Perfect

~ Release by Ed Sheeran (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Perfect
programming:
Will Hicks
assistant engineer:
Jack Fairbrother, Johnny Solway, Matt Jones (engineer, Abbey Road), George Oulton (sound engineer) and Paul Pritchard (recording engineer)
engineer:
Joe Rubel (songwriter and producer) and Chris Sclafani
additional producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin)
producer:
Will Hicks and Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Michael Freeman (UK engineer and recording professional) and Geoff Swan
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
bass:
Pino Palladino
cello:
Nick Cooper (UK cellist), Katherine Jenkinson (cellist) and Tim Lowe (cellist)
clarinet:
Charys Green (clarinetist)
double bass:
Leon Bosch (double bassist) and Ben Russell (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jay Lewis (drummer)
electric guitar:
Will Hicks and Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
flute and piccolo:
Nick Cartledge
Hammond organ and piano:
John Tilley
percussion:
Will Hicks
viola:
Laurie Anderson (violist), Meghan Cassidy, Rachel Roberts (viola player) and Kotono Sato (Japanese violinist)
violin:
Fenella Barton (violinist/violist), Mandhira de Saram (violinist, composer, improviser), Matthew Denton, James Dickenson, Alison Dods (violinist), Martyn Jackson (violinist), Magnus Johnston (violinist), Marije Johnston (dutch violinist, née Ploemacher), Simon Hewitt Jones, Patrick Kiernan (violinist), Kirsty Mangan, Jeremy Morris (violinist), Jan Regulski (violinist) and Debbie Widdup (violinist)
conductor:
Peter Gregson (British cellist and composer)
instruments arranger:
Matthew Sheeran
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records UK (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 2017) and Warner Music UK Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2024)
recorded at:
555 Studios in Los Angeles, Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Dean St. Studios in Soho, Decoy Studios in Studio City, Gingerbread Man Studios (Suffolk) in Suffolk, Gingerbread Man Studios (London) in London (Greater London), Pixel Studios in London (Greater London) and The Village Studio (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles
mixed at:
The Mix Suite in London (Greater London) and The Mixsuite in Los Angeles
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2018 (number: 2), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 4), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 40), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 62) and Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 100)
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ed Sheeran Limited and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
44:24
2Perfect (Acoustic)
assistant engineer:
Jack Fairbrother and Paul Pritchard (recording engineer)
engineer:
Joe Rubel (songwriter and producer)
producer:
Joe Rubel (songwriter and producer) and Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Geoff Swan
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Decoy Studios in Studio City, Gingerbread Man Studios (Suffolk) in Suffolk, Gingerbread Man Studios (London) in London (Greater London) and Pixel Studios in London (Greater London)
mixed at:
The Nest (Geoff Swann home studio) in New Forest
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ed Sheeran Limited and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
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mastered at:Metropolis Mastering in London (Greater London)