Old Phone" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 1 May 2025 under his own label Gingerbread Man Records and distributed by Warner Records as the second single from his upcoming eighth studio album, Play. The track was written by Sheeran and produced by Sheeran, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Blake Slatkin In April 2025, Sheeran launched a new Instagram account to celebrate his upcoming single "Old Phone" The account features a number of never-before-seen pictures, texts and lyric notes, a look back through Sheeran's mobile phone that he retired in 2015. He was inspired to write the new song when revisiting his old phone after winning the "Thinking Out Loud" copyright lawsuit The Emil Nava-directed music video was released on 8 May 2025.It features Sheeran's pop-up Ipswich pub gig and fans who submitted stories from their past
Lyrics "Old Phone"
I found my old phone today In a box that I had hidden away Nostalgia tryin' to lead me astray Maybe I'll unwrite some wrongs I charged the battery again Combinations 'cause my passcode had changed Opened up and saw familiar names Now I wonder where they've gone
Conversations with my dead friends Messages from all my exes I kinda think that this was best left In the past, where it belongs I feel an overwhelming sadness Of all the friends I do not have left Seeing how my family has fractured Growin' up and movin' on
I found my old phone today Arguments that I tried to keep at bay The ones who loved me, I just pushed them away Couldn't tell the difference from the leeches My closed hand still holds some mates But if I'm open, it gets smaller day by day I can't tell if it is pleasure or pain Trying to keep within my remain
Conversations with my dead friends Messages from all my exes I kinda think that this was best left There, in the past, where it belongs I feel an overwhelming sadness Of all the friends I do not have left Seeing how my family has fractured Growin' up and movin' on
I found my old phone today So full of love, yet so full of hate I put it back inside there from whence it came Nothing good will come from regretting
Conversations with my dead friends Messages from all my exes I kinda think that this was best left There, in the past, where it belongs I feel an overwhelming sadness Of all the friends I do not have left Seeing how my family has fractured Growin' up and movin' on
