Ed Sheeran - The A Team [Official Music Video] 

Ed sheeran was 19 when he made this😭 damn time fliess

It's sad that people have the image of Ed Sheeran as the singer of Shape of You while there are many better songs that he has composed and written....

Ed Sheeran wrote this song when he met a girl named Angel at a Christmas gig for the homeless charity- crisis. He wrote this song based on her story. EDIT: MUM IM FAMOUS JHABSHAJ

The dislikes are because their eyes got blurry from crying and they missed the like button, for sure.

Shape of you is nothing compared to this masterpiece tbh

and the sad thing is, this is a reality for so many people. edit: just coming back to this and i didn't know so many people agreed with me. thank you guys.

Classics never die, they just find new people.

So he was like 17-18 when he wrote this?! incredible!

Its April 2024, let's see how many legends are listening to this incredible song

This video gives more meaning when you realize Ed Sheeran was once homeless himself. What if he wrote this with someone in mind?

The sad thing about this song is that it is a reality for many people

When you were kid, you enjoyed the music. When you are adult, you understood the music.

I'm leaving this comment here so after a month or a year when someone likes it, I get reminded of this song ❤ Edit : for every comment i will listen the song twice, thank y'all :) 7/11/2023 : Thank you everyone for the reminders by commenting, I didn't expect it but I do come here an awful lot to listen to this amazing song over and over again, all thanks to you!!

“The worse things in life come free to us” beautiful lyrics

I can't believe this song is 10 years old. Time flies by.

Angel was a real person Ed knew when he was doing small gigs.

Who else thought that this was a love song when they first heard it but now realizes that it's a depressing song.

