Afterglow
Ed Sheeran
2021
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2020
Release: 2020Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 2020 release history of Afterglow. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2020.html, 2021.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Afterglow - original Asylum standalone single
The original one-track single is dated December 2020, before its 2021 annual appearance. A performance video is separately listed and does not define the selected audio.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
A love song about cherishing moments with a partner.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2021.html, position 85
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2021.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.