Released 21 November 2012 Genre Folk
pop rock Label Warner | Format CD
digital download Length 5:26 | |
Writer(s) Ed Sheeran
Jake Gosling
Chris Leonard | ||
"Give Me Love" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as the sixth and final single from his debut studio album + on 21 November 2012. The song was written by Sheeran, Jake Gosling and Chris Leonard. The single has peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. A cover of the song recorded live at the Capital FM Studios in London on May 30, 2014, is featured on the deluxe version of American singer Demi Lovato's fourth album Demi.
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The music video features Australian actress Isabel Lucas.
Live performances
On 11 November 2012, Sheeran performed the song on The X Factor results show. On 16 June 2014, Sheeran performed the song as a duet with Demi Lovato at 104.3 MY FM's My Big Night Out event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Usage in media
The song was used in episode 14 ("Dangerous Liaisons") of season three of The CW series, The Vampire Diaries, during the waltz sequence. Said episode used the song around nine months prior to its original release in November 2012. The song was also used in episode 5,660 of the Australian series, Home and Away, and was used in the episode six of season four of the American series, Cougar Town. The song appeared in the sixth episode entitled, "Family Plot," of the first and only season of the American television CBS lawyer drama, Reckless, in the opening scene.