"18" is a song by English-Irish boy band

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from their fourth studio album '' Four''. The song was released on November 17, 2014 and was written by English singer

Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently re ...

and Oliver Frank. The song attained international success as it is certified gold in Australia and silver in the UK.

Background

English singer

spoke about writing the song for

in an interview saying, "I kinda wrote it from their perspective." He also mentions, "I'm really happy with the record that I wrote for them. It's the first record I've actually specifically written for them." The track runs at 124 BPM and is in the key of F# Minor. The song was recorded at Enemy Dojo, The Mountains,

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. As of 2014, "18" sold 4,922 copies in the UK and 38,610 copies in the US.

Personnel

Credits for "18" adapted from

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. Musicians One Direction * Niall Horan – vocals * Zayn Malik – vocals *

Liam Payne Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Payne made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned for the British television series ''The X Factor''. After being ...

– vocals * Harry Styles – vocals * Louis Tomlinson – vocals Additional musicians *Oliver Frank - writing *Luke Potashnick - guitar *Matt Rad - drum programming, keyboard, producer *Steve Robson - bass, producer *

- writing Production *Ian Dowling - engineering *Șerban Ghenea - mixing *John Hanes - mixing *Sam Miller - engineering, producer

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control One Direction songs 2014 songs Songs written by Ed Sheeran Song recordings produced by Matt Rad Song recordings produced by Steve Robson