No.6 Collaborations Project

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No.6 Collaborations Project
Ed Sheeran - No. 6 Collaborations Project.png
Studio album by
Ed Sheeran
Released12 July 2019
Genre
Length49:48
Label
Producer
Ed Sheeran chronology
Spotify Singles
(2017) 		No.6 Collaborations Project
(2019) 		=
(2021)
Singles from No.6 Collaborations Project
  1. "I Don't Care"
    Released: 10 May 2019
  2. "Cross Me"
    Released: 24 May 2019
  3. "Beautiful People"
    Released: 28 June 2019
  4. "Blow"
    Released: 5 July 2019
  5. "Best Part of Me"
    Released: 5 July 2019
  6. "Antisocial"
    Released: 12 July 2019
  7. "South of the Border"
    Released: 12 July 2019
  8. "Take Me Back to London"
    Released: 9 August 2019

No.6 Collaborations Project is the fourth studio album[2][3] and second collaboration project by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 12 July 2019 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. The album is a follow-up to Sheeran's 2011 EP No. 5 Collaborations Project, and includes a range of guest appearances from artists such as Justin Bieber, Camila Cabello, Travis Scott, Eminem, 50 Cent, Cardi B, Paulo Londra, Young Thug, Skrillex, Bruno Mars, Stormzy, J Hus and Dave, among others.

The album release was preceded by the singles "I Don't Care" with Bieber, "Cross Me" featuring Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock, "Beautiful People" featuring Khalid, "Blow" with Chris Stapleton and Mars, "Best Part of Me" featuring Yebba, "Antisocial" with Scott, "South of the Border" featuring Cabello and Cardi B, and "Take Me Back to London" featuring Stormzy. The album was met with mixed reviews by critics, but debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and US Billboard 200, and was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.

Background[]

Sheeran announced the album on 23 May 2019.[4][5] The day after on May 24, a new track called "Cross Me" featuring rappers Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock was released, The album is a follow-up to the last of his five EPs, No. 5 Collaborations Project (2011).[6] In a post on Instagram, he said, "Before I was signed in 2011, I made an EP called No.5 Collaborations Project. Since then, I've always wanted to do another, so I started No.6 on my laptop when I was on tour last year. I'm a huge fan of all the artists I've collaborated with and it's been a lot of fun to make."[7]

Sheeran released the album's track list on 23 May 2019, but the names of all the featured artists on the unreleased tracks were redacted.[8][9] The track list includes 15 tracks, a departure from his previous three studio albums, which each consisted of 12 tracks.[2][10] The track list including all guest appearances was revealed on 18 June 2019.[11]

Release[]

No.6 Collaborations Project was released on 12 July 2019.[12][13] The album was made available for pre-order on 23 May 2019.[7][6]

Singles[]

"I Don't Care", a collaboration with Justin Bieber, was released on 10 May 2019 as the album's lead single,[12][14] although the album itself had not yet been announced at that time.[15] The song marks Sheeran's third collaboration with Bieber, and the first in which both sing on the same track.[16] It peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Cross Me" was released on 24 May 2019[7] as the album's second single.[12][17] On 20 May 2019, Sheeran posted a picture of the track's title on his Instagram account; the picture included the names of two collaborators, but the names themselves were crossed out. The caption on the picture posed the question, "Can you guess who's on the next one?".[18] The two collaborators were later revealed to be Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock.[17]

"Beautiful People", featuring Khalid, was confirmed to be the third single off of the album by Sheeran on 23 June 2019.[19] On 25 June 2019, Sheeran posted a video of Khalid recording part of the song on his Instagram. On 26 June 2019, video of Sheeran performing part of the song acoustically was posted.[20] It was released on 28 June 2019 and peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Blow" with Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars, the fourth single from the album, was released on 5 July 2019. Sheeran announced the song and music video's release on 30 June 2019.[21]

"Best Part of Me" featuring YEBBA, the fifth single, was released along with "Blow" on 5 July 2019. Sheeran announced the song's release the day before on 4 July 2019 (4 July or Independence Day 2019).

On 12 July 2019, Sheeran released "Antisocial" with Travis Scott, the sixth single from the album. "Antisocial" was announced by Sheeran the day before its release.[22] It peaked at #37 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The seventh single, "South of the Border" featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B, was released on 12 July 2019 alongside the single, "Antisocial" with Travis Scott. "South of the Border" was released to Australian radio on 12 July 2019, making it a single.

