It was released as the sixth and final single from his debut studio album, + (pronounced "Plus"), on 21 November 2012.

On the album, Sheeran's cover of the traditional Irish folk song "The Parting Glass" is included at the end as a hidden track.

A cover of the song recorded live at the Capital FM Studios in London on 30 May 2014, is featured on the deluxe version of American singer Demi Lovato's fourth album, Demi.

The music video, directed by Emil Nava,[1] features Australian actress Isabel Lucas.

On 16 June 2014, Sheeran performed the song as a duet with Demi Lovato at 104.3 MY FM's My Big Night Out event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.