"Boat" | ||||
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Single by Ed Sheeran | ||||
from the album − | ||||
Released | 21 April 2023 | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Aaron Dessner | |||
Ed Sheeran singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Boat" on YouTube |
"Boat" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 21 April 2023 through Asylum and Atlantic Records as the second single from his fifth studio album, − ("Subtract"). Sheeran wrote the song with producer Aaron Dessner. [1]
Sheeran announced the song alongside the album on 1 March 2023, setting up several pre-order opportunities. [2] On 17 April, he shared a preview of the song on his socials, with a clip of its accompanying music video, in which he said that it was the first song that he had recorded for his new album. [3]
In a press release on the same day that the song was released, Sheeran used the song serves as "a metaphor for depression; a track that combats the struggles of feeling very low and not knowing how to break the cycle". [4] The song is led by a soft guitar melody, in which he shows his emotional strength as he sings on the chorus: "The more that I love, the less that I feel / The times that I jumped never were real / They say that all scars will heal, but I know / Maybe, I won't / But the waves won't break my boat / But the waves won't brеak my boat". [5]
The official music video for "Boat", directed by Mia Barnes, was released alongside the song on 21 April 2023. It sees Sheeran around waves in a beach in the United Kingdom. [6] When he enters the ocean, he gets swallowed by the waves as he tries to go to the shore. [7]
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [8] | 48 |
Canada ( Canadian Hot 100) [9] | 71 |
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard) [10] | 42 |
Global 200 ( Billboard) [11] | 125 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [12] | 21 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [13] | 86 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [14] | 23 |
South Korea BGM ( Circle) [15] | 38 |
South Korea Download ( Circle) [16] | 126 |
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [17] | 69 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [18] | 35 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [19] | 15 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) [20] | 20 |
"Boat" | ||||
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Single by Ed Sheeran | ||||
from the album − | ||||
Released | 21 April 2023 | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) |
| |||
Producer(s) | Aaron Dessner | |||
Ed Sheeran singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"Boat" on YouTube |
"Boat" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 21 April 2023 through Asylum and Atlantic Records as the second single from his fifth studio album, − ("Subtract"). Sheeran wrote the song with producer Aaron Dessner. [1]
Sheeran announced the song alongside the album on 1 March 2023, setting up several pre-order opportunities. [2] On 17 April, he shared a preview of the song on his socials, with a clip of its accompanying music video, in which he said that it was the first song that he had recorded for his new album. [3]
In a press release on the same day that the song was released, Sheeran used the song serves as "a metaphor for depression; a track that combats the struggles of feeling very low and not knowing how to break the cycle". [4] The song is led by a soft guitar melody, in which he shows his emotional strength as he sings on the chorus: "The more that I love, the less that I feel / The times that I jumped never were real / They say that all scars will heal, but I know / Maybe, I won't / But the waves won't break my boat / But the waves won't brеak my boat". [5]
The official music video for "Boat", directed by Mia Barnes, was released alongside the song on 21 April 2023. It sees Sheeran around waves in a beach in the United Kingdom. [6] When he enters the ocean, he gets swallowed by the waves as he tries to go to the shore. [7]
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [8] | 48 |
Canada ( Canadian Hot 100) [9] | 71 |
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard) [10] | 42 |
Global 200 ( Billboard) [11] | 125 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [12] | 21 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [13] | 86 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [14] | 23 |
South Korea BGM ( Circle) [15] | 38 |
South Korea Download ( Circle) [16] | 126 |
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [17] | 69 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [18] | 35 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [19] | 15 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) [20] | 20 |