# A Little More (Ed Sheeran song)
**A Little More** is a song by the English singer-songwriter [Ed Sheeran](https://www.edgepedia.org/ed-sheeran), released on August 7, 2025 as a single ahead of his eighth studio album *[Play](https://www.edgepedia.org/play-ed-sheeran-album)*. It is an upbeat breakup song about a relationship souring into daily resentment, and its music video reunites Sheeran with actor [Rupert Grint](https://www.edgepedia.org/rupert-grint), who reprises the obsessive-fan character he played in the 2011 video for "Lego House".[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-little-more-single/1831339583) • [2](https://www.davidreviews.com/Reviews/2025/Ed_Sheeran_A_Little_More/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | August 7, 2025, as a standalone single of 3 minutes on Gingerbread Man Records and Atlantic Records UK, under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Limited[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-little-more-single/1831339583) |
| Album | Later appeared on *Play*, Sheeran's eighth album, released September 12, 2025[3](https://apnews.com/article/f28b0ea2a5eaddd6fa37c3f3c218e396) |
| Writers | Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, Cirkut, Johnny McDaid, and Dave[4](https://lyricsweb.com/song/ed-sheeran/ed-sheeran-a-little-more) |
| Producers | Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, and Cirkut[4](https://lyricsweb.com/song/ed-sheeran/ed-sheeran-a-little-more) |
| UK chart | Peak position 18 on the Official Singles Chart, with a 9-week run from August 21 to October 16, 2025; label Asylum, catalog number GBAHS2500267[5](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/ed-sheeran-a-little-more/) |
| Music video | Rupert Grint returns as Sheeran's stalker from "Lego House"; co-starring Nathalie Emmanuel, directed by Emil Nava[2](https://www.davidreviews.com/Reviews/2025/Ed_Sheeran_A_Little_More/) |
| Physical format | Limited edition translucent orange 7-inch vinyl, with "I Don't Wanna Go To Bed" on the B side[6](https://store.edsheeran.com/products/a-little-more-7-single) |
## Release and context
The single was issued on August 7, 2025, listed by Apple Music as one song of 3 minutes in the pop genre, credited to Gingerbread Man Records and Atlantic Records UK under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Limited.[1](https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-little-more-single/1831339583) It preceded *Play*, which The Associated Press described as Sheeran's eighth album, arriving September 12, 2025 and turning away from the acoustic introspection of his previous release, 2023's *Autumn Variations*; the AP noted that while the Farsi-titled lead hit "[Azizam](https://www.edgepedia.org/azizam-song)" became a cultural crossover song, "A Little More" was singled out for having "a much-needed groove".[3](https://apnews.com/article/f28b0ea2a5eaddd6fa37c3f3c218e396)
The song came out of an unusually large writing pool. Sheeran told TIME that he penned more than 320 songs for *Play* over the past four years before whittling them down to about 13.[7](https://time.com/7277722/ed-sheeran-interview-time100-2025/)
## Writing and production
Credits list five writers: Sheeran himself, Blake Slatkin, Cirkut, Johnny McDaid, and the British rapper Dave. Production is credited to Sheeran, Slatkin, and Cirkut.[4](https://lyricsweb.com/song/ed-sheeran/ed-sheeran-a-little-more) McDaid is a long-running collaborator, credited on 38 of the 202 Ed Sheeran songs whose credits LyricsWeb counted, with the collaboration first appearing in 2014; Slatkin and Cirkut each appear on a small number of Sheeran songs, first credited with him in 2025 on this track.[4](https://lyricsweb.com/song/ed-sheeran/ed-sheeran-a-little-more)
## Music video
The video, released alongside the single, revives one of Sheeran's best-known promo storylines. In 2011 Rupert Grint, known for playing [Ron Weasley](https://www.edgepedia.org/ron-weasley) in the [Harry Potter](https://www.edgepedia.org/harry-potter) films, portrayed Sheeran's stalker in the video for "Lego House"; fourteen years later he returns in the role.[2](https://www.davidreviews.com/Reviews/2025/Ed_Sheeran_A_Little_More/) The Spanish outlet LOS40 reported that the clip begins with Grint leaving prison after serving a 14-year sentence, a direct continuation of the earlier character, and that as Sheeran sings "I used to love you/Now every day I hate you just a little more", the ex-convict begins seeing the singer everywhere: in therapy sessions, at Stalkers Anonymous meetings, and at his own wedding.[8](https://los40.com/2025/08/07/rupert-grint-obsesionado-con-un-mundo-lleno-de-ed-sheeran-en-el-video-de-a-little-more/)
