Why did Ed Sheeran write The A Team?
Why did Ed Sheeran write The A Team? “The A Team” is a folk ballad about a sex worker addicted to crack cocaine, a Class A drug. It was written after Sheeran visited a homeless shelter and heard some of the stories of the lives people had been living. He wrote the song following a last-minute performance at an event for the homeless.
What was Ed Sheeran’s first hit song? Sheeran’s debut album, + (pronounced “plus”), was released in September 2011 and topped the UK Albums Chart. It contained his first hit single “The A Team“.
What song made Ed Sheeran famous? The UK’s sixth biggest-selling single of all-time, Thinking Out Loud is the song that truly propelled Ed Sheeran to global superstardom.
Who did Ed Sheeran wrote a team for? He was inspired to write it after a charity gig he played at a homeless shelter. Back then he was just a scruffy lad with a guitar who nobody had heard of, so he got chatting to the people there and listened to their stories. His conversation with one young woman inspired him to write “The A Team”.
