ED SHEERAN - SHAPE OF YOU
The Club Isn't The Best Place To Find A Lover
So The Bar Is Where I Go (Mmmm)
Me And My Friends At The Table Doing Shots
Drinking Fast And Then We Talk Slow (Mmmm)
And You Come Over And Start Up A Conversation With Just Me
And Trust Me I'll Give It A Chance Now (Mmmm)
Take My Hand, Stop, Put Van The Man On The Jukebox
And Then We Start To Dance
And Now I'm Singing Like
Girl, You Know I Want Your Love
Your Love Was Handmade For Somebody Like Me
Come On Now, Follow My Lead
I May Be Crazy, Don't Mind Me
Say, Boy, Let's Not Talk Too Much
Grab On My Waist And Put That Body On Me
Come On Now, Follow My Lead
Come, Come On Now, Follow My Lead (Mmmm)
I'm In Love With The Shape Of You
We Push And Pull Like A Magnet Do
Although My Heart Is Falling Too
I'm In Love With Your Body
Last Night You Were In My Room
And Now My Bedsheets Smell Like You
Every Day Discovering Something Brand New
I'm In Love With Your Body
Oh I Oh I Oh I Oh I
I'm In Love With Your Body
Oh I Oh I Oh I Oh I
I'm In Love With Your Body
Oh I Oh I Oh I Oh I
I'm In Love With Your Body
Every Day Discovering Something Brand New
I'm In Love With The Shape Of You
One Week In We Let The Story Begin
We're Going Out On Our First Date (Mmmm)
You And Me Are Thrifty, So Go All You Can Eat
Fill Up Your Bag And I Fill Up A Plate (Mmmm)
We Talk For Hours And Hours About The Sweet And The Sour
And How Your Family Is Doing Okay (Mmmm)
And Leave And Get In A Taxi, Then Kiss In The Backseat
Tell The Driver Make The Radio Play
And I'm Singing Like
Girl, You Know I Want Your Love
Your Love Was Handmade For Somebody Like Me
Come On Now, Follow My Lead
I May Be Crazy, Don't Mind Me
Say, Boy, Let's Not Talk Too Much
Grab On My Waist And Put That Body On Me
Come On Now, Follow My Lead
Come, Come On Now, Follow My Lead (Mmmm)
I'm In Love With The Shape Of You
We Push And Pull Like A Magnet Do
Although My Heart Is Falling Too
I'm In Love With Your Body
Last Night You Were In My Room
And Now My Bedsheets Smell Like You
Every Day Discovering Something Brand New
I'm In Love With Your Body
Oh I Oh I Oh I Oh I
I'm In Love With Your Body
Oh I Oh I Oh I Oh I
I'm In Love With Your Body
Oh I Oh I Oh I Oh I
I'm In Love With Your Body
Every Day Discovering Something Brand New
I'm In Love With The Shape Of You
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
I'm In Love With The Shape Of You
We Push And Pull Like A Magnet Do
Although My Heart Is Falling Too
I'm In Love With Your Body
Last Night You Were In My Room
And Now My Bedsheets Smell Like You
Every Day Discovering Something Brand New
I'm In Love With Your Body
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
I'm In Love With Your Body
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
I'm In Love With Your Body
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
Come On, Be My Baby, Come On
I'm In Love With Your Body
Every Day Discovering Something Brand New
I'm In Love With The Shape Of You
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, kandi Burruss, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Steve Mac, Tameka Cottle
Producer(s): Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac
The song was originally written at a writing camp with Rihanna in mind. Sheeran later revealed that Little Mix were in the running to record the tune too.
The song broke a Spotify record for streams in a single day when it was played 6,868,642 times globally in its first 24 hours.
Ed Sheeran set a new UK chart record when this song and "Castle on the Hill" debuted at #1 and #2 on the UK singles chart. No other artist had entered at the top two positions on the UK singles chart with new tracks.
The song came together very quickly. It was one of four tunes that were written in a single day.
This was Ed Sheeran's first US Hot 100 #1 as a performer , though he had previously topped the tally as a writer, having co-penned Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself."
In September 2017, "Shape Of You" surpassed the total play count of Drake's "One Dance" to become the most-streamed song of all time on Spotify.
At the Grammy Awards in 2018, Sheeran took Best Pop Solo Performance for this song. He was the only man nominated in the category, beating out entries from Kelly Clarkson, Kesha, Lady Gaga and Pink. He also won Best Pop Vocal Album for ÷.
Sam Chokri is a musician who records under the name of Sami Switch. He took Sheeran to court over claims that the "oh-ay-oh-ay" section in "Shape Of You" echoes the hook of his 2015 song "Oh Why. After an 11-day trial, Justice Zacaroli ruled on April 6, 2022 that Sheeran "neither deliberately nor subconsciously" copied a phrase from "Oh Why" when writing "Shape of You." He went on to say while there were "similarities between the one-bar phrase, differences between the relevant parts" of the songs were "compelling evidence that the 'Oh I' phrase" in "Shape Of You" "originated from sources other than 'Oh Why.'"
This features the dembow rhythm of reggaeton, in which a syncopated backbeat plays off of a straight kick-drum pattern. Commonly found in dancehall hits of the '90s, the groove made its way to the US pop charts when Latin artists like Daddy Yankee – with his hit "Gasolina" - brought it into the mainstream. It also shows up in Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and Sia's "Cheap Thrills."
On December 22, 2021, Ed Sheeran announced "Shape of You" had become the first song to reach 3 billion streams on Spotify.