Old Phone

{{Infobox song

| name = Old Phone

| cover = Ed Sheeran - Old Phone.png

| type = single

| artist = Ed Sheeran

| album = Play

| B-side = Rapture (unreleased)

| released = {{start date|2025|5|1|df=y}}

| recorded =

| genre =

| length = 3:41

| label =

| writer = Ed Sheeran

| producer =

| prev_title = Azizam

| prev_year = 2025

| next_title = Sapphire

| next_year = 2025

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|rj5dxoMY-dE|"Old Phone"}}}}

}}

"Old Phone" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 1 May 2025 under his own label Gingerbread Man Records and distributed by Warner Records as the second single from his upcoming eighth studio album, Play.{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=1 May 2025 |title=Ed Sheeran Announces New Album ‘Play,’ Releases Single ‘Old Phone’ |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/ed-sheeran-play-release-date-old-phone-1236383752/ |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=Variety}} The track was written by Sheeran and produced by Sheeran, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Blake Slatkin.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ed-sheeran-old-pics-taylor-swift-instagram-old-phone-1235957832/|title=Ed Sheeran Launches Nostalgic Instagram Account With Never-Before-Seen Photos Ahead of 'Old Phone' Single Release|last=Smith|first=Thomas|magazine=Billboard|date=29 April 2025|access-date=2 May 2025}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ed-sheeran-new-album-play-release-date-1235959727/|title=Ed Sheeran Reveals New Album's Release Date, Calls 'Play' a 'Response to the Darkest Period of My Life'|last=Williams|first=Sophie|magazine=Billboard|date=1 May 2025|access-date=2 May 2025}}

Background

In April 2025, Sheeran launched a new Instagram account to celebrate his upcoming single "Old Phone".{{Cite web |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=29 April 2025 |title=Ed Sheeran Dumps Photos From Old Phone Before Dropping New Song 'Old Phone' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ed-sheeran-old-phone-instagram-account-1235327671/ |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=Rolling Stone}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Surej |date=30 April 2025 |title=Ed Sheeran unveils archival Instagram account ahead of new single 'Old Phone', including decade-old photos with Taylor Swift, Elton John and more |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ed-sheeran-unveils-archival-instagram-account-ahead-of-new-single-old-phone-including-decade-old-photos-with-taylor-swift-elton-john-and-more-3859440 |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=NME}}{{Cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=1 May 2025 |title=Ed Sheeran announces 'Play' release date and shares nostalgic single ‘Old Phone’ |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ed-sheeran-release-date-play-shares-nostalgic-single-old-phone-3859854 |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=NME}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Conteh |first=Mankaprr |date=8 May 2025 |title=Ed Sheeran Builds an 'Old Phone' Pub for Small New England Town in New Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ed-sheeran-old-phone-music-video-1235334632/ |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=Rolling Stone}} It features Sheeran's pop-up Ipswich pub gig as well as similar locations around the Cape Ann area such as Cape Ann Lanes as well as fans who submitted stories from their past. {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ed-sheeran-nostalgic-old-phone-in-music-video-1235966000/|title=Ed Sheeran Gets Nostalgic Diving Into His 'Old Phone' In Music Video Featuring Pop-Up Ipswich Pub Gig|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|magazine=Billboard|date=8 May 2025|access-date=9 May 2025}}{{Cite web |last=Juul |first=Matt |date=8 May 2025 |title=Ipswich community is the star of Ed Sheeran’s new music video - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/08/arts/ed-sheeran-old-phone-music-video/ |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=The Boston Globe}}

Track listing

Digital / streaming single

"Old Phone" – 2:42

7-inch single

"Old Phone" – 2:42
"Rapture" – 3:04

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{Cite web |title=Old Phone / Ed Sheeran |date=1 May 2025 |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/432660518/credits |publisher=Tidal |access-date=3 May 2025}}

