"Old Phone" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 1 May 2025 under his own label Gingerbread Man Records and distributed by Warner Records as the second single from his upcoming eighth studio album, "Play". The track was written by Sheeran and produced by Sheeran, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Blake Slatkin.
Background.
In April 2025, Sheeran launched a new Instagram account to celebrate his upcoming single "Old Phone". The account features a number of never-before-seen pictures, texts and lyric notes, a look back through Sheeran's mobile phone that he retired in 2015. He was inspired to write the new song when revisiting his recovered old phone after winning the "Thinking Out Loud" copyright lawsuit.
Music video.
The Emil Nava-directed music video was released on 8 May 2025. It features Sheeran's pop-up Ipswich pub gig and fans who submitted stories from their past.
Credits and personnel.
Credits adapted from Tidal.