Writing for the Star-Ledger, Tris McCall described "You Need Me, I Don't Need You as "a frenetically strummed, wordy kiss-off, and the climax of +." Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave a 4/5 rating of song, stating: Instrumentation is provided by guitar, piano and a drum loop. Composition Īccording to the sheet music published by EMI Music Publishing, the song is written in the key of E minor Sheeran's vocals range from the note of D 3 to G 4. The original verses were replaced with their own lyrics, while Sheeran sings the chorus. Rizzle Kicks uploaded their remix of the song to YouTube on 14 August 2011. On 27 July 2011, Zane Lowe also made the Loadstar remix his "Hottest Record In The World". This version included lyrics from Sheeran's cousin-rapper Alonestar ( Jethro Sheeran)-and reggae group LaidBlak, but the official single release in 2011 included just lyrics written by Ed Sheeran himself. He performed the song live for the SBTV YouTube channel, in which he made an entire song, backing track included, in just 5 minutes using a guitar and loop pedal. The single was premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's "Hottest Record In The World" on 6 July 2011. *The Rudimental remix of Bloodstream, collaborative versions of Shape of You with Stormzy and Zion & Lennox, and the Perfect duets with Beyoncé and Andrea Bocelli are not included due to these features being uncredited on the Official Chart.During his headline set in the BBC Introducing tent at the Glastonbury Festival 2011, Sheeran revealed that "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" would be his second single. Ed Sheeran's Top 10 biggest collaborations on the UK's Official Chart* POS Ed's most downloaded collaboration, the Taylor Swift lead Everything Has Changed lands at Number 3 (606k), notching up 372,000 downloads and 25.2 million plays.Įd's sixth Number 1 single I Don't Care with Justin Bieber is currently his fourth biggest collaboration (451k), while the Taylor Swift and Future-assisted End Game rounds out the Top 5 (180k). Rudimental's hit Lay It All On Me featuring Ed Sheeran ranks second with 823,000 sales, made up of 64 million streams and 191,000 paid-for units. So popular was the song that Ed replaced himself at the top of the Official Chart in January 2018 when River dethroned Ed's Official Christmas Number 1 single Perfect. The former chart-topper has been streamed 97.5 million times, making it Ed's most streamed collab. MORE: Ed Sheeran wanted to recreate Lady Marmalade on his new albumĮd's biggest hook-up is River, the Eminem track he has a featured slot on (1.04 million combined sales). Songs like South of the Border featuring Camila Cabello & Cardi B and Blow with Bruno Mars & Chris Stapleton give us exciting blends of artists on the same tracks.Īhead of its release on July 12, we're revealed his most successful collaborations so far. The collection features a mix of high-profile of collaborators, rising stars and some surprising combinations.Įd's old pals Stormzy and Eminem are teaming up with him again, while new British talent like Dave and Ella Mai are also included. The megastar singer-songwriter has announced the tracklist for his upcoming No.6 Collaborations Project, featuring 22 featured artists across 15 tracks. We would love to see the contacts list on Ed Sheeran's phone.