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
Spike Stent – mixer
Bryce Bordone – assistant mixing engineer
Matt Wolach – assistant mixing engineer
Stuart Hawkes – mastering

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "Old Phone" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Argentina Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino){{cite web\|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/argentina/anglo/20250625\|title=Top 20 Argentina Anglo – Del 25 de Junio al 1 de Julio, 2025\|accessdate=2 July 2025\|date=2 July 2025\|language=es\|publisher=Monitor Latino}} \| 8
scope="row"\| Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA){{Cite magazine\|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 12 May 2025\|magazine=The ARIA Report\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|issue=1836\|page=9\|date=12 May 2025}} \| 4
scope="row"\| Bolivia Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino){{cite web\|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/bolivia/anglo/20250625\|title=Top 20 Bolivia Anglo – Del 25 de Junio al 1 de Julio, 2025\|trans-title=Top 20 Bolivia English – June 25 to July 1, 2025\|accessdate=2 July 2025\|date=2 July 2025\|language=es\|publisher=Monitor Latino}} \| 6
{{single chart\|Canada\|60\|artist=Ed Sheeran\|rowheader=true\|access-date=13 May 2025}}
scope="row"\| Canada Hot AC (Billboard){{Cite web\|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-hot-ac/2025-05-31\|title=Canada Hot AC Airplay − Week of May 31, 2025\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=29 May 2025}} \| 40
scope="row"\| Croatia International Airplay (Top lista){{cite web\|url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/airplay-radio-chart-top100-16-lipnja-2025/\|title=Airplay Radio Chart Top100 – 16. lipnja 2025.\|language=hr\|publisher=Top lista\|date=16 June 2025\|access-date=17 June 2025}} \| 13
{{single chart\|Czech Republic\|34\|year=2025\|week=27\|rowheader=true\|access-date=7 July 2025}}
{{single chart\|Billboardglobal200\|75\|artist=Ed Sheeran\|rowheader=true\|access-date=13 May 2025}}
{{single chart\|Ireland4\|38\|date=20250516\|rowheader=true\|access-date=16 May 2025}}
scope="row"\| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard){{Cite web\|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2025&month=05&day=19\|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of May 14, 2025\|website=Billboard Japan\|language=ja\|access-date=14 May 2025}} \| 5
scope="row"\| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20){{cite web\|title=OLT20 – Combined Chart – Week of Sunday June 15th, 2025\|url=https://www.olt20.com/Ed_Sheeran#fragment-2\|publisher=The Official Lebanese Top 20\|access-date=19 June 2025\|date=19 June 2025}} \| 6
scope="row"\| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{Cite web\|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/weekly/20250516-20250522 \|title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: May 22, 2025\|publisher=TopHit\|language=ru, en\|date=23 May 2025\|access-date=31 May 2025}} \| 24
scope="row"\| Netherlands (Single Tip){{Cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Sheeran&titel=Old+Phone&cat=s\|title=Ed Sheeran - Old Phone\|publisher=Dutch Single Top 100\|access-date=9 May 2025}} \| 4
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{Cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-05-09\|title=Official Hot 40 Singles\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=9 May 2025\|access-date=9 May 2025}} \| 5
{{single chart\|Norway\|54\|artist=Ed Sheeran\|song=Old Phone\|rowheader=true\|access-date=9 May 2025}}
scope="row"\| Romania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ro/weekly/20250606-20250612\|title=Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Jun 12, 2025\|publisher=TopHit\|access-date=14 June 2025\|date=13 June 2025\|language=ru, en}} \| 82
scope="row"\| South Korea {{abbr\|BGM\|Background music}} (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1060&targetTime=18&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3\|title=BGM Chart – Week 18 of 2025\|website=Circle Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=19 June 2025}} \| 50
scope="row"\| South Korea Download (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=18&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3\|title=Download Chart – Week 18 of 2025\|website=Circle Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=19 June 2025}} \| 91
{{single chart\|Sweden\|62\|artist=Ed Sheeran\|song=Old Phone\|rowheader=true\|access-date=10 May 2025}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|61\|artist=Ed Sheeran\|song=Old Phone\|rowheader=true\|access-date=11 May 2025}}
{{single chart\|UK\|17\|date=20250509\|rowheader=true\|access-date=9 May 2025}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|89\|artist=Ed Sheeran\|rowheader=true\|access-date=13 May 2025}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|36\|artist=Ed Sheeran\|rowheader=true\|access-date=28 May 2025}}
scope="row"\| Venezuela (Record Report){{cite web \|url=https://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/top100/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250529161320/https://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/top100/ \|archive-date=29 May 2025 \|title=Top 100 – Record Report\|language=es \|publisher=Record Report \|date=31 May 2025 \|access-date=1 June 2025}} \| 41
scope="row"\| Venezuela Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino){{cite web\|url=https://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/venezuela/anglo/20250625\|title=Top 20 Venezuela Anglo – Del 25 de Junio al 1 de Julio, 2025\|trans-title=Top 20 Venezuela Anglo – June 25 to July 1, 2025\|accessdate=6 July 2025\|date=2 July 2025\|language=es\|publisher=Monitor Latino}} \| 2