His fiancée is played by [Nathalie Emmanuel](https://www.edgepedia.org/nathalie-emmanuel), the *Game of Thrones* actress, and in a surreal twist the bride's face turns out to be Sheeran's own.[8](https://los40.com/2025/08/07/rupert-grint-obsesionado-con-un-mundo-lleno-de-ed-sheeran-en-el-video-de-a-little-more/) David Reviews noted the clip's visual nods to Sheeran's career, including a gym scene recalling the choreography of "Shape of You" and a romantic dance evoking "Thinking Out Loud".[2](https://www.davidreviews.com/Reviews/2025/Ed_Sheeran_A_Little_More/) • [8](https://los40.com/2025/08/07/rupert-grint-obsesionado-con-un-mundo-lleno-de-ed-sheeran-en-el-video-de-a-little-more/) The video was directed by Emil Nava, with editing by Laura Cairney-Keize of Marshall Street Editors and color by Connor Coolbear of Electric Theatre Collective.[2](https://www.davidreviews.com/Reviews/2025/Ed_Sheeran_A_Little_More/) On the Official Video Streaming Chart it reached number 10.[5](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/ed-sheeran-a-little-more/)
## Chart performance
On the UK Official Singles Chart the song peaked at number 18 on the chart dated August 21, 2025 and spent 9 weeks inside the Top 100, falling to 98 by the chart dated October 16, 2025.[5](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/ed-sheeran-a-little-more/) It performed better on some component charts: the Official Singles Chart Update listed a peak of 10, the Official Singles Sales and Downloads Charts each peaked at 16, and the Official Physical Singles Chart showed a peak of 18 on the chart dated December 11, 2025, coinciding with the vinyl release.[5](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/ed-sheeran-a-little-more/) Streaming was comparatively weaker, with a peak of 30 on the Official Streaming Chart.[5](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/ed-sheeran-a-little-more/)
## Critical reception
Reviewers placed the song on the soulful, retro side of *Play*. The compilation site Chorus.Reviews, aggregating published criticism, quotes AllMusic describing the "nostalgic" track as sounding like it could have been a [Mark Ronson](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-ronson) production, NME calling it and "The Vow" "a bit of agreeable, lightweight soul", and The Independent judging the sung-through sections of the "upbeat breakup anthem" overly generic.[9](https://chorus.reviews/index.php/albums/ed-sheeran-play) The Guardian, quoted on the same page, remarked that "it comes as quite a jolt to hear Sheeran calling someone 'a prick' on A Little More".[9](https://chorus.reviews/index.php/albums/ed-sheeran-play)
Pitchfork's review of *Play* was sharper, calling "A Little More" "a vintage Sheeran breakup track in that it is too bilious by half", and citing the line "I can't call you crazy/'Cause you could be diagnosed" as evidence that Sheeran has "never been able to save any of his famous empathy for his exes".[10](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ed-sheeran-play/) The same review situates the song among what it sees as the album's weaker material, contrasting it with the singles "Azizam" and "Sapphire".[10](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ed-sheeran-play/)
## References
1. [A Little More - Single, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-little-more-single/1831339583)
2. [David Reviews: Ed Sheeran 'A Little More'](https://www.davidreviews.com/Reviews/2025/Ed_Sheeran_A_Little_More/)
3. [What to Stream: Ed Sheeran, 'Only Murders in the Building,' Charlie Sheen doc and Borderlands 4, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/f28b0ea2a5eaddd6fa37c3f3c218e396)
4. [A Little More by Ed Sheeran Lyrics & Story Behind It, LyricsWeb](https://lyricsweb.com/song/ed-sheeran/ed-sheeran-a-little-more)
5. [A LITTLE MORE - ED SHEERAN, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/ed-sheeran-a-little-more/)
6. [A Little More 7" Single, Ed Sheeran Official Store](https://store.edsheeran.com/products/a-little-more-7-single)
7. [How Ed Sheeran Got His Groove Back, TIME (TIME100 2025)](https://time.com/7277722/ed-sheeran-interview-time100-2025/)
8. [Rupert Grint, obsesionado con un mundo lleno de Ed Sheeran en el vídeo de 'A Little More', LOS40](https://los40.com/2025/08/07/rupert-grint-obsesionado-con-un-mundo-lleno-de-ed-sheeran-en-el-video-de-a-little-more/)
9. [Play - Ed Sheeran, Review Score, Chorus.Reviews](https://chorus.reviews/index.php/albums/ed-sheeran-play)
10. [Ed Sheeran: Play Album Review, Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ed-sheeran-play/)
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