÷ (album)

***÷*** (pronounced "divide") is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 3 March 2017 through Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. "Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You" were released as the album's lead singles on 6 January 2017.
both the album's lead singles.

## Critical reception

_÷_ received generally positive reviews from music critics.

## Track listing

**Notes**
- signifies a co-producer
- signifies an additional producer
- "Dive" features a guitar solo by Angelo Mysterioso (Eric Clapton)
- "Dive", "Happier", and "New Man" features background vocals by Jessie Ware
- "Dive" features background vocals by Julia Michaels
- "Shape of You" samples "No Scrubs" by TLC
- "New Man" features additional vocals by Francis Farewell Starlite
- "How Would You Feel (Paean)" features a guitar solo by John Mayer
- "Save Myself" features a string arrangement by Ed's brother Matthew Sheeran

## Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.

- Leo Abrahams – guitar
- Laurie Anderson – viola
- Graham Archer – engineer
- Brent Arrowood – assistant engineer
- Charlotte Audery – art direction, design
- Thomas Bartlett – keyboards, piano
- Fenella Barton – violin
- Benny Blanco – additional production, executive producer, keyboards, producer, programming, background vocals
- Leon Bosch – double bass
- Liam Bradley – piano, background vocals
- Karl Brazil – drums
- Archie Carter – assistant engineer
- Nick Cartledge – flute, piccolo
- Meghan Cassidy – viola
- Travis Cole – background vocals
- Ben Cook – A&R
- Nick Cooper – cello
- Johnny Costello – art direction, design
- Damian McKee – accordion, background vocals
- Mandhira De Saram – violin
- Matthew Denton – violin
- James Dickenson – violin
- Dj Final – scratching
- Alison Dods – violin
- Eamon Murray – bodhrán, background vocals
- Mike Elizondo – drum programming, keyboards, piano, producer, synthesizer bass
- Brian Finnegan – tin whistle
- Michael Freeman – assistant mixer
- Duncan Fuller – assistant, assistant engineer
- Geo Gabriel – background vocals
- Oscar Golding – bass
- Sean Graham – accordion, background vocals
- Laurence Love Greed – piano
- Charys Green – clarinet
- Peter Gregson – cello, conductor
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering
- Adam Hawkins – engineer
- Wayne Hernandez – background vocals
- Will Hicks – electric guitar, percussion, producer, programming
- Ed Howard – A&R
- Martyn Jackson – violin
- Katherine Jenkinson – cello
- Magnus Johnston – violin
- Marije Johnston – violin
- Matt Jones – assistant
- Simon Hewitt Jones – violin
- Patrick Kiernan – violin
- Trevor Lawrence Jr. – drums
- Chris Laws – drums, engineer
- Jay Lewis – drums
- Tim Lowe – cello
- Steve Mac – keyboards, producer
- Ammar Malik – background vocals
- Kirsty Mangan – violin
- John Mayer – electric guitar
- Johnny McDaid – guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, producer, programming, background vocals
- Jeremy Morris – violin
- L'Angelo Mysterioso – guitar
- Niamh Dunne – fiddle, background vocals
- George Oulton – assistant
- Pino Palladino – bass
- Phillip Peterson – strings
- Dann Pursey – engineer
- Jan Regulski – violin
- Rachel Roberts – viola
- David Rowan – cover art, photography
- Mikey Rowe – keyboards
- Joe Rubel – drum programming, engineer, guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer
- Ben Russell – double bass
- Kotono Sato – viola
- Chris Sclafani – engineer
- Robert Sellens – assistant engineer
- Ed Sheeran – bass, body percussion, cello, cover painting, drums, executive producer, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion, producer, vocals, background vocals
- Matthew Sheeran – string arrangements
- Hilary Skewes – coordination
- Francis Farewell Starlite – background vocals
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Geoff Swan – assistant mixer
- Leo Taylor – drums
- Ryan Tedder – piano
- John Tilley – Hammond organ, piano
- Jessie Ware – background vocals
- Andy Wells – assistant
- Deborah Widdup – violin

## Charts

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## Infobox (album)

- **name**: ÷
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Ed Sheeran
- **released**: 3 March 2017
- **recorded**: 2016
- **length**: 46:14
- **prev title**: 5 (Ed Sheeran album), 5
(2015)
- **next title**: No.6 Collaborations Project
(2019)