Ed Sheeran has revived one among his most memorable music video storylines, reuniting with actor Rupert Grint for the weird and darkly comedic “A Little Extra,” launched Thursday (Aug. 7) alongside the monitor. The visible picks up greater than a decade after Grint first portrayed Sheeran’s dangerously devoted tremendous fan in 2011’s “Lego Home,” discovering the character contemporary out of jail however nonetheless unable to shake the singer from his life — or his creativeness.
Directed by Emil Nava, the music video follows Grint’s character returning to his childhood bed room, the place Sheeran posters nonetheless cowl the partitions. He attends “Stalkers Nameless” conferences, watches previous TV appearances, and tries to rebuild his life. However Sheeran appears to materialize all over the place — on billboards, tv screens, even within the faces of strangers.
Set to the music’s weary chorus, “I used to like you / Now each day I hate you just a bit extra,” the story takes a surreal flip when Rupert Grint meets a girl, proposes and prepares to marry her. On the marriage day, each visitor within the chapel morphs into Ed Sheeran, grinning at him from the pews. Lifting his bride’s veil, he finds Sheeran staring again. The video closes with a post-credits gag of Sheeran himself in a marriage gown, dancing by way of the reception.
Ed Sheeran revealed on Instagram that the challenge marked their first collaboration in 14 years. “I hadn’t labored with @rupertgrint in 14 years since ‘Lego Home,’ so didn’t know if he’d say sure to this concept. However I’m so glad he did. It’s such a enjoyable, bonkers video … Rupert, my brother from one other mom, thanks for throwing your self into this, it wouldn’t exist had you stated no.
“A Little Extra” follows Sheeran’s current singles “Sapphire” — a Hindi and Punjabi collaboration with iconic Bollywood singer Arijit Singh — and “Azizam,” and arrives forward of his upcoming album Play, due September 12. The report marks the beginning of a brand new sequence of releases for the Grammy winner, closing out his decade-long “Arithmetic” period that started with “+” in 2011 and concluded with “–” in 2023.
Watch the official music video for “A Little Extra” beneath!
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