I met an escort several years ago and we became somewhat close friends in addition to our other "relationship." She was 30 and I was 46; she was so intelligent and had a wicked sense of humor in addition to being just gorgeous. Over the next 2-3 years, I would see her 5-6 times a year but we also kept in touch via text. Little did I know she had a drug habit (heroin) until she dropped off the radar for a few months (got arrested) and then texted me out of the blue several months later. We caught up via text over a couple of days and she finally came clean with me that she had a nine year heroin habit. I was devastated - cried hard that night for how messed up her life was. She lived in a different state/city and needed a place to crash for awhile, so I invited her to come live with me. I had never heard of Ed Sheeran prior to meeting her but on one of our road trips, she played this song - I didn't catch all the lyrics but later that night while she was in the shower, I looked up the lyrics and watched this video. I cried hard. Again. Sobbed. Swore I would do whatever I could to help her get her life back on track. She no longer lives with me but she's recently made great strides in kicking her habit and I'm still helping support her at the moment. I will forever remember her when I hear this song and it's hard to listen to it without tears flowing. I never told her this but I love that girl. UPDATE: June 24 2020. Well this has run on longer than I ever expected. Many have asked for updates over the past three and a half years and I’ve done so in the comments below, but it appears many who have left comments aren’t reading the entire thread to see the updates. So I’m editing and updating the original comment now. I posted the original comment over three years ago, really didn’t think it would see this much traction and reaction. At the time, I lived about 11 hours away from her, four states away. For those still commenting that I should tell her I love her, I have and did. Not too long after the original post. We stayed in touch and she even came to visit me for extended trips on 2 or 3 other occasions. I also continued to see her where she lives whenever I could. It has been up and down. Lots of good times, lots of tears. She’s made many attempts to get clean and sober but unfortunately has not been able to stay that way. I recently relocated much closer to her and am now only about two hours away. We’ve fought and loved, forgiven each other for various problems. It still isn’t what I want it to be and in fact, right now, I have decided to step away for a break. We have a number of things to resolve and her addiction is at the center of most of it. But I still love her and have come to believe that she loves me as well. Yes, she needs some professional help to resolve her addiction. There are other complicating and legal factors that make that difficult right now. But she knows that I want to see her clean and sober in the end, regardless of where our relationship goes. I just want to say several things to people who are commenting. 1) The overwhelming majority of you have been so positive and supportive and I can’t tell you how much that has meant to me. Several times when I have been close to giving up, some of the encouraging comments on here have convinced me to keep going and keep trying. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. You have all made me realize that there are really good, decent people in the world. 2) To those who just want to fling insults at me or at her, fuck off. Grow up. 3) To those who question whether I’m doing the right things by helping her out (aka enabling), yes I understand your point. Some have suggested she just needs tough love and to walk away, force her to face her issues and resolve them. That approach works for some, but not all. Her entire family, parents and siblings have turned their backs on her, ie, tough love. It didn’t work. There has to be a better approach, or a more muted approach than that while understanding that the ultimate goal is her overcoming her addiction. Finally, I am not a saint. I appreciate the nice comments and all, but I’ve made my share of mistakes and missteps in this situation. I’m not trying to boost myself or pat myself on the back. I’m just a man who loves a woman and who wants to see her succeed and overcome her obstacles. Much love to all. UPDATE: September 12 2020: My friend was arrested earlier this week; she was a passenger in a car involved in a minor traffic accident but thankfully wasn’t hurt. However, when the police arrived, they ran her name and it came back she was wanted on an old warrant for failure to appear (which I knew about). The good news is, she had been clean for about three weeks and I believe, on a good path to really getting sober. The bad news is she’s now in custody and I don’t know what the outcome will be at this moment. I hired her an attorney and he’s trying to get her bonded out and also thinks that she will be able to get into a diversionary/rehab program with the state to avoid serious jail or prison time. So I guess the good news there is she’s been forced to face her legal issues and should be able to stay off heroin while she’s locked up. Also good news is she’s safe. I really feel like this is the rock bottom, wake up call that will perhaps lead her to sobriety. Thank you again for all the love and support. I’ll post more as the developments warrant. Much love. UPDATE NOV 15 2020: So she was in jail from Sept 8 to Oct 8. I got her an attorney who was able to get a bond hearing and I was able to bond her out. The next day I helped her pack her stuff and she’s been living with me ever since. She’s had one court appearance but has another scheduled for late November. She’s facing 2 plus years incarceration but we’re hoping for probation and rehab/therapy. Good thoughts and vibes are appreciated, will update again in a couple of weeks. ❤️ UPDATE December 10, 2020: She was sentenced to 6 months in county jail and 3 years probation but got credit for 3 months time served already. Not what we had hoped for but far less than what it could have been. We talk on the phone daily and she sounds truly committed to sobriety when she gets out. She will come to live with me and we will start our journey together 🤞. I’m happier than I have been in a long time and truly excited for the future, although I know there is a lot of hard work ahead. But I love her still, even more than before. Thank you to all who have been so supportive, it has meant more than I can tell you! Hug your loved ones, be kind and during this holiday season, look to be a friend to someone in need. Much love to all. ❤️ UPDATE: JAN 12 2021: She’s home! She was released after 45 days served. I’m ecstatic. She seems really locked in to staying sober and clean. Lots of work ahead to make that possible but I’m just over the moon excited for her - and our - future! Thank you again for all the love and support! You guys are just wonderful!! Much love ❤️. Update August 13 2021: After a really hard few months after she got out of jail, she finally agreed to go to a doctor and start a Suboxone treatment, something I had wanted her to do for years but would never agree to do. Suboxone helps deal with the physical symptoms of withdrawal and helps keep her physically centered. She’s been on it for about 2 months now and the change has been amazing. She’s been doing much better and starting to get engaged in daily living like never before. All was going really well. And then….. this song below is the only way to explain what has happened. I’m crushed. Heartbroken. Thank you to all of you who have been supportive and shown the love you have for her and for me. Unfortunately this appears to be the end of our story. The song is Amos Lee, “Chill in the Air”. FINAL UPDATE (March 31 2024): For those wondering, we broke up in August 2021. I’m not going into the details but in spite of the challenges, she remained living with me simply because she had nowhere else to go; and I refused to put her out on the street. She slowly made progress in staying sober via suboxone but did have several relapses over the next two years. Unfortunately the last relapse cost her her life and she passed away last August (2023). It’s been hard adjusting to her not being here but at least her struggles are over and she is at rest. Thank you for all the kind words and support the last seven years. If you are an addict, please get help. And if you love an addict, please don’t give up but know that you cannot make someone recover or even want to recover. Love to all.

I understand this a lot better than I did 6 years ago 😅 it's sadder too…

Who's here September 04, 2024?

I know many girls suffering this life. This track is so honest and real!

It disgusts me how songs like "Anaconda" or "Shake it off" get more views/popularity then beautiful, meaningful songs like this. What has our genre of "good music" become? EDITED okay ive been getting a lot of comments about shake it off. i guess it isnt that much of a pointless song like anaconda but still it just gets annoying. lol but if u dont want me to use shake it off as an example, then how about songs like fancy or booty. those stupid songs

I remember staying up late on winter break listening to this song...was in high school, no responsibilities, no nothing...now my whole world is falling apart lol

I used to listen to this song in active addiction because I could relate to it. I am now listening to it with over a year clean. My life has completely changed and I am so grateful everyday for my new life and my family. I’m never turning back! I don’t have to go “outside” ever again.

