{"id":2917,"date":"2014-09-13T19:30:28","date_gmt":"2014-09-13T18:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2917"},"modified":"2014-09-18T16:58:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T15:58:27","slug":"2917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2917","title":{"rendered":"Play: x (multiply deluxe edition) – Ed Sheeran"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/X_(Ed_Sheeran_album)<\/a><\/p>\n

\"66\"<\/a>Multiply<\/b><\/i> (stylised as x<\/b><\/i>) is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran<\/a>. It was released on 20 June 2014 in Australia and New Zealand,[1]<\/a><\/sup> and worldwide on 23 June through Asylum Records<\/a> and Atlantic Records<\/a>.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The album received positive reviews from music critics. It was an international success in its first week on sale, charting at number one in twelve countries and reaching the Top 5 in eleven other countries.<\/p>\n

The album’s lead single<\/a>, “Sing<\/a>“, was released on 7 April 2014,[3]<\/a><\/sup>[4]<\/a><\/sup>[5]<\/a><\/sup> becoming Sheeran’s first single to reach number one in the UK.[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

CONTENTS \"Wikipedia-globe\"<\/a><\/strong>\r\n1<\/span> Background and recording<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\r\n2<\/span> Music and lyrics<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\r\n3<\/span> Artwork and packaging<\/span><\/a> \r\n4<\/span> Promotion<\/span><\/a> \r\n5<\/span> X Tour<\/span><\/a>\u00a05.1<\/span> Tour dates<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\r\n6<\/span> Singles<\/span><\/a>\u00a06.1<\/span> Promotional singles<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\r\n7<\/span> Commercial performance<\/span><\/a> \r\n8<\/span> Critical reception<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\r\n9<\/span> Track listing<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\r\n10<\/span> Personnel<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\r\n11<\/span> Charts<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\r\n12<\/span> Certifications<\/span><\/a> \r\n13<\/span> Release history<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\"99\"<\/a>\r\n14<\/span> See also<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\r\n15<\/span> References<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n