Ed Sheeran And Taylor Swift Team Up For Duet The Joker And The Queen
Friday, 11 February 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift have released a new single.
The updated version of Sheeran's '=' track The Joker And The Queen arrives almost 10 years after the longtime friends first recorded together. The pair have previously collaborated on several songs, including End Game, Run, and Everything Has Changed.
Co-written by Sheeran and Swift with Johnny McDaid, Fred Gibson and Sam Roman, the heartfelt, piano-based ballad features Swift taking over the second verse, adding her own lyrics over acoustic guitar and soaring strings. On Instagram, Sheeran wrote:
"Me and Taylor first met and wrote + recorded our first song together in 2012, ten years ago now, I’m so, so honoured to have her on this song.
"Not only is she the best singer/songwriter in the world but she’s also a very close friend, I’m very lucky to have her in my life. For the music video we got the kids from our song Everything Has Changed, all grown up and off to college now!"
The accompanying Emil Nava-directed video sees the return of the two youngsters who featured in the video for the pop stars' 2012 collaboration Everything Has Changed.
Earlier this week, Sheeran scooped the Songwriter Of The Year gong at the 2022 Brit Awards, where he also performed The Joker And The Queen, and a heavy version of his single Bad Habits with Bring Me The Horizon.
He will support '=' with the previously announced The + - = ÷ x Tour (aka The Mathematics Tour) throughout the spring and summer. Tickets are on sale now.
Swift, meanwhile, recently became the first global ambassador for Record Store Day. The event will fall on April 23, marking its 15th annual celebration. She put out 'Red (Taylor's Version)' in November, following up her 2020's 'Folklore' and 'Evermore'.
Ed Sheeran Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat April 23 2022 - DUBLIN Croke Park
Sun April 24 2022 - DUBLIN Croke Park
Thu April 28 2022 - CORK Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Fri April 29 2022 - CORK Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Thu May 05 2022 - LIMERICK CITY Thomond Park
Fri May 06 2022 - LIMERICK CITY Thomond Park
Thu May 12 2022 - BELFAST Boucher Playing Fields
Fri May 13 2022 - BELFAST Boucher Playing Fields
Thu May 26 2022 - CARDIFF Principality Stadium
Fri May 27 2022 - CARDIFF Principality Stadium
Sat May 28 2022 - CARDIFF Principality Stadium
Thu June 02 2022 - SUNDERLAND Stadium Of Light
Fri June 03 2022 - SUNDERLAND Stadium Of Light
Sat June 04 2022 - SUNDERLAND Stadium Of Light
Thu June 09 2022 - MANCHESTER Etihad Stadium
Fri June 10 2022 - MANCHESTER Etihad Stadium
Sat June 11 2022 - MANCHESTER Etihad Stadium
Sun June 12 2022 - MANCHESTER Etihad Stadium
Thu June 16 2022 - GLASGOW Hampden Park
Fri June 17 2022 - GLASGOW Hampden Park
Fri June 24 2022 - LONDON Wembley Stadium
Sat June 25 2022 - LONDON Wembley Stadium
Wed June 29 2022 - LONDON Wembley Stadium
Thu June 30 2022 - LONDON Wembley Stadium
Fri July 01 2022 - LONDON Wembley Stadium
Thu July 07 2022 - GELSENKIRCHEN VELTINS Arena (Germany)
Fri July 08 2022 - GELSENKIRCHEN VELTINS Arena (Germany)
Thu July 14 2022 - AMSTERDAM Johan Cruijff ArenA (Netherlands)
Fri July 15 2022 - AMSTERDAM Johan Cruijff ArenA (Netherlands)
Fri July 22 2022 - BRUSSELS King Baudouin Stadium (Belgium)
Sat July 23 2022 - BRUSSELS King Baudouin Stadium (Belgium)
Fri July 29 2022 - PARIS Stade de France (France)
Sat July 30 2022 - PARIS Stade de France (France)
Thu August 04 2022 - COPENHAGEN Oresundsparken (Denmark)
Wed August 10 2022 - GOTHENBURG Ullevi Stadium (Sweden)
Thu August 11 2022 - GOTHENBURG Columbiahalle (Sweden)
Sat August 20 2022 - HELSINKI Olympic Stadium (Finland)
Thu August 25 2022 - WARSAW PGE Narodowy (Poland)
Fri August 26 2022 - WARSAW PGE Narodowy (Poland)
Thu September 01 2022 - VIENNA Olympiastadion (Austria)
Fri September 02 2022 - VIENNA Ernst Happel Stadium (Austria)
Sat September 10 2022 - MUNICH Olympiastadion (Germany)
Sun September 11 2022 - MUNICH Olympiastadion (Germany)
Fri September 16 2022 - ZURICH Letzigrund Stadion (Switzerland)
Sat September 17 2022 - ZURICH Letzigrund Stadion (Switzerland)
Fri September 23 2022 - FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank Park (Germany)
Sat September 24 2022 - FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank Park (Germany)
Sun September 25 2022 - FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank Park (Germany)
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