Why Ed Sheeran gave Justin Bieber the smash hit Love Yourself

Is Justin Bieber's hit Love Yourself slay or nay?

Ed Sheeran's besties thought Love Yourself was "meh", so naturally this meant Ed passed the hit off ASAP.

(Ed and his friends⬇️) 

Ed joked about how the song then went on to be a massive, history-making chart-topper for his pal Justin, while talking to fans in a break between songs at his concert at Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He said before playing his rendition of the track: “This is a song when I was writing ‘Divide’ – I was writing a lot of songs about a lot of different things, and I wrote this song and honestly, I played it to people and they went, ‘Meh’.”

Ed added he then played it for Justin who told him he wanted it, saying: “I went, ‘Cool, have it’, and then it got very big.” 

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Justin’s take on ‘Love Yourself” topped the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End chart in 2016, making him the youngest artist to have a No1 single in the rankings in the publication’s history. 

Ed added it’s success prompted his friends to ask why he would give it away in the first place.

He said he told them: “You told me it wasn’t good.” (Bet Ed might take his mates advice with a grain of salt now...🫢)

Even though the song is associated with Justin, Ed’s songwriting credits allow him to play it at gigs.

This article was first published by Bang! Showbiz and is republished here with edits and permission <3 

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