Perfect (Ed Sheeran song)

"Perfect"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album ÷
Released26 September 2017 (2017-09-26)
GenrePop
Length4:23
Label
Songwriter(s)Ed Sheeran
Producer(s)
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Galway Girl"
(2017) 		"Perfect"
(2017) 		"Boa Me"
(2017)
Music video
"Perfect" on YouTube

"Perfect" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from his third studio album, ÷ (2017).[1] After the album's release, it charted at number four on the UK Singles Chart.[2] On 21 August 2017, Billboard announced that "Perfect" would be the fourth single from the album.[3] The song was serviced to pop radio on 26 September 2017 as the third single from the album in the United States (fourth overall).[4] The second version of the single, titled "Perfect Duet", with American singer Beyoncé, was released on 1 December 2017.[5] Another duet with Italian singer Andrea Bocelli, titled "Perfect Symphony", was released on 15 December 2017.[6]

Originally peaking at number four in March 2017, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart later that year. After the publication of "Duet" version the song reached number one on the UK Chart in December 2017. For the high sales of its version compared to the original one, Beyoncé was credited on several official sales charts, becoming her sixth Billboard Hot 100 number one song and Sheeran's second. The song also peaked at number one in 26 other countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and many European and Latin American countries.

The original song's official music video received three nominations at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.

  1. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (3 March 2017). "Ed Sheeran, Divide, album review: Singer-songwriter's third record is impressive for ambition alone". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Divide and conquer: Ed Sheeran smashes UK chart records with new album and dominates singles rankings". The Telegraph. 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ Trust, Gary (21 August 2017). "'Despacito' on Hot 100: Second Song Ever to Lead for at Least 15 Weeks". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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  5. ^ White, Jack (30 November 2017). "Ed Sheeran's Perfect remix features Beyonce". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli) – Single by Ed Sheeran". iTunes Store. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.