Drunk (Ed Sheeran song)

"Drunk"
"Drunk"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album +
Released	17 February 2012
Recorded	2011
Length	3:20
Label	Warner
Songwriter(s)	Ed Sheeran; Jake Gosling;
Producer(s)	Jake Gosling
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
Music video
	"Drunk" on YouTube

"Drunk" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as the fourth single lifted from the debut studio album + on 17 February 2012.^[1] The song was written by Ed Sheeran and Jake Gosling and produced by Gosling. The single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 63. The week after, it climbed to number 29. Later on, it climbed to number 9, making it his fourth top ten single.

Background

On 14 January 2012, Ed Sheeran announced on Twitter that his single, "Drunk" would be released as the fourth single from his debut album + saying "So my next single is Drunk, I got 2 music videos coming for you..... :)".^[2] The official music video, released on 23 January 2012 features a cat who takes Ed out and gets him drunk to distract him from a break-up. The girl in the video is Nina Nesbitt. This happens to be his first music video that he fully starred in. Another video was released several days before made by his cousin. The music video featured a mash up of clips from his UK tour.

Live performances

Sheeran performed the song live for The Graham Norton Show on 27 January 2012.^[3] He performed the single live on 25 February 2012 on Let's Dance for Sport Relief.^[4]

Music video

A music video was released for the song on 20 January 2012 with Nina Nesbitt and currently has over 100 million views on YouTube.^[5] The video, written and directed by Saman Kesh, starts with Sheeran coming home and sitting down on the couch, depressed. As he opens a can of beer, he notices his cat talking to him. Together they drink beer and do various activities, and later they go to a pub. Sheeran and his cat are kicked out when a person takes a photo of Sheeran and his cat starts a fight with that person. They bring several women and cats home to party and Sheeran starts hallucinating from his intoxication. The video ends with Sheeran waking up on the same couch with his cat next to him and a can of beer on the table. Throughout the video, Sheeran continues to have flashbacks of a particular woman and looks depressed immediately after, implying that she is Sheeran's ex-girlfriend who recently broke up with him.

Track listing

Digital download^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drunk" (Rudimental Remix)	4:42
2.	"Drunk" (Doctor P Remix)	3:46
3.	"Drunk" (Lazy Jay's Wasted In London Remix)	5:18
4.	"Drunk" (Lazy Jay's Rave-O-Lution Remix)	5:00
5.	"Drunk" (Jayglo Remix)	4:31

CD single^{[citation needed]}
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drunk"	3:20
2.	"Drunk" (Rudimental Remix)	3:46
3.	"Drunk" (Doctor P Remix)	5:18
4.	"Drunk" (Lazy Jay's Wasted In London Remix)	5:00
5.	"Drunk" (Lazy Jay's Rave-o-Lution Dub)	4:42

7" vinyl
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drunk"	3:20
2.	"Drunk" (Rudimental Remix)	4:42

Credits and personnel

Lead vocals – Ed Sheeran
Producers – Jake Gosling
Lyrics – Ed Sheeran, Jake Gosling
Label – Warner Music Group

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	9
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[7]	22
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[8]	12
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	7
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[10]	56
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	23
Scotland (OCC)^[12]	10
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[13]	43
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	9
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[15]	26

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[16]	71
Chart (2013)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[17]	99

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[18]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[19]	Platinum	80,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[20]	Gold	7,500^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[21]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[22]	Gold	500,000^‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[23]	Gold	900,000^†
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments 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	17 February 2012^[1]	Digital download	Warner
Italy	29 June 2012^[24]	Airplay	Warner

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "iTunes Store". apple.com.
^ "Ed Sheeran confirms new single and videos, teases tour". Digital Spy. 14 January 2012.
^ "BBC One - The Graham Norton Show, Series 10, Episode 12". BBC.
^ "BBC One - Let's Dance for Sport Relief, 2012, Episode 2". BBC.
^ Ed Sheeran - Drunk [Official Video]. YouTube. 27 March 2018.
^ "Ed Sheeran – Drunk". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Ed Sheeran – Drunk" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Chart Track: Week 09, 2012". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Ed Sheeran – Drunk". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201216 into search. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
^ "American single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "Danish single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". IFPI Danmark.
^ "EarOne - Radio Date, le novità musicali della settimana". EarOne.