"Take Me Back to London" featuring Stormzy was released on 9 August 2019, as the eighth single from the album.[23] On 23 August, Sheeran released a remix of the song with the adding of rappers Jaykae and Aitch alongside with Stormzy.[24]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[25]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
The Guardian4/5 stars[26]
The Independent2/5 stars[27]
NME3/5 stars[28]
Pitchfork5.3/10[29]
Slant Magazine1.5/5 stars[30]
The Telegraph4/5 stars[31]

No.6 Collaborations Project received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from selected mainstream critics, the album received an average of 57, based on 14 reviews, indicating ''mixed or average reviews".[25]

In a positive review, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote that "unsurprisingly, the end result sounds not unlike a Top 20 rundown or Spotify's Hot Hits UK playlist" and that "Sheeran succeeds in pulling off his patent trick of simultaneously stunning you with the pitiless commercial efficiency of his writing while retaining a certain ordinary-bloke humanity," naming the album "smarm, charm and a watertight winning formula."[26] Similarly, Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph says, "Sheeran has delivered a solid commercial showcase of the power of contemporary pop music brands. It is a case of Superstars Assemble. A fan base shared is a fan base multiplied."[31] Nick Levine of NME concluded that "it's less an album, more a collection of savvy and generally savvy collaborations which blurs traditional genre boundaries unselfconsciously and acknowledges that Latin-pop is the sound of the near-future. Most of the time, it's a credit to Sheeran's songwriting skills and well-honed persona."[28]

In a more mixed review, Helen Brown, writing for The Independent concluded that "though his fare is bland, it is sincere and hygienically prepared."[27] Writing for Pitchfork, Rawiya Kameir opined that "few releases have been as baldly transparent and destined for ubiquity as No.6, which has all the conspicuous mining of a Drake album, but very little of the finesse or cultural fluency" while criticizing Sheeran's rapping ability.[29] Stephen Thomas Erlewin of AllMusic called pointed out Sheeran's "blandiness" but complimented him for knowing "that this is the sound that defines global pop in 2019" and the fact that the album was full of multiple genres.[1] Seth Wilson of Slant Magazine felt that Sheeran spends "the entirety of the album strenuously avoiding his strengths" and that "when Sheeran trots out his bad-boy routine, his music feels ersatz."[30] Writing for Rolling Stone, Danny Schwartz opined that "Sheeran's unobtrusively sweet voice easily slips between genres, but he struggles to connect with many of his A-list guest artists, deepening the album’s isolated mood."[32] Malvika Padin of Clash called the record "worth a listen to catch those glimpses of experimentation" but felt that some songs "feel out of place and fail to impress despite the involvement of such acclaimed artists."[33]

Lucy Shanker of Consequence of Sound wrote that "Sheeran has got the pop-song formula down pat" and that "he’s versatile, or at least trying to be" but that 'it doesn't pay off, though, because this effort results in a sense of emptiness, an abyss of authenticity or real feeling."[34] Writing for The New York Times, Jon Caramanica opined that "even though this record presents countless opportunities for Sheeran to fumble, there is something to be said for his choice to release it at all" but that at times "he stretches too thin."[35] Michael Cragg of The Observer called the record "a hotchpotch of genres and guests a laser-guided exercise in streaming monopoly, a credibility-by-osmosis playlist primed for summer dominance."[36] Writing for Variety, Chris Willman wrote that "with such an impressive friends list, you hope for at least the illusion of chemistry somewhere along the way, but it’s the ultimate Dropbox duets album" and that fans "need another set of songs as good and deeply felt as the ones that preceded this" although he did acknowledge that the album does have "less bogged down moments."[37] In a negative review, Bernadette Giacomazzo of HipHopDX scored the album 2.5 of out five, opining that it "leaves horrible taste in one’s mouth" and that it "would go over better if Sheeran positioned this as a “pop” album rather than as a wannabe Hip Hop album," ending his review by writing "this is an experiment that could have worked — but, ultimately, didn’t."[38]

Accolades[]

Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2019 People's Choice Awards Album of 2019 Nominated [39]
LOS40 Music Awards Best International Album Nominated [40]
2020 Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Album Nominated [41]
Gaana User's Choice Icons Best International Album Nominated [42]
Juno Awards International Album of the Year Nominated [43]

Year-end rankings[]