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Weekly chart performance for "Old Phone"

! scope="col"| Chart (2025)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Argentina Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino){{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/argentina/anglo/20250625|title=Top 20 Argentina Anglo – Del 25 de Junio al 1 de Julio, 2025|accessdate=2 July 2025|date=2 July 2025|language=es|publisher=Monitor Latino}}

| 8

scope="row"| Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA){{Cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 12 May 2025|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1836|page=9|date=12 May 2025}}

| 4

scope="row"| Bolivia Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino){{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/bolivia/anglo/20250625|title=Top 20 Bolivia Anglo – Del 25 de Junio al 1 de Julio, 2025|trans-title=Top 20 Bolivia English – June 25 to July 1, 2025|accessdate=2 July 2025|date=2 July 2025|language=es|publisher=Monitor Latino}}

| 6

{{single chart|Canada|60|artist=Ed Sheeran|rowheader=true|access-date=13 May 2025}}

scope="row"| Canada Hot AC (Billboard){{Cite web|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-hot-ac/2025-05-31|title=Canada Hot AC Airplay − Week of May 31, 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 May 2025}}

| 40

scope="row"| Croatia International Airplay (Top lista){{cite web|url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/airplay-radio-chart-top100-16-lipnja-2025/|title=Airplay Radio Chart Top100 – 16. lipnja 2025.|language=hr|publisher=Top lista|date=16 June 2025|access-date=17 June 2025}}

| 13

{{single chart|Czech Republic|34|year=2025|week=27|rowheader=true|access-date=7 July 2025}}

{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|75|artist=Ed Sheeran|rowheader=true|access-date=13 May 2025}}

{{single chart|Ireland4|38|date=20250516|rowheader=true|access-date=16 May 2025}}

scope="row"| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard){{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2025&month=05&day=19|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of May 14, 2025|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=14 May 2025}}

| 5

scope="row"| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20){{cite web|title=OLT20 – Combined Chart – Week of Sunday June 15th, 2025|url=https://www.olt20.com/Ed_Sheeran#fragment-2|publisher=The Official Lebanese Top 20|access-date=19 June 2025|date=19 June 2025}}

| 6

scope="row"| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{Cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/weekly/20250516-20250522 |title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: May 22, 2025|publisher=TopHit|language=ru, en|date=23 May 2025|access-date=31 May 2025}}

| 24

scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Tip){{Cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Sheeran&titel=Old+Phone&cat=s|title=Ed Sheeran - Old Phone|publisher=Dutch Single Top 100|access-date=9 May 2025}}

| 4

scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{Cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-05-09|title=Official Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=9 May 2025|access-date=9 May 2025}}

