If you want to get in the studio with Ed Sheeran, bring Legos.

Ed writes like nobody else in the world.

He has a picture of the song in his mind before hes even articulated it.

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After years of working together, McDaid knows how to keep Sheeran focused.

His attention span can be fairly low, shared Sheerans writing partner.

You build that.'

But the song wasnt originally intended for the Brits most recent album.

And altogether, the cut was penned and produced in 90 minutes flat.

As Mac says: It was the best hour-and-a-half of my life.

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