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Ed Sheeran

Collide

Release date: 28th October 2021

From = (Tour Edition)
Track 8
3:30
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About This Track

A catalogue of small intimacies and grand gestures, 'Collide' traces a relationship through its accumulated moments. Ed Sheeran moves between the mundane (shared toothbrushes, ordered pizza) and the transcendent (watching sunrises, making love in the sky), building a portrait of two people whose lives have become inseparable. The song's emotional anchor is simple: the world hurts less when they're together. The production sits in restrained territory, letting the lyrical detail carry weight. Sheeran's voice settles into a conversational register across verses before the chorus lifts into something more declarative, the repetition of "you bring me to life" becoming both affirmation and incantation. There's a steadiness here that matches the song's thesis: that love is not fireworks but the accumulation of small survivals, shared grief, and the decision to keep showing up.

"Collide" is a track by Ed Sheeran, from the album = (Tour Edition), released 28th October 2021. The track is 3:30 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about Ed Sheeran.

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Lyrics

Collide

Oh, yeah, we've been in the rain
Been on the rocks, but we found our way
We've ordered pizza to an aeroplane
Slept on the beach like we were castaways

We've been in the storm
Been to an Irish bar in central Rome
Driven to hospitals with broken bones
We've shared a toothbrush and shared our home

We've seen the moon reflect on the rollin' tide
Been up at 5:00 a.m., watchin' the sunrise
Because the world looks better when I'm by your side
Oh I, oh I, oh I

When you and I collide
You bring me to life
Yeah, you bring me to life
You bring me to life

When you and I collide
You bring me to life
Yeah, you bring me to life
You bring me to life

We've been on the road
We've watched the blossom fall to Earth like snow
Fumbled in cubicles in Tokyo
And been to funerals in rented clothes

Mmm, we drank your father's whiskey when your grandma died
You brought me to the morning through my darkest night
Yeah, the world hurts less when I'm by your side
Oh I, oh I, oh I

When you and I collide
You bring me to life
You bring me to life
You bring me to life

When you and I collide
You bring me to life
Yeah, you bring me to life
Yeah, you bring me to life

Head first, collidin'
Dreamers collidin'
Universe collidin'
Your love let the light in
Head first, collidin'
Dreamers collidin'
Universe collidin'

We made love in the sky
Overslept and missed the northern lights
You lost your wedding ring, but I didn't mind
'Cause I got a feeling, baby, we'll be fine

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Track details

From = (Tour Edition)

3:302021
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Ed Sheeran
29th October 2021
Track number
8
Release year
2021
  1. 1Tides
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  2. 2Shivers
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  3. 3First Times
    3:06
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Ben Kweller, Ed Sheeran, Fred again.., Johnny McDaid
    Producer
    Ed Sheeran, Fred again.., Johnny McDaid
    Bass
    Fred again.., Johnny McDaid
    Drums
    Benjy, Fred again..
    Keyboards
    Fred again.., Johnny McDaid, Will Reynolds
    Vocals
    Ed Sheeran
    Additional Production
    Benjy Gibson
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Charlie Holmes, Kieran Beardmore, Matt Wolach
    Background Vocals
    Ed Sheeran, Fred again.., Graham Archer, Johnny McDaid, Kevin Myers, Will Reynolds
    Electric Guitar
    Johnny McDaid
    Mastering Engineer
    Stuart Hawkes
    Percussion
    Johnny McDaid, Richard Adlam
    Programmer
    Hal Ritson
    Vocal Producer
    Graham Archer
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