External links

[itunes-1] "iTunes Store". apple.com.

[2] "Ed Sheeran confirms new single and videos, teases tour". Digital Spy. 14 January 2012.

[3] "BBC One - The Graham Norton Show, Series 10, Episode 12". BBC.

[4] "BBC One - Let's Dance for Sport Relief, 2012, Episode 2". BBC.

[5] Ed Sheeran - Drunk [Official Video]. YouTube. 27 March 2018.

[sc_Australia_Ed_Sheeran-6] "Ed Sheeran – Drunk". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Ed_Sheeran-7] "Ed Sheeran – Drunk" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[sc_Billboardeurodigital_Ed_Sheeran-8] "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[sc_Ireland_-9] "Chart Track: Week 09, 2012". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[sc_Billboardjapanhot100_Ed_Sheeran-10] "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[sc_New_Zealand_Ed_Sheeran-11] "Ed Sheeran – Drunk". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[sc_Scotland_-12] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[sc_Slovakia_-13] "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201216 into search. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[sc_UK_-14] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_Ed_Sheeran-15] "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[16] "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[17] "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

[AustraliasingleCertRef-18] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[CanadaEd_SheeranDrunksingleCertRef-19] "Canadian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[New_ZealandEd_SheeranDrunksingleCertRef-20] "New Zealand single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[United_KingdomEd_SheeranDrunksingleCertRef-21] "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

[United_StatesEd_SheeranDrunksingleCertRef-22] "American single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[DenmarkEd_SheeranDrunksingleCertRef-23] "Danish single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Drunk". IFPI Danmark.

[24] "EarOne - Radio Date, le novità musicali della settimana". EarOne.

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Discography
+	"The A Team" "Drunk" "Small Bump" "Lego House" "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" "Kiss Me" "Give Me Love" "The Parting Glass"
x	"One" "I'm a Mess" "Sing" "Don't" "Nina" "Photograph" "Bloodstream" "Tenerife Sea" "Runaway" "The Man" "Thinking Out Loud" "Afire Love" "I See Fire"
÷	"Eraser" "Castle on the Hill" "Dive" "Shape of You" "Perfect" "Galway Girl" "Happier" "New Man" "Hearts Don't Break Around Here" "What Do I Know?" "How Would You Feel (Paean)" "Supermarket Flowers" "Barcelona" "Bibia Be Ye Ye" "Nancy Mulligan" "Save Myself"
No.6 Collaborations Project	"Beautiful People" "South of the Border" "Cross Me" "Take Me Back to London" "Best Part of Me" "I Don't Care" "Antisocial" "Remember the Name" "Put It All on Me" "Nothing on You" "1000 Nights" "Blow"
=	"Tides" "Shivers" "First Times" "Bad Habits" "Overpass Graffiti" "The Joker and the Queen" "2step" "Visiting Hours"
-	"Boat" "Eyes Closed" "Life Goes On" "Curtains"
Autumn Variations	"American Town"
Other songs	"All of the Stars" "Make It Rain" "I Was Made for Loving You" "Candle in the Wind" "Afterglow" "Peru" "Merry Christmas" "Sigue" "Forever My Love" "Are You Entertained" "Noche de Novela" "Celestial" "F64"
Featured songs	"If I Could" "Young Guns" "Teardrop" "Hush Little Baby" "Dreamers" "Watchtower" "Wish You Were Here" "Everything Has Changed" "Old School Love" "All About It" "Lay It All on Me" "Reuf" "Boa Me" "End Game" "River" "Own It" "Those Kinda Nights" "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" "Bam Bam" "For My Hand"
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