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    13 Songs You Didn't Know Were Written By Ed Sheeran

    Ed Sheeran is responsible for some of the decade's biggest hits, including 'Thinking Out Loud', 'Perfect' and 'Shape Of You'. But he's also written a load of tracks for other artists, including his mates One Direction, Justin Bieber and Rita Ora. Here's some you probably didn't know were actually written by Ed...

    1. Zara Larsson - Don't Let Me Be Yours

      1. Zara Larsson - Don't Let Me Be Yours

      Ed wrote this 2017 single for Zara, which appeared on her debut album 'So Good'.

    2. Liam Payne - Strip That Down

      2. Liam Payne - Strip That Down

      We know Ed's mates with the One Direction lot so it's no surprise he helped his pal Liam out.

    3. Major Lazer - Cold Water (ft. Justin Bieber & MØ)

      3. Major Lazer - Cold Water (ft. Justin Bieber & MØ)

      Biebs, Sheeran and their songwriter friends all came together for this 2016 Major Lazer banger.

    4. One Direction - 18

      4. One Direction - 18

      '18' is a classic, loved-up Ed Sheeran track, made even more special by One Direction singing it.

    5. Rixton - Hotel Ceiling

      5. Rixton - Hotel Ceiling

      This 2015 Rixton song was an Ed-written single from their album 'Let the Road'.

    6. Hilary Duff - Tattoo

      6. Hilary Duff - Tattoo

      'Tattoo' is a track included on Hilary's fifth album 'Breathe In. Breathe Out' from 2015.

    7. Jessie Ware - Say You Love Me

      7. Jessie Ware - Say You Love Me

      Just like Ed Sheeran, Jessie Ware makes gorgeous love songs... this one was written by the two of them.

    8. One Direction - Little Things

      8. One Direction - Little Things

      Another One Direction song penned by Ed Sheeran - 'Little Things' from back in 2012.

    9. Rudimental - Lay It All On Me ft. Ed Sheeran

      9. Rudimental - Lay It All On Me ft. Ed Sheeran

      It's not too much of a surprise that Ed Sheeran wrote this given he also featured on it!

    10. Rita Ora - Your Song

      10. Rita Ora - Your Song

      Rita Ora's 2017 comeback single was... yep, you guessed it, also written by Ed Sheeran.

    11. The Weeknd - Dark Times

      11. The Weeknd - Dark Times

      Ed wrote 'Dark Times' with The Weeknd for his 2015 album 'Beauty Behind the Madness'.

    12. Taylor Swift - Everything Has Changed ft. Ed Sheer

      12. Taylor Swift - Everything Has Changed ft. Ed Sheeran

      Again, not too surprising, but Ed wrote this song with Taylor Swift - a dream combo.

    13. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

      13. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

      You can totally imagine Ed Sheeran singing this one, can't you?

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