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For Always Spotify streams & play count

Ed SheeranPlay20253:27

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Spotify streams

10,685,160

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 5 Nov 2026, 00:30 UTC.

Popularity
50 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 10,685,160 plays on 5 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
10,685,160First reading

Track details

Album
Play
Released
Track number
12
Duration
3:27
Explicit
No
Tempo
73.8 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Pop
  • Singer-Songwriter
  • Easy Listening
  • Lullaby
  • Folk Pop
  • Pop Rock

Moods

  • Slow
  • Cozy
  • Soft
  • Calm
  • Quiet
  • Tranquil
  • Mellow
  • Love
  • Romantic
  • Gentle

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Ed Sheeran
Producer
Blake Slatkin, Ed Sheeran
Composer
Amy Allen, Blake Slatkin, Ed Sheeran

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For developers

Get For Always's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=1uGMoltwrg4pUkZoR50gpR&include=playcount. Read its reference.

For many tracks, GET /tracks takes up to 50 ids in one call.

No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does For Always have on Spotify?

For Always by Ed Sheeran had 10,685,160 streams on Spotify as of 5 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was For Always released?

12 Sep 2025, on the album Play.

Who wrote and produced For Always?

Producers: Blake Slatkin and Ed Sheeran. Composers: Amy Allen, Blake Slatkin and Ed Sheeran.

What genre is For Always?

The API's track insights tag it Pop, Singer-Songwriter and Easy Listening, strongest first.

What is the tempo of For Always?

73.8 BPM, from the API's track insights.