Who else was really young and innocent when this came out and shocked at what the meaning was as you grew older

When Ed said: the worst things in life come free to us I felt that...

once a wise man said, "when you're happy you enjoy the melody but, when you're broken you understand the lyrics"

Who is from September 2024?

Am I alone to cry ?Thanks for all the answers, they are so cute :)

Crazy to think he used to sing at my pub, now look at him

For Ed it's somehow always too cold outside XD

White lips, pale face Breathing in snowflakes Burnt lungs, sour taste Light's gone, day's end Struggling to pay rent Long nights, strange men And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries And they scream The worst things in life come free to us 'Cause we're just under the upper hand And go mad for a couple grams And she don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland Or sells love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly Angels to fly Ripped gloves, raincoat Tried to swim and stay afloat Dry house, wet clothes Loose change, bank notes Weary-eyed, dry throat Call girl, no phone And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries And they scream The worst things in life come free to us 'Cause we're just under the upper hand And go mad for a couple grams And she don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland Or sells love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly An angel will die Covered in white Closed eye And hoping for a better life This time, we'll fade out tonight Straight down the line And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries They scream The worst things in life come free to us And we're all under the upper hand Go mad for a couple grams And we don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland Or sell love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly Angels to fly To fly, fly For angels to fly, to fly, to fly For angels to die

wtf i finally realized the meaning of these lyrics 😯

Today marks the exact 7 years of this song

“The worst things in life come free to us” - so true

Anyone 2024?

I was happy 4 minutes ago

i pray who ever reads this becomes successful.

This song reminds me of my big brother. Last valentine's day, he overdosed, I miss him. So fucking much

June 2024 who's with me?

It's 2017 and I'm still crying

When you re-listen to Your favourite Ed Sheeran songs, but now you're older and realise they're actually about homeless prostitutes OD-ing and miscarriage.

When you realize this is 6 years old

Addiction is one hell of a battle man. Im trying my best to stop but its so hard to find a reason to stay sober. The world is on such a dark times we all need jesus

My mom loved this song, she passed away a week ago :c

can't believe it's been 5 years! OMG

Not trying to get attention but who else that is watching is depressed

Took me 13 years to realize she was dead in the begginging of this video! 😢

Who else on a ed Sheeran old songs marathon 🙋🏾‍♀️

What? where are the flying tanks and death? i thought this was the A team

this isnt just about drugs its about sex trafficking too

i fucking want him to collab with Eminem, they're both poets when it comes to lyrics

White lips, pale face Breathing in snowflakes Burnt lungs, sour taste Light's gone, day's end Struggling to pay rent Long nights, strange men And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries And they scream The worst things in life come free to us Cause we're just under the upper hand And go mad for a couple grams And she don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland Or sells love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly Angels to fly Ripped gloves, raincoat Tried to swim and stay afloat Dry house, wet clothes Loose change, bank notes Weary-eyed, dry throat Call girl, no phone And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries And they scream The worst things in life come free to us Cause we're just under the upper hand And go mad for a couple grams And she don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland Or sells love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly An angel will die Covered in white Closed eye And hoping for a better life This time, we'll fade out tonight Straight down the line And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries They scream The worst things in life come free to us And we're all under the upper hand Go mad for a couple grams And we don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland Or sell love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly Angels to fly To fly, fly For angels to fly, to fly, to fly For angels to die

Her eyes told the story. Without speaking one word, we saw all her struggles through those eyes. Very talented actress.

Anyone in Septemebr of 2024??

Let's take a moment to appreciate Selina MacDonald who acted so well and increased the value of this amazing masterpiece

Better off dead than living a life of misery and abuse and degradation. She is free from all of it at the end.

Whoever is the inspiration of Ed Sheeran for this song, hope she's/he's/they're in peace and doing good now.

This song reminds me of my very good friend...... And i miss her a lot.......

The lines " The worst things in life comes free to us. " made my day :D

I'm crying :(

The fact that most of us were so young when this song came out. But now we actually understand the subject and it makes me so sad to think this is some peoples reality

the first wave of ed sheeran...the mainstream dont even know this song was exist...the best song he ever made

Ed sheerean is one of the reasons I’m not committing suicide

6 years later and I still love this song

I’m sorry but I miss when his music sounded like this

Who’s here in 2024

everytime I hear this song the emotions just hits me like a truck

The song is about a woman named Angel that was addicted to crack that Ed met while he was doing charity work in a shelter in London.

