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'Thinking Out Loud' is up for three awards. Here's why that makes total sense.

Ed Sheeran ‘Wasn’t Expecting’ Three Grammy Nominations — But We Were

Nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Monday morning (Dec. 7), and besides Kendrick Lamar's 11 nods and Taylor Swift's 7, one of the least surprising nominations was Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud," up for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

Well, we weren't surprised. But based on a tweet he sent out shortly after the noms went live, Ed was.

No one should be surprised by a handful of Grammy noms for "Thinking Out Loud," a gentle ballad with an aching chorus and a romantically barebones music video. These are the exact qualities that Grammy-winning songs have historically had!

Of course, there are a whole host of other reasons why the song was destined for Grammy nomination glory from the very beginning.