| 5

{{single chart|Norway|54|artist=Ed Sheeran|song=Old Phone|rowheader=true|access-date=9 May 2025}}

scope="row"| Romania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ro/weekly/20250606-20250612|title=Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Jun 12, 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=14 June 2025|date=13 June 2025|language=ru, en}}

| 82

scope="row"| South Korea {{abbr|BGM|Background music}} (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1060&targetTime=18&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=BGM Chart – Week 18 of 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=19 June 2025}}

| 50

scope="row"| South Korea Download (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=18&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Download Chart – Week 18 of 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=19 June 2025}}

| 91

{{single chart|Sweden|62|artist=Ed Sheeran|song=Old Phone|rowheader=true|access-date=10 May 2025}}

{{single chart|Switzerland|61|artist=Ed Sheeran|song=Old Phone|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2025}}

{{single chart|UK|17|date=20250509|rowheader=true|access-date=9 May 2025}}

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|89|artist=Ed Sheeran|rowheader=true|access-date=13 May 2025}}

{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|36|artist=Ed Sheeran|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2025}}

scope="row"| Venezuela (Record Report){{cite web |url=https://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/top100/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250529161320/https://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/top100/ |archive-date=29 May 2025 |title=Top 100 – Record Report|language=es |publisher=Record Report |date=31 May 2025 |access-date=1 June 2025}}

| 41

scope="row"| Venezuela Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino){{cite web|url=https://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/venezuela/anglo/20250625|title=Top 20 Venezuela Anglo – Del 25 de Junio al 1 de Julio, 2025|trans-title=Top 20 Venezuela Anglo – June 25 to July 1, 2025|accessdate=6 July 2025|date=2 July 2025|language=es|publisher=Monitor Latino}}

| 2

=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Monthly chart performance for "Old Phone" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{Cite web\|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/monthly/202505\|title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: May 2025\|publisher=TopHit\|language=ru, en\|date=6 June 2025\|access-date=8 June 2025}} \| 62
scope="row"\| Romania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ro/monthly/202506\|title=Top Radio Hits Romania Monthly Chart: June 2025\|publisher=TopHit\|access-date=9 July 2025\|date=4 July 2025\|language=en}} \| 90

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Monthly chart performance for "Old Phone"

! scope="col"| Chart (2025)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{Cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/monthly/202505|title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: May 2025|publisher=TopHit|language=ru, en|date=6 June 2025|access-date=8 June 2025}}

| 62

scope="row"| Romania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ro/monthly/202506|title=Top Radio Hits Romania Monthly Chart: June 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=9 July 2025|date=4 July 2025|language=en}}

| 90

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history for "Old Phone" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Version ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
rowspan="2" scope="row"\| Various \| 1 May 2025 \| {{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| rowspan="2"\| Original \| rowspan="2"\| {{hlist\|Gingerbread Man\|Warner}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web \|title=Play - Album \|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/play/1811175532 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|publisher=Apple Music}}
11 July 2025 \| {{hlist\|7-inch}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web\|url=https://store.edsheeran.com/eu/old-phone-7%22-single/5021732752949.html\|title=Old Phone 7" single\|website=store.edsheeran.com\|access-date=16 May 2025}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release history for "Old Phone"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Version

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan="2" scope="row"| Various

| 1 May 2025

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| rowspan="2"| Original

| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Gingerbread Man|Warner}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Play - Album |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/play/1811175532 |access-date=16 May 2025 |publisher=Apple Music}}

11 July 2025

| {{hlist|7-inch}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://store.edsheeran.com/eu/old-phone-7%22-single/5021732752949.html|title=Old Phone 7" single|website=store.edsheeran.com|access-date=16 May 2025}}

References

Category:2025 singles

Category:2025 songs

Category:Gingerbread Man Records singles

Category:Warner Records singles

Category:Ed Sheeran songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Ed Sheeran

Category:Song recordings produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh

Category:Songs written by Ed Sheeran