborations Project review – a credibility-by-osmosis playlist|date=21 July 2019|website=the Guardian}} Writing for Variety, Chris Willman wrote that "with such an impressive friends list, you hope for at least the illusion of chemistry somewhere along the way, but it's the ultimate Dropbox duets album" and that fans "need another set of songs as good and deeply felt as the ones that preceded this" although he did acknowledge that the album does have "less bogged down moments."{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/ed-sheeran-album-review-no-6-collaborations-project-1203265887/|title=Album Review: Ed Sheeran's 'No. 6 Collaborations Project'|first1=Chris|last1=Willman|date=12 July 2019}} In a negative review, Bernadette Giacomazzo of HipHopDX scored the album 2.5 of out five, opining that it "leaves a horrible taste in one's mouth" and that it "would go over better if Sheeran positioned this as a "pop" album rather than as a wannabe Hip Hop album," ending his review by writing "this is an experiment that could have worked — but, ultimately, didn't."{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3475/title.review-ed-sheerans-no-6-collaborations-is-a-sound-pop-album-but-a-not-so-great-hip-hop-album|title=Review: Ed Sheeran's "No. 6 Collaborations" Is A Sound Pop Album But A Not-So-Great Hip Hop Album|date=19 July 2019|website=HipHopDX}}
Accolades
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Commercial performance
No. 6 Collaborations Project debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 173,000 album-equivalent units (AEUs), including 70,000 pure album sales. It is Sheeran's third US number-one album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8523132/ed-sheeran-no-6-is-no-1-star-studded-collaborations-project-debuts-no-1-billboard-albums-chart|title=Ed Sheeran's 'No. 6 Collaborations Project' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=21 July 2019|access-date=22 July 2019}} In its second week, the album stayed at number one on the chart, earning 78,000 album-equivalent units of which 16,000 copies in pure albums sales.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8524153/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-billboard-200-albums-chart-no-1-second-week|title=Ed Sheeran's 'No. 6' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Beyonce & Nas Bow in Top 10|magazine=Billboard}} On 23 September 2019, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA}}
In the UK, the album debuted at number one on the Official Albums Chart with 125,000 AEUs - making it the fastest selling album of 2019 (as of 23 July 2019). In its first week, No. 6 Collaborations Project had 57,000 physical sales, 18,000 downloads and 70.2 million track streams in the UK.{{cite web |last1=Copsey |first1=Rob |title=Ed Sheeran scores UK chart double and fastest-selling album of 2019 with No. 6 Collaborations Project |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ed-sheeran-scores-uk-chart-double-and-fastest-selling-album-of-2019-with-no6-collaborations-project__26894/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=23 July 2019 |date=19 July 2019}} This is Sheeran's fourth UK number-one album.{{cite web |title=Ed Sheeran |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6692/ed-sheeran/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=OCC |access-date=23 July 2019 |format=Albums tab}}
The album debuted at number one in other 14 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Taiwan, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands and Finland. It also debuted at number two in Italy, France and Germany.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/how-ed-sheerans-no6-collaborations-project-performed-in-the-charts-across-the-world__26907/ |title=How Ed Sheeran's No. 6 Collaborations Project performed in the charts across the world |work=The Official Charts Company |date=22 July 2019}}
By the end of 2019, the album had sold 1.1 million pure copies worldwide, ranking as the seventh best selling album of that year.{{cite magazine|title=Arashi Best-Of Tops Taylor Swift for IFPI's Best-Selling Album of 2019|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/9338380/ifpi-best-selling-albums-list-2019|date=19 March 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=4 May 2020}} In China the album sold with 151,502 units on Chinese music platforms, including NetEase Cloud Music, Inc.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Beautiful People
| note1 = featuring Khalid
| writer1 = {{hlist|Ed Sheeran|Khalid Robinson|Fred Gibson|Shellback|Max Martin}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Fred|Shellback|Martin|Alex Gibson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length1 = 3:17
| title2 = South of the Border
| note2 = featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B
| writer2 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Cabello|Belcalis Almanzar|Jordan Thorpe|Steve Mac|Gibson}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Mac|Fred}}
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = Cross Me
| note3 = featuring Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock
| writer3 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Chancelor Bennett|Rakim Allen|Gibson}}
| extra3 = Fred
| length3 = 3:26
| title4 = Take Me Back to London
| note4 = featuring Stormzy
| writer4 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Michael Omari, Jr.|Gibson|Martin|Shellback}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Fred|Skrillex|Kenny Beats}}