Publication List Rank Ref.
GQ (Russia) The 20 Best Albums of 2019 N/A
[44]

Commercial performance[]

No.6 Collaborations Project debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 173,000 album-equivalent units (AEUs), including 70,000 pure album sales. It is Sheeran's third US number-one album.[45] In its second week, the album stayed at number one on the chart, earning 78,000 album-equivalent units of which 16,000 copies in pure albums sales.[46] On September 23, 2019, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units.[47]

In the UK, the album debuted at number one on the Official Albums Chart with 125,000 AEUs - making it the fastest selling album of 2019 (as of 23 July 2019). In its first week, No.6 Collaborations Project had 57,000 physical sales, 18,000 downloads and 70.2 million track streams in the UK.[48] This is Sheeran's fourth UK number-one album.[49]

The album debuted at number one in other 14 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Taiwan, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands and Finland. It also debuted at number two in Italy, France and Germany.[50]

By the end of 2019, the album had sold 1.1 million pure copies worldwide, ranking as the seventh best selling album of that year.[51] In China the album sold with 151,502 units on Chinese music platforms, including NetEase Cloud Music, Inc.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Beautiful People" (featuring Khalid)
  • Shellback
  • Martin
  • Fred
  • Sheeran
  • Alex Gibson[a]
3:17
2."South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B)
3:24
3."Cross Me" (featuring Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock)
Fred3:26
4."Take Me Back to London" (featuring Stormzy)
3:09
5."Best Part of Me" (featuring Yebba)
4:03
6."I Don't Care" (with Justin Bieber)
  • Martin
  • Shellback
  • Fred
3:39
7."Antisocial" (with Travis Scott)
2:41
8."Remember the Name" (featuring Eminem and 50 Cent)
  • Martin
  • Shellback
  • Fred
  • Sheeran
3:27
9."Feels" (featuring Young Thug and J Hus)
Fred2:30
10."Put It All on Me" (featuring Ella Mai)
Fred3:17
11."Nothing on You" (featuring Paulo Londra and Dave)
  • Fred
  • Sam Tsang[a]
3:20
12."I Don't Want Your Money" (featuring H.E.R.)
3:24
13."1000 Nights" (featuring Meek Mill and A Boogie wit da Hoodie)
3:32
14."Way to Break My Heart" (featuring Skrillex)
3:10
15."Blow" (with Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars)
Mars3:29
Total length:49:48

Notes

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[52]

