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Revisiting Ed Sheeran's History With One Direction


Ed Sheeran wrote several songs for One Direction over the years, including ballads 'Little Things' and 'Moments'

Cindy Ord/Getty ImagesSheeran first collaborated with the boy band — which originally included Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and the late Liam Payne — when he wrote a song called “Moments” for their 2011 debut album, Up All Night. When we both started there was a guitarist called Chris Leonard we both knew who I wrote ‘Lego House’ and ‘Give Me Love’ with,” Sheeran recalled of his connection with Styles specifically during a 2023 appearance on the “Spout” podcast. Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall HoranCarlos Alvarez/Getty Images Rumors surfaced in 2014 that Sheeran’s single “Don’t” was written about Ellie Goulding cheating on him with Horan.

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