Loose Change (EP)

Loose Change
EP by
Ed Sheeran
Released2 July 2010 (2010-07-02)
StudioSticky Studios, Surrey
Genre
Length32:25
31:54 (5 re-release)
LabelSheeran Lock
Gingerbread Man Records (re-release)
ProducerJake Gosling[2]
Ed Sheeran chronology
You Need Me
(2009) 		Loose Change
(2010) 		Songs I Wrote with Amy
(2010)

Loose Change is an independently-released EP by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. The EP was recorded at Surrey's Sticky Studios, and produced by Jake Gosling. Initially released in 2010[3] before Sheeran had received worldwide critical acclaim, the EP has been re-released three times: in 2011;[3] in 2015 as part of Sheeran's release of a collection of five of his previously released EPs (known as 5);[4] and finally in 2016 on colored 12" vinyl.[5] The title "Loose Change" is derived from the second verse of the album's leading track; The A Team.

The EP was the second part of what Sheeran called The Five EP Projects, all of which were funded privately by Sheeran and released independently.[6] The initial release was deemed successful due to the opening track "The A Team" becoming a hit.[7]

When the EP was re-released in 2015 as part of the 5 EP box-set collection, track one was changed from "The A Team" to "Let It Out", the lead single from Sheeran's previous EP. This was because "The A Team" went on to become the lead single from Sheeran's breakthrough album +, and the "Let It Out" EP was not part of 5.[8]

Loose Change reached number 90 on the UK Albums Chart in 2011.[9] In 2017, upon Sheeran's release of two songs from his third album ÷, the album entered the charts in Australia, reaching number 83 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[10]

Two songs from this EP appeared on Sheeran's 2011 debut studio album, +. The first was "The A Team", released as the lead single of the album. The second was the third track from the EP; "Little Bird". This song appeared only on the deluxe edition of the album, as Track 14 (labelled a 'Bonus track').[11] Two songs from the EP were also performed by Sheeran for his live 2011 EP Live at the Bedford. The A Team and Homeless were the opening songs of Sheeran's set for his performance.[12]

  1. ^ "Loose Change by Ed Sheeran on Apple Music". iTunes. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. ^ Sheeran, Ed (2015). Loose Change (liner notes). Atlantic, Gingerbread Man Records.
  3. ^ a b "Ed Sheeran - Loose Change (CD, EP,UK,2011)". Discogs. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ Wood, Lucy (6 May 2015). "Ed Sheeran announces release of '5', an epic bundle of his old school EPs". Sugarscape. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Ed Sheeran - Loose Change". store.edsheeran.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. ^ Haugh, Richard (21 December 2010). "Ed Sheeran recruits top mcs for collaboration EP". BBC. Suffolk. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. ^ Amorosi, A D (25 September 2012). "Singer-Songwriter Ed Sheeran a Hit in Concert and on Fox 29's 'Good Morning Philadelphia'". Glamorosi. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Ed Sheeran - Let It Out". Discogs. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Ed Sheeran - full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (16 January 2017). "Australian Charts: Trolls Soundtrack Is Australia's No 1 ARIA Album - Noise11.com". Noise11. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. ^ "+ (Deluxe Version) by Ed Sheeran on Apple Music". iTunes. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Live at the Bedford - Ed Sheeran | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2017.