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“The A Team” is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2011, serving as the lead single from his debut album, +. The track was written by Ed Sheeran and debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, with sales of 57,607 copies. Musically, “The A Team” is a folk ballad with lyrics that speak of a crack-addicted prostitute (crack is known as a “Class A drug”). It was written after Sheeran visited a homeless shelter and heard some of the stories of the lives people had been living. Making the song upbeat was Sheeran’s way of masking the heavy subject matter. Also using the term “Class A Team” was another way of masking it a little more. Sheeran wrote the song following a last-minute... Read on...