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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2017 promotional single by Ed Sheeran

"Supermarket Flowers"
Promotional single by Ed Sheeran
from the album ÷
Released	3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
Recorded	2016
Length	3:41
Label	Asylum Atlantic
Songwriters	Ed Sheeran Johnny McDaid
Producers	Benny Blanco Johnny McDaid

"Supermarket Flowers" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and the final track on the standard edition of his third studio album ÷ (2017).[1] After the album's release it charted at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] It was released as a promotional single following Sheeran's performance at the 2018 Brit Awards.

Background

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The song is the 12th and final track on the standard version of Ed Sheeran's third studio album ÷ (Divide).

In an interview with MTV, Sheeran revealed that the song is about his late maternal grandmother. He said "She was in a hospital near my house where I was making the album so I saw her quite a lot while making the album and she passed away while I was in the studio. So that's my first reaction for anything that happens to me, good or bad, pick up a guitar." He also said that the song is supposed to "really make you cry".[3] Sheeran had not intended to put the song in the album 'Divide' as it was simply a personal tribute to his grandmother. His father first suggested that he should play the song at her funeral, which he did, and his grandfather then urged that it should be included in the album after hearing it at the funeral.[4] Sheeran said: "My grandfather just turned to me [at the funeral], he was like you have to put that out, that has to go on the record. It's such a good memory, that's why it's ended up on there."[5]

Charts

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Weekly charts [edit] Chart (2017–18) Peakposition Australia (ARIA)[6] 19 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 39 Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[8] 31 Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[9] 25 Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 26 France (SNEP)[11] 109 Germany (GfK)[12] 29 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[13] 40 Ireland (IRMA)[14] 9 Italy (FIMI)[15] 43 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 20 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[17] 29 Scotland Singles (OCC)[18] 12 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 25 UK Singles (OCC)[20] 8 US Billboard Hot 100[21] 75

Year-end charts [edit] Chart (2017) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 90

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23]	4× Platinum	280,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[24]	Platinum	30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	3× Platinum	240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26]	Platinum	90,000‡
France (SNEP)[27]	Gold	100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[28]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[29]	Gold	25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30]	3× Platinum	90,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[31]	Platinum	50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[32]	Gold	5,000‡
Spain (Promusicae)[33]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[35]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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1. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (3 March 2017). "Ed Sheeran, Divide, album review: Singer-songwriter's third record is impressive for ambition alone". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
2. ^ "Divide and conquer: Ed Sheeran smashes UK chart records with new album and dominates singles rankings". The Daily Telegraph. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
3. ^ Pell, Mike (3 March 2017). "Exclusive! Ed Sheeran Reveals The Touching Story Behind 'Supermarket Flowers". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
4. ^ Zane Lowe (3 February 2017). Zane Lowe and Ed Sheeran, Pt 2. iTunes. Event occurs at 46:30–50:00. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017.
5. ^ "Ed Sheeran's Song 'Supermarket Flowers' Isn't Actually About His Mum & Here's Why". Capital FM. 7 March 2017.
6. ^ "Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
7. ^ "Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
8. ^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
9. ^ "ČNS IFPI – CZ Singles Digital – Top 100 – 10. týden 2017" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
10. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 10, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
11. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles – SNEP (Week 10, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
12. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
13. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ed Sheeran". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
15. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 10" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
16. ^ "Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
17. ^ "Week of November 6, 2017". Billboard Philippines. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 2/3/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
19. ^ "Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
20. ^ "Search results for "Ed Sheeran" | Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
21. ^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
22. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
24. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
25. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
26. ^ "Danish single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
27. ^ "French single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
28. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ed Sheeran; 'Supermarket Flowers')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
29. ^ "Italian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
30. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". Radioscope. Retrieved 28 December 2024. Type Supermarket Flowers in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
31. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
32. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
33. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
34. ^ "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 August 2025. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Supermarket Flowers Ed Sheeran in the "Search:" field.
35. ^ "American single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

v t e Ed Sheeran songs
Discography
+	"The A Team" "Drunk" "Small Bump" "Lego House" "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" "Kiss Me" "Give Me Love" "The Parting Glass"
x	"One" "I'm a Mess" "Sing" "Don't" "Nina" "Photograph" "Bloodstream" "Tenerife Sea" "Runaway" "The Man" "Thinking Out Loud" "Afire Love" "I See Fire"
÷	"Eraser" "Castle on the Hill" "Dive" "Shape of You" "Perfect" "Galway Girl" "Happier" "New Man" "Hearts Don't Break Around Here" "What Do I Know?" "How Would You Feel (Paean)" "Supermarket Flowers" "Barcelona" "Bibia Be Ye Ye" "Nancy Mulligan" "Save Myself"
No.6 CollaborationsProject	"Beautiful People" "South of the Border" "Cross Me" "Take Me Back to London" "Best Part of Me" "I Don't Care" "Antisocial" "Remember the Name" "Put It All on Me" "Nothing on You" "1000 Nights" "Blow"
=	"Tides" "Shivers" "First Times" "Bad Habits" "Overpass Graffiti" "The Joker and the Queen" "2step" "Visiting Hours"
−	"Boat" "Eyes Closed" "Life Goes On" "Curtains"
Autumn Variations	"American Town"
Play	"Sapphire" "Azizam" "Old Phone" "Camera" "A Little More" "Symmetry"
Other songs	"All of the Stars" "Make It Rain" "I Was Made for Loving You" "Afterglow" "Peru" "Merry Christmas" "Sigue" "Forever My Love" "Are You Entertained" "Noche de Novela" "My G" "Celestial" "F64" "Under the Tree" "Drive"
Featured songs	"If I Could" "Young Guns" "Teardrop" "Hush Little Baby" "Dreamers" "Watchtower" "Everything Has Changed" "Old School Love" "All About It" "Dark Times" "Lay It All on Me" "Reuf" "Boa Me" "End Game" "River" "Own It" "Those Kinda Nights" "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" "Bam Bam" "For My Hand"
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