• Sheeran wrote this song about his girlfriend, Athina Andrelos, who works for English celebrity
chef Jamie Oliver.
• Sheeran has described the piece as a "walking down the aisle song" [for a wedding]
• It was the last song that he wrote for
X. He wrote it in his kitchen.
• The song has the record for longest ever climb to the top of the UK Singles Chart,
taking 19 weeks in the top 40 to finally reach the #1 spot.
The video was directed by Emil Nava, who also filmed video for
Sing.
It features Sheeran and his ballroom partner Brittany Cherry dancing,
with choreography by Nappytabs and training help from Paul Karmiryan.
It was shot all at once in 16 mm film.
He said: "I wanted the video to be a little different, so I opted for ballroom dancing.
I had lessons for five hours a day when I was on my US tour last month."
Brittany Cherry was a contestant on season 10 of the American TV dance competition "So You Think You Can Dance".
She is formally trained in ballroom, ballet, jazz, Latin and contemporary dance.