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The Man (Ed Sheeran song)

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"The Man"
Promotional singlebyEd Sheeran
from the album x
Released	19 June 2014
Genre	Hip hop soul
Length	4:09
Label	Asylum Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Ed Sheeran
Producer(s)	Jake Gosling

"The Man" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It features production from frequent collaborator Jake Gosling. The song was released as an "instant grat" digital download to the iTunes Store on 19 June 2014, serving as the sixth of seven promotional singles from his second studio album, x (2014).^[1]^[2] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 87.

At his concert in Düsseldorf on 5 November 2014, Sheeran played "The Man" as his pick for the night and said that he had only ever played it live once before, and that it is the one song he wished he had never put on an album, as writing it was therapeutic and thus very personal.

Critical reception[edit]

Billboard's Jason Lipshutz has likened Sheeran's rapping to Mike SkinnerofThe Streets.^[2]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[3]	9
France (SNEP)^[4]	49
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	80
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	56
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[7]	50
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[8]	87

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Davidson, Amy (19 June 2014). "Ed Sheeran unveils new song 'The Man' from forthcoming album X". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

^ ^a ^b Lipshutz, Jason (23 June 2014). "Ed Sheeran, 'x': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

^ "Ed Sheeran – The Man". Tracklisten.

^ "Ed Sheeran – The Man" (in French). Les classement single.

^ "Chart Track: Week 26, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.

^ "Ed Sheeran – The Man" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

^ "Ed Sheeran – The Man" Canciones Top 50.

^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 5th July 2014". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

^ "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – The Man". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

v t e Ed Sheeran songs
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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