<P> The song was the last song written for Sheeran 's third album ÷ . On 6 January 2017 , when hosting The Radio 1 Breakfast Show , Sheeran revealed that `` Shape of You '' had originally been written with Rihanna in mind . As he had already written all the songs he wanted for the album , the song was therefore not intended to be included in the album . It was conceived as a duet between Rihanna and Rudimental , but the head of the record label convinced him to keep the song for himself . He said : </P>
<P> The song was the last song written for Sheeran 's third album ÷ . On 6 January 2