“Eyes Closed” is the first single off Sheeran’s upcoming album.
Mike Yung, an America’s Got Talent alum, was performing one of his viral subway performances recently when he was surprised by none other than Ed Sheeran.
In a TikTok video, Yung can be seen singing the chorus to Ed Sheeran’s recent single “Eyes Closed” on a New York City subway platform as the 32-year-old singer approaches him. The pair then embrace, with Yung telling Sheeran, “You’re the man.”
The pair then start singing “Eyes Closed” together, with Sheeran beaming from ear to ear the entire time.
@subwaycreaturesofficial NYC subway legend Mike Yung performed @edsheeran new song ‘Eyes Closed’ and got a pretty cool surprise in the process #subwaycreatures #subtract #eyesclosed #fyp #foryoupage #edsheeran #mikeyung
The lead single from Sheeran’s upcoming album – (pronounced Subtract), the final installment in Sheeran’s decade-long mathematical album era, will be released on May 5 via Atlantic Records.
“This song is about losing someone, feeling like every time you go out and you expect to just run into them, and everything just reminds you of them and things you did together,” the singer explained on Instagram about the song. “Sometimes you have to take yourself out of reality to numb the pain of loss, but certain things just pull you right back in.”
The four-time Grammy winner went on to mention his friend Jamal Edwards, a music entrepreneur who died of cardiac arrest in February 2022 at the age of 31. “Blue was Jamal’s favorite color, but it’s all I can think about right now.” “And I guess music helps heal, so I’m dancing with my eyes closed to try to get through it,” Sheeran said at the end of his message.