  • Ed Sheeran – all vocals, writer (all tracks), producer (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8), executive producer, guitar (tracks 2, 5, 8), bass (track 5)
  • 50 Cent – vocals (track 8)
  • Angad "Bainz" Bains – engineer (track 9)
  • AJ Putman – engineer (track 13)
  • Alex Estevez – engineer (track 13)
  • Alex Gibson – additional production (tracks 1, 7)
  • Anthony Cruz – engineer (track 13)
  • Anthony Evans – editor (track 5)
  • Archie Carter – assistant engineer (track 5)
  • Benjy Gibson – backing vocals and percussion (track 6)
  • Benny Blanco – drum programming, keyboards, and producer (track 5)
  • Boi-1da – producer (track 13)
  • A Boogie wit da Hoodie – vocals (track 13)
  • Brody Brown – bass (track 15)
  • Bruno Mars – drums, guitar, Moog, producer, and vocals (track 15)
  • Camila Cabello – vocals (track 2)
  • Cardi B – vocals (track 2)
  • Chance the Rapper – vocals (track 3)
  • Charles Moniz – engineer (track 15)
  • Chris Galland – mixing (track 12), mixing engineer (tracks 3, 10, 15)
  • Chris Laws – engineer (track 14), programming (2)
  • Chris Sclafani – engineer (track 5)
  • Chris Stapleton – vocals (track 15)
  • Dann Pursey – engineer (track 14)
  • Dave – vocals (track 11)
  • David Pizzimenti – engineer (track 10)
  • Denis Kosiak – engineer (track 1)
  • DJ Riggins – assistant mix engineer (tracks 9, 11, 14), engineer (tracks 4, 7, 13)
  • Ella Mai – vocals (track 10)
  • Emma Corby – brass arrangements (track 6)
  • Eminem – vocals (track 8)
  • Evan LaRay – engineer (track 2)
  • Fred – ad libs (track 4), backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9–11), bass and drums (tracks 1–4, 6–12), beatbox (track 6), co-producer (track 12), engineer (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9–13), guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–12), keyboards (tracks 1–4, 6–13), producer (tracks 1–4, 6–11, 13), programming (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–12), synthesizer (tracks 2, 13)
  • Gabe Jaskowiak – recording (track 3)
  • Geoff Swan – engineer (tracks 10, 12)
  • George Seara – engineer (track 12)
  • Georgia Gibson – saxophone (track 6)
  • Gosha Usov – engineer (track 5)
  • H.E.R. – vocals (track 12)
  • Inaam Haq – assistant recording engineer (track 6)
  • J Hus – vocals (track 9)
  • Jacob "The Menace" Dennis – assistant engineer (track 15)
  • Jacob Richards – assistant mix engineer (tracks 9, 11, 14), engineer (tracks 4, 7, 13)
  • Jahaan Sweet – producer (track 13)
  • Jaime Estalella – engineer (track 8)
  • Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd – backing vocals (track 6)
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14)
  • Joe Reeves – guitar (track 12)
  • Joe Rubel – drum programming (track 5), engineer (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 15), keyboards and producer (track 5)
  • Joe Strange – engineer (track 8)
  • John Hanes – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 6)
  • Josh Gudwin – production and recording (track 6)
  • Justin Bieber – vocals (track 6)
  • Kate Conklin – additional vocals (track 14)
  • Kenny Beats – producer (track 4)
  • Khalid – vocals (track 1)
  • Kid Culture – additional programming (track 14)
  • Ky Miller – engineer (track 8)
  • Liam Nolan – engineer (track 12)
  • Luke Farnell – assistant engineer (track 9)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 3, 10, 12, 15)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (track 5)
  • Matt Wolach – mixing (track 5)
  • Max Martin – backing vocals (track 6), keyboards (tracks 6, 8), producer (tracks 1, 6, 8), programming (track 8)
  • Meek Mill – vocals (track 13)
  • Michael Freeman – mixing (track 5)
  • Michael Ilbert – engineer (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8)
  • Mike Seaberg – assistant mix engineer (tracks 9, 11, 14), engineer (tracks 4, 7, 13)
  • Mike Strange – engineer and mixing (track 8)
  • Nineteen85 – bass, drums, keyboards, and producer (track 12)
  • Ovy on the Drums – engineer (track 11)
  • Paul Anthony Morrison – engineer (track 11)
  • Paulo Londra – vocals (track 11)
  • PnB Rock – vocals (track 3)
  • Pino Palladino – bass (track 5)
  • Robert Sellens – assistant engineer (track 5)
  • Robin Florent – assistant mix engineer (track 3, 10, 11), mixing (track 15)
  • Sam Tsang – synthesizer, programming, and additional production (track 11)
  • Scott Desmarais – assistant mix engineer (track 3, 10, 11), mixing (track 15)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 6)
  • Shaan Singh – engineer (track 9)
  • Shellback – guitar (track 1), keyboards (tracks 6, 8), producer and programming (tracks 1, 6, 8)
  • Simone Torres – engineer (track 2)
  • Skrillex – mixing (track 14), producer (tracks 4, 14)
  • Steve Mac – keyboards and producer (tracks 2, 14)
  • Stormzy – vocals (track 4)
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering (all tracks)
  • Tate McDowell – assistant engineer (track 10)
  • Thomas Bartlett – keyboards (track 5)
  • Tom Norris – mixing (track 14)
  • Tony Campana – engineer (track 8)
  • Travis Scott – engineer and vocals (track 7)
  • Tre Nagella – engineer (track 7)
  • Yebba – vocals (track 5)
  • Young Thug – vocals (track 9)

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[114] Gold 35,000double-dagger
Austria (IFPI Austria)[115] Gold 7,500double-dagger
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[116] Platinum 40,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[117] 2× Platinum 160,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[118] 2× Platinum 40,000double-dagger
France (SNEP)[119] Platinum 100,000double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[120] Gold 100,000double-dagger
Hungary (MAHASZ)[121] Platinum 4,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[122] Platinum 50,000double-dagger
Netherlands (NVPI)[123] Platinum 40,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[124] 3× Platinum 45,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[125] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
Singapore (RIAS)[126] Gold 5,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[127] Gold 20,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[128] 2× Platinum 600,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[129] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 12 July 2019
[52]

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