Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You Is the 1st Song To Hit 3 Billion Streams

Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You Hits 3 Billion Spotify Streams

There are many great achievements in the music industry, and Ed Sheeran has just hit a major one.

Last week, it was announced that Sheeran’s iconic song Shape of You is the first song to ever hit three billion streams on Spotify.

“I’ve just heard Shape of You has reached 3 billion streams on Spotify, which is absolutely insane. I remember this song hitting a billion and thinking that that was weird,” the singer-songwriter said in a video on his Instagram.

“The first song to hit 3 billion streams and I’m really, really chuffed with it. Thank you, Spotify, for your support over the years. 

“We’ve had a great 10 years together and hopefully, we have a great 10 years more.”

Sheeran also revealed some interesting facts about the song, which first appeared on his album ÷ (Divide).

“The song wasn’t meant to make the album … the album wasn’t done, and when I finished the song, Ben Cook from my record label was basically saying, ‘You have to put this on the album, it has to be a single.’ I said to him, ‘I want Castle on the Hill to be the first single, that’s going to be bigger,’” Sheeran explained.

“We agreed to disagree and put both songs out at once, and I have to say that Ben, I was wrong and you were very much right.”

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Written by Jackson Miller

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