Ed Sheeran Announces Comeback Single, “Eyes Closed”

After a brief hiatus, global superstar Ed Sheeran has made his comeback with a brand new song titled “Eyes Closed.” The track, which is the lead single off his upcoming album ‘-,’ captures the essence of love and loss.

Speaking about the song, Sheeran said, “This song is about losing someone, feeling like every time you go out and you expect to just bump into them, and everything just reminds you of them and the things you did together.”

The album, which comprises 14 tracks, was written and recorded with Aaron Dessner of The National in February last year after a series of hard-hitting events impacted Sheeran’s life. The singer also released an official music video for the song, directed by Mia Barnes (Camila Cabello, Ciara), which features a blue monster serving as a metaphor for grief.

“When I was thinking of concepts for the ‘Eyes Closed’ music video, I wanted to make a video inspired by movies like Harvey, where the main character has an imaginary friend who’s a giant rabbit that no one can see. There’s also a book I read my daughters where sadness is encapsulated by an imaginary creature. Often sadness is something that follows you around, engulfing the rooms you’re in, and you can feel and see it, but no one else around you can. So I decided to create my own big blue monster for the video. He gets bigger and bigger as the video goes on, til he takes up whole rooms, and is all I can see, just like sadness,” explains Sheeran.

Watch Ed Sheeran’s “Eyes Closed” video below

The highly anticipated album will be released on May 5th, 2023, and is available for pre-order now here.

Sheeran is currently on his worldwide “+ – = ÷ x Tour” and is set to hit stadiums across North America for the first time since his record-breaking “Divide Tour” in 2018.

Ed Sheeran North American “+ – = ÷ x Tour” Dates

MAY

6 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium + ×
13 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium + ×
20 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium + ×
27 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium + ×

JUNE

3 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field + ×
45240 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium + ×
17-18 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre + %
24 – Landover, MD – FedExField + %
30 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium + %

JULY

1 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium + %
8 – Pittsburgh, PA – Acrisure Stadium + %
15 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field + %
22 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium + ·
29 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field + ·

AUGUST

5 – Kansas City, MO – GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium +
12 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium + ·
19 – Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High + ·
26 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field + ≠

SEPTEMBER

2 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place + ≠
9 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium – ≠
16 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s© Stadium – ≠
23 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium – ≠

* Khalid | – Russ | × Dylan | % Rosa Linn | · Cat Burns | ≠ Maisie Peters

For more information on Ed Sheeran, visit his website here.