Supermarket Flowers

"Supermarket Flowers" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was included on his third studio album ÷ (2017).[1] After the album's release it charted at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] It was released as a promotional single following Sheeran's performance at the 2018 Brit Awards.

"Supermarket Flowers"
Promotional single by Ed Sheeran
from the album ÷
Released2018 (2018)
Recorded2016
Length3:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

Background

The song is the 12th and final track on the standard version of Ed Sheeran's third album in studio. ÷.

In an interview with MTV, Sheeran revealed that the song is about his late grandmother. He said "She was in a hospital near my house where I was making the album so I saw her quite a lot while making the album and she passed away while I was in the studio. So that's my first reaction for anything that happens to me, good or bad, pick up a guitar." He also said that the song is supposed to "really make you cry".[3] Sheeran had not intended to put the song in the album 'Divide' as it was simply a personal tribute to his grandmother that was written from the viewpoint of his mother. His father first suggested that he should play the song at her funeral, which he did, and his grandfather then urged that it should be included in the album after hearing it at the funeral.[4] Sheeran said: "My grandfather just turned to me [at the funeral], he was like you have to put that out, that has to go on the record. It's such a good memory, that's why it’s ended up on there."[5]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] 2× Platinum 140,000
Canada (Music Canada)[25] 2× Platinum 160,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[26] Platinum 90,000
Italy (FIMI)[27] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[29] Gold 500,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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References
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  3. Pell, Mike (3 March 2017). "Exclusive! Ed Sheeran Reveals The Touching Story Behind 'Supermarket Flowers". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. Zane Lowe (3 February 2017). Zane Lowe and Ed Sheeran, Pt 2. iTunes. Event occurs at 46:30–50:00.
  5. "Ed Sheeran's Song 'Supermarket Flowers' Isn't Actually About His Mum & Here's Why". Capital FM. 7 March 2017.
  6. "Australian-charts.com – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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  17. "Week of November 6, 2017". Billboard Philippines. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
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  22. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  23. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  24. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  25. "Canadian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". Music Canada. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  26. "Danish single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  27. "Italian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 January 2018. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Supermarket Flowers" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  28. "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 May 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Supermarket Flowers in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  29. "American single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 September 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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