| length4 = 3:09
| title5 = Best Part of Me
| note5 = featuring Yebba
| writer5 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Abbey Smith|Benjamin Levin}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Benny Blanco|Joe Rubel}}
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = I Don't Care
| note6 = with Justin Bieber
| writer6 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Bieber|Jason Boyd|Gibson|Shellback|Martin}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Fred|Shellback|Martin}}
| length6 = 3:39
| title7 = Antisocial
| note7 = with Travis Scott
| writer7 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Jacques Webster II|Joseph Saddler|Gibson}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Fred|A. Gibson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length7 = 2:41
| title8 = Remember the Name
| note8 = featuring Eminem and 50 Cent
| writer8 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Marshall Mathers III|Curtis Jackson III|Andre Benjamin|Antwan Patton|Patrick Brown|Ray Murray|Rico Wade|Martin|Shellback}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Fred|Shellback|Martin}}
| length8 = 3:27
| title9 = Feels
| note9 = featuring Young Thug and J Hus
| writer9 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Jeffery Williams|Momodou Jallow|Gibson}}
| extra9 = Fred
| length9 = 2:30
| title10 = Put It All on Me
| note10 = featuring Ella Mai
| writer10 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Ella Howell|Gibson}}
| extra10 = Fred
| length10 = 3:17
| title11 = Nothing on You
| note11 = featuring Paulo Londra and Dave
| writer11 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Paulo Londra|David Omoregie|Gibson|Daniel Oviedo|Cristian Salazar}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Fred|Sam Tsang{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length11 = 3:20
| title12 = I Don't Want Your Money
| note12 = featuring H.E.R.
| writer12 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Paul Jefferies|Joe Reeves|Gibson}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Nineteen85|Fred{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length12 = 3:24
| title13 = 1000 Nights
| note13 = featuring Meek Mill and A Boogie wit da Hoodie
| writer13 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Robert Williams|Artist Dubose|Matthew Samuels|Gibson|Jahaan Sweet}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Fred|Sweet}}
| length13 = 3:32
| title14 = Way to Break My Heart
| note14 = featuring Skrillex
| writer14 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Sonny Moore|Mac}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Skrillex|Mac}}
| length14 = 3:10
| title15 = Blow
| note15 = with Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars
| writer15 = {{hlist|Sheeran|Christopher Stapleton|Peter Hernandez|Brody Brown|Frank Rogers|J.T. Cure|Bard McNamee|Greg McKee}}
| extra15 = Mars
| length15 = 3:29
| total_length = 49:48
}}
Notes
Personnel
{{Div col}}
- Ed Sheeran – vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}, production {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 5, 8)}}, executive producer, guitar {{small|(tracks 2, 5, 8)}}, bass {{small|(track 5)}}
- 50 Cent – vocals {{small|(track 8)}}
- Angad "Bainz" Bains – engineering {{small|(track 9)}}
- AJ Putman – engineering {{small|(track 13)}}
- Alex Estevez – engineering {{small|(track 13)}}
- Alex Gibson – additional production {{small|(tracks 1, 7)}}
- Anthony Cruz – engineering {{small|(track 13)}}
- Anthony Evans – editor {{small|(track 5)}}
- Archie Carter – assistant engineering {{small|(track 5)}}
- Benjy Gibson – backing vocals and percussion {{small|(track 6)}}
- Benny Blanco – drum programming, keyboards, and production {{small|(track 5)}}
- Boi-1da – production {{small|(track 13)}}
- A Boogie wit da Hoodie – vocals {{small|(track 13)}}
- Brody Brown – bass {{small|(track 15)}}
- Bruno Mars – drums, guitar, Moog, production, and vocals {{small|(track 15)}}
- Camila Cabello – vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
- Cardi B – vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
- Chance the Rapper – vocals {{small|(track 3)}}
- Charles Moniz – engineering {{small|(track 15)}}
- Chris Galland – mixing {{small|(track 12)}}, mixing engineering {{small|(tracks 3, 10, 15)}}
- Chris Laws – engineering {{small|(track 14)}}, programming {{small|(2)}}
- Chris Sclafani – engineering {{small|(track 5)}}
- Chris Stapleton – vocals {{small|(track 15)}}
- Dann Pursey – engineering {{small|(track 14)}}
- Dave – vocals {{small|(track 11)}}
- David Pizzimenti – engineering {{small|(track 10)}}
- Denis Kosiak – engineering {{small|(track 1)}}
- DJ Riggins – assistant mix engineering {{small|(tracks 9, 11, 14)}}, engineer {{small|(tracks 4, 7, 13)}}
- Ella Mai – vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
- Emma Corby – brass arrangements {{small|(track 6)}}
- Eminem – vocals {{small|(track 8)}}
- Evan LaRay – engineering {{small|(track 2)}}
- Fred – ad-libs {{small|(track 4)}}, backing vocals {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9–11)}}, bass and drums {{small|(tracks 1–4, 6–12)}}, beatbox {{small|(track 6)}}, co-production {{small|(track 12)}}, engineering {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9–13)}}, guitar {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–12)}}, keyboards {{small|(tracks 1–4, 6–13)}}, production {{small|(tracks 1–4, 6–11, 13)}}, programming {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–12)}}, synthesizer {{small|(tracks 2, 13)}}
