Ed Sheeran shared two new singles, "Shape Of You" and "Castle On The Hill," this morning as he prepares to release his third album later this year. Speaking to BBC Radio 1 on Friday morning Sheeran revealed that he originally wrote "Shape Of You" at a writing camp for other artists and felt that it would go to Rihanna. It was only when he began writing lyrics about playing Van Morrison songs on a jukebox that he decided to keep it for himself.

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You can hear Sheeran's tropical R&B track above and check out the interview clip below.