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Ed Sheeran Originally Wrote His New Song For Rihanna

Ed Sheeran is back from his year-long hiatus with two new songs, and fans have welcomed him with open arms!

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Playing his two new tracksย โ€“ Castle On The Hill and Shape Of You โ€“ on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Ed revealed that Shape Of You was originally written for another star, Rihanna!

Yet the 25-year-old singer-songwriter realized halfway through that the song wasn’t right for the R&B singer, and eventually decided to keep it for himself.

“I started writing lyrics like โ€˜putting Van the Man (Van Morrison) on the juke boxโ€™ and thought โ€˜sheโ€™s not really going to sing thatโ€™.”

It’s okay, Ed — that just means there’s more music for your fans to go crazy over!

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