Ed Sheeran wrote this waltz-time love song for his girlfriend Cherry Seaborn, who is an old school friend. After writing it he had no idea whether or not she really likes the track. ... Sheeran penned the tune solo having set out to write the biggest song of his career. "I just wanted to beat 'Thinking Out Loud'.

The "Perfect" singer made a nice chunk of change from his gigs. Ed Sheeran is making the big bucks. According to documents filed by his touring company, Nathan Cable Touring, the singer raked in nearly £38.9 million (or approximately $49 million) for the financial year ending Mar. 31, 2018.

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We can feel that the rhythm in this song is a waltz, but the tempo (the speed of the song) is too fast for a normal waltz. So we get the feeling of a waltz, which makes the song feel romantic and the feeling of moments that might call for swaying back and forth.