I remember when this was Ed's most popular song.

2024 anyone?

I honestly thought this song was about a boy who had a crush on a girl who has a lot of stress in her life because of the "she's in the class A team" oh how wrong I was.

I am an ex meth addict. This is the only song that brings brings my mind back to where it needs to be.. whenever I get a craving to do anything stupid I watch this video and listen to THIS song and it’s the ONE thing that gets through my head and reminds me what I will NEVER go back to... one of my favorite songs.. but living this kind of life watching the video I’m prepared to cry.

Oh my God. I was 10 the first time I heard this. As I got older, I began to understand bits and pieces of the lyrics. I can't believe that I missed, "breathing in the snowflakes, burnt lungs, sour taste," as most likely relating to drugs. This song is a beautiful sad masterpiece.

Damn I miss my mom...

This Video has a very effy stonem from skins feel to it

Drugs destroy your life and everyone around you.Please always stay strong and remember the good things in life and people that love you.Dont be afraid to live life. The world is scary and dangerous but we will make it through.(:

Funny how a 4 minute clip can tell a more powerful story than most 2 hour long films

White lips, pale face Breathing in snowflakes Burnt lungs, sour taste Light's gone, day's end Struggling to pay rent Long nights, strange men And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries And they scream The worst things in life come free to us 'Cause we're just under the upper hand And go mad for a couple grams And she don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland Or sells love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly Angels to fly Ripped gloves, raincoat Tried to swim and stay afloat Dry house, wet clothes Loose change, bank notes Weary-eyed, dry throat Call girl, no phone And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries And they scream The worst things in life come free to us 'Cause we're just under the upper hand And go mad for a couple grams And she don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland Or sells love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly An angel will die Covered in white Closed eye And hoping for a better life This time, we'll fade out tonight Straight down the line And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries They scream The worst things in life come free to us And we're all under the upper hand Go mad for a couple grams And we don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland Or sell love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly Angels to fly To fly, fly For angels to fly, to fly, to fly For angels to die

the fact that in 5th grade i thought this was about a student who was too focused on school that her social life was falling apart lmao

Billie: my music is the saddest Ed: hold my packet of crisps and my pint

unpopular opinion: this is the most iconic ed sheeran song

My brother died from an drug overdose and I've been sober for two years don't want the same thing happening to me may you rest in peace bruv ❤

Did meth almost daily for three years got sober without treatment this February 6th will be my four years sober date almost went mad to those of you who are still struggling there is a light at the end of the tunnel

I'm addicted to this song.

I'm so American😂😂 when she was getting into the car i was thinking "why is she getting in on the drivers side"

I worked the streets from age 13 until I was 17. I'm almost 50 years old and those are the memories I can't forget even though all my other memories are fading.

Now that's what I call a music video!

Songs nice but the video is super depressing. Why Ed?

This video always reminds me of Effy Stonem from Skins UK.

White lips, pale face Breathing in snowflakes Burnt lungs, sour taste Light's gone, day's end Struggling to pay rent Long nights, strange men And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries And they scream The worst things in life come free to us 'Cause we're just under the upper hand And go mad for a couple grams And she don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland Or sells love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly Angels to fly Ripped gloves, raincoat Tried to swim and stay afloat Dry house, wet clothes Loose change, bank notes Weary-eyed, dry throat Call girl, no phone And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries And they scream The worst things in life come free to us 'Cause we're just under the upper hand And go mad for a couple grams And she don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland Or sells love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly An angel will die Covered in white Closed eye And hoping for a better life This time, we'll fade out tonight Straight down the line And they say She's in the Class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been this way since eighteen But lately her face seems Slowly sinking, wasting Crumbling like pastries They scream The worst things in life come free to us And we're all under the upper hand Go mad for a couple grams And we don't want to go outside tonight And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland Or sell love to another man It's too cold outside For angels to fly Angels to fly To fly, fly For angels to fly, to fly, to fly For angels to die

Who else sees this video in February 2021? it is still a masterpiece. The beginning of the career of our dear Ed Sheeran

White lips Pale face BREATHING IN SQUAREFLAKES

The bird chirping at the end reminds me of the time when I would stay up playing computer games till 6am..

Anyone 2024?

😪😪 am I the only one that feels happy and sad at the same time while listening to this song?

I like to listen to sad songs like this when im sad so i can be like 20x more sad 😂😭

The wasn't the a team I thought it was

2024 who’s here with me

I never knew that this was about a prostitute.