- Gabe Jaskowiak – recording {{small|(track 3)}}
- Geoff Swan – engineering {{small|(tracks 10, 12)}}
- George Seara – engineering {{small|(track 12)}}
- Georgia Gibson – saxophone {{small|(track 6)}}
- Gosha Usov – engineering {{small|(track 5)}}
- H.E.R. – vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
- Inaam Haq – assistant recording engineering {{small|(track 6)}}
- J Hus – vocals {{small|(track 9)}}
- Jacob "The Menace" Dennis – assistant engineering {{small|(track 15)}}
- Jacob Richards – assistant mix engineering {{small|(tracks 9, 11, 14)}}, engineering {{small|(tracks 4, 7, 13)}}
- Jahaan Sweet – production {{small|(track 13)}}
- Jaime Estalella – engineering {{small|(track 8)}}
- Poo Bear – backing vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing {{small|(tracks 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14)}}
- Joe Reeves – guitar {{small|(track 12)}}
- Joe Rubel – drum programming {{small|(track 5)}}, engineering {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 15)}}, keyboards, and production {{small|(track 5)}}
- Joe Strange – engineering {{small|(track 8)}}
- John Hanes – engineering {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 6)}}
- Josh Gudwin – production and recording {{small|(track 6)}}
- Justin Bieber – vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
- Kate Conklin – additional vocals {{small|(track 14)}}
- Kenny Beats – production {{small|(track 4)}}
- Khalid – vocals {{small|(track 1)}}
- Kid Culture – additional programming {{small|(track 14)}}
- Ky Miller – engineering {{small|(track 8)}}
- Liam Nolan – engineering {{small|(track 12)}}
- Luke Farnell – assistant engineering {{small|(track 9)}}
- Manny Marroquin – mixing {{small|(tracks 3, 10, 12, 15)}}
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing {{small|(track 5)}}
- Matt Wolach – mixing {{small|(track 5)}}
- Max Martin – backing vocals {{small|(track 6)}}, keyboards {{small|(tracks 6, 8)}}, producer {{small|(tracks 1, 6, 8)}}, programming {{small|(track 8)}}
- Meek Mill – vocals {{small|(track 13)}}
- Michael Freeman – mixing {{small|(track 5)}}
- Michael Ilbert – engineering {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 6, 8)}}
- Mike Seaberg – assistant mix engineering {{small|(tracks 9, 11, 14)}}, engineering {{small|(tracks 4, 7, 13)}}
- Mike Strange – engineering and mixing {{small|(track 8)}}
- Nineteen85 – bass, drums, keyboards, and production {{small|(track 12)}}
- Ovy on the Drums – engineering {{small|(track 11)}}
- Paul Anthony Morrison – engineering {{small|(track 11)}}
- Paulo Londra – vocals {{small|(track 11)}}
- PnB Rock – vocals {{small|(track 3)}}
- Pino Palladino – bass {{small|(track 5)}}
- Robert Sellens – assistant engineering {{small|(track 5)}}
- Robin Florent – assistant mix engineering {{small|(track 3, 10, 11)}}, mixing {{small|(track 15)}}
- Sam Tsang – synthesizer, programming, and additional production {{small|(track 11)}}
- Scott Desmarais – assistant mix engineering {{small|(track 3, 10, 11)}}, mixing {{small|(track 15)}}
- Serban Ghenea – mixing {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 6)}}
- Shaan Singh – engineering {{small|(track 9)}}
- Shellback – guitar {{small|(track 1)}}, keyboards {{small|(tracks 6, 8)}}, production, and programming {{small|(tracks 1, 6, 8)}}
- Simone Torres – engineering {{small|(track 2)}}
- Skrillex – mixing {{small|(track 14)}}, production {{small|(tracks 4, 14)}}
- Steve Mac – keyboards and production {{small|(tracks 2, 14)}}
- Stormzy – vocals {{small|(track 4)}}
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering {{small|(all tracks)}}
- Tate McDowell – assistant engineering {{small|(track 10)}}
- Doveman – keyboards {{small|(track 5)}}
- Tom Norris – mixing {{small|(track 14)}}
- Tony Campana – engineering {{small|(track 8)}}
- Travis Scott – engineering and vocals {{small|(track 7)}}
- Tre Nagella – engineering {{small|(track 7)}}
- Yebba – vocals {{small|(track 5)}}
- Young Thug – vocals {{small|(track 9)}}
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=20 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Austria|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=25 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=19 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=19 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|rowheader=true|access-date=23 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Czech|1|date=201929|rowheader=true|access-date=23 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Denmark|2|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=19 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Finland|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=21 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|France|2|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No.6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|2|id=385312|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=19 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Hungary|1|year=2019|week=29|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=26 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Ireland2|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|rowheader=true|access-date=20 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Italy|2|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=20 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Oricon|6|date=2019-07-22|rowheader=true|access-date=17 July 2019}} |
scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2019&month=07&day=22|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/07/15 付け|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=17 July 2019}}
| 5 |
scope="row" | Latvian Albums (LAIPA){{cite web|url=https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-29-nedela-8054|title=Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 29. nedēļa|language=lv|publisher=LAIPA|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115041/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-29-nedela-8054|archive-date=10 October 2019}}
| 1 |
scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w16-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2/|title=Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)|language=lt|publisher=AGATA|date=22 July 2019|access-date=2 December 2019}}
| 1 |
scope="row"| Mexican Albums (AMPROFON){{cite web|url=http://amprofon.com.mx/es/pages/rankings/top-album.php |title=Top Album - Semanal (del 19 al 25 de Julio 2019 )|access-date=19 August 2019|language=es |publisher=Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816000254/https://amprofon.com.mx/es/pages/rankings/top-album.php|archive-date=16 August 2019}}
|4 |
{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No.6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=20 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Norway|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=20 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Poland|2|id=1221|rowheader=true|access-date=25 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Portugal|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=3 August 2019}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20190719|rowheader=true|access-date=20 July 2019}} |
scope="row"|Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI){{cite web|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/36?weekId=2593|title=Slovak Albums – Top 100|work=ČNS IFPI|access-date=29 May 2024}}
| 1 |
{{album chart|Spain|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Sweden|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=19 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|album=No. 6 Collaborations Project|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|UK2|1|date=20190719|rowheader=true|access-date=20 July 2019}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Ed Sheeran|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2019}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|access-date=7 February 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=album|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=Collaborations Project|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|accessdate=25 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=19 June 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=23 May 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|id=12347|access-date=14 August 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=4 June 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2025|access-date=15 March 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hungary|type=album|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=Collaborations Project|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|access-date=29 March 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=18 December 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No.6 Collaborations Project|award=Platinum|number=5|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=22 December 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=22 October 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|type=album|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=24 November 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|id=ed-sheeran-no6-collaborations-project|access-date=10 January 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|salesamount=1,065,124|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-ed-sheeran-scores-his-8th-no-1-album/091147|title=Charts analysis: Ed Sheeran scores his 8th No.1 album|magazine=Music Week|last=Jones|first=Alan|date=3 January 2025|access-date=6 January 2025}}
|id=15783-2403-2|access-date=11 March 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Platinum|artist=Ed Sheeran|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=23 September 2019}}
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Release history
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! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"| Various
| 12 July 2019 | {{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}} | {{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/112848681|title=No. 6 Collaborations Project / Ed Sheeran|website=Tidal|access-date=13 July 2019}} |
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References
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Category:2019 collaborative albums
Category:Asylum Records albums
Category:Atlantic Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Ed Sheeran
Category:Albums produced by Max Martin
Category:Albums produced by Shellback (record producer)
Category:Albums produced by Benny Blanco
Category:Albums produced by Bruno Mars
Category:Albums produced by Steve Mac
Category:Albums produced by Nineteen85
Category:Albums produced by Boi-1da
Category:Albums produced by Fred Again
Category:Pop albums by English artists