Nothing on You (Ed Sheeran song)

"Nothing on You" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring Argentine rapper Paulo Londra and English rapper Dave from the former's compilation album, No.6 Collaborations Project (2019). It was released as a promotional single through Asylum and Atlantic Records on 12 July 2019. The song was written by Sheeran, Londra, Dave, Daniel Oviedo, Cristian Salazar, and Fred Gibson, and produced by Gibson and Sam Tsang.

"Nothing on You"
Promotional single by Ed Sheeran featuring Paulo Londra and Dave
from the album No.6 Collaborations Project
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Released12 July 2019 (2019-07-12)
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Fred Gibson
  • Sam Tsang
Music video
"Nothing on You" on YouTube

Background

Sheeran announced the collaboration, as well as the entire album's tracklist, on 18 June 2019 via Instagram. Immediately following Sheeran's announcement, Londra shared the "crazy surprise" with his fans on social media, saying: "All I can say at this moment is that dreams do come true and thank you, Ed Sheeran, for giving me the opportunity to do what I do on his album."[1]

As to how the collaboration came together, Londra revealed to Billboard that the album was already "closed", which meant the likelihood that a collaboration between Sheeran and him could appear on it was slim, but it ended up coming together just in time. For Londra, one of the main purposes of this collaboration was to inspire other Latin artists to dream big.[2]

Composition

The track starts with a melodic line of a synthesizer that is repeated during the three-minutes twenty-seconds of the song, acting as its leitmotif. After its first verse and chorus, with Sheeran commanding, Londra attacks the beat. Its entrance to the melodic base denotes the work of a professional rapper. Londra's flow is closed by Dave for Sheeran, with his melodic cadence, to put an end to the song.[3]

Critical reception

Jota Ayerza of Billboard Argentina highlighted Londra's performance, saying: "It seems like if the Córdoba-born singer has been preparing for this moment since his days as freestyler, without even knowing it."[3]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Nothing on You" was released on 8 August 2019.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[5] 19
Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino)[6] 5
Australia (ARIA)[7] 65
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 85
Colombia (National-Report)[9] 90
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 66
Ecuador (National-Report)[11] 89
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[12] 48
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] 50
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 68
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 6
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16] 35
UK Audio Streaming (OCC)[17] 24

Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[18] 51

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[19] Platinum 20,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Gold 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Roiz, Jessica (18 June 2019). "Ed Sheeran Announces Paulo Londra Collaboration on 'No. 6' Album". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. Roiz, Jessica (20 June 2019). "Paulo Londra Reveals How Upcoming Ed Sheeran Collaboration Came Together". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. Ayerza, Jota (12 July 2019). "El análisis de "Nothing On You", la canción que une a Paulo Londra con Ed Sheeran". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. "Nothing On You video with @paulolondra and @santandave coming tonight at 11pm BST! Link in bio x". 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2019 – via Instagram.
  5. "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Billboard Argentina Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. "Top 20 Argentina – Del 16 al 22 de Septiembre, 2019" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  7. "ARIA Chart Watch #534". auspOp. 20 July 2019. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 39 del 2019 – Del 20/09/2019 al 26/09/2019" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  10. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201929 into search. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  11. "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 48 del 2019 – Del 22/11/2019 al 28/11/2019" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  12. "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  13. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201929 into search. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  14. "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 29". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  15. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 29". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  16. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  17. "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  18. "Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2019 – Argentina General" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  19. "Prensario Música – Edición Impresa" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 579. Buenos Aires: Editorial Prensario. November 2021. p. 41. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  20. "Canadian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Nothing on You". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  21. "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran/Paulo Londra/Dave – Nothing on You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 October 2021.


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