
The song was produced by Sheeran and Mac.

Due to its interpolation of " No Scrubs" by TLC, Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs are also credited as writers. The dancehall-infused pop song was written by Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac and Johnny McDaid.

It was released on 6 January 2017 as one of the double lead singles from his third studio album ÷ (2017), along with " Castle on the Hill". " Shape of You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. For the Beverley Knight song, see Shape of You (Reshaped).
