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Take It Back
Ed Sheeran
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- Album
- x (Wembley Edition)
- Released
- 2015
- Genres
- soft pop
- Length
- 3:28
- Tempo
- 113 BPM
- Label
- Atlantic Records UK
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About this song
Take It Back is a bonus track on which Ed Sheeran declares that he is not a rapper, before delivering some smooth rap verses. Ed has explained on MTV Storytellers that the song is made up of couplets he typed into his phone when he was angry or upset, as a way to get those emotions out of his system.
What it's about
The song is built from lines written during moments of anger or upset. Its verses are sung in a rap style that Ed playfully says he doesn't usually do.
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Fun facts
- Written by Ed Sheeran and Johnny McDaid.
- Produced by Rick Rubin.