The A Team - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The A Team

Ed-Sheeran -

"The A Team" Is The Debut Solo Single By English Singer-Songwriter Ed Sheeran. It Was Released As A Digital Download In The United Kingdom On June 10 2011 Serving As The Lead Single From His Debut Album . "The A Team" Is A Folk Ballad About A Sex Worker Addicted To Crack Cocaine A Class A Drug. It Was Written After Sheeran Visited A Homeless Shelter And Heard Some Of The Stories Of The Lives People Had Been Living. He Wrote The Song Following A Last-Minute Performance At An Event For The Homeless. The Chorus Of "The A Team" Was Also Used By Sheeran In The Track "Little Lady" Which Features Mikill Pane. "Little Lady" Is Available On The EP No. 5 Collaborations Project. The A Team Songfacts Explains The Song Is A True Story And Was Written By Sheeran After Meeting A Homeless Prostitute Called Angel Whilst Volunteering At A Crisis Homeless Shelter. The Song Became The Highest Selling Debut Single On The UK Singles Charts In The First Half Of 2011. The Song Is A Story About A Girl He Met Whilst Volunteering At A Homeless Shelter – It Soared Into The Top Three On Its Release In June 2011.