Ed Sheeran Celebrates 10 Years Of Photograph And People Are Emotional

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If Ed Sheeran had said that ‘Photograph’ was turning 10, a full ten years, surely it was a full-on Niagara of nostalgia. On social media, he commemorated the anniversary, asking fans to comment with their memories about the song. The internet chose to respond with full force.

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The song that was released in 2014 as part of “x” (Multiply) has accompanied countless life moments-graduations, heartbreaks, reunions, et cetera. Judging by the responses, it seems to be a time capsule for many.

Another who was pretty much straight to the point, Aldi, said they played “Photograph” at their high school graduation. Imagine walking across the stage to Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes…I’m just going to run off and cry. Even more heartbreaking was the telling by one user called Court: it was the long-distance-friendship anthem for them as they turned on FaceTime whenever Ed Sheeran had his concerts to listen together to ‘Photograph’ live all the years-good until finally seeing each other at Wembley in 2022. Cue movie soundtrack.

Serena shared how she got a necklace for her 16th birthday, instead of the one the lyrics mention. The circle is completed. Mick Kelly comprehensively summed up the whole situation, ‘that song really stops time,’ on Buh-It-Was-There-For-Best-And-Hardest-Days.

But not all memories were sunshine and rainbows. Another meme-worthy social media user cried out over the tape being burnt, and I said, same here. Early 2010s were a wild time, okay?

But, oh, the real kicker—someone stated that there are now fully conscious humans who weren’t even born when this song dropped. That’s the moment you really get old.

Making songs that seem to stick is nothing new to Ed Sheeran, but to actually witness the reach of ‘Photograph’ a decade later is an entirely different perspective. This track ain’t going anywhere soon, whether as a graduation anthem, a friendship anthem, or just something to hit random hard on a Tuesday night.

And honestly? Neither are the feelings that come with that. Ten years down the line, people are still getting wrecked by those three chords. That’s the power of music; that’s Ed Sheeran’s songwriting at work.

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So here’s to another ten years of countless tears shed over ‘Photograph,’ be it in cars, at concerts, or maybe weddings. Some songs just don’t grow old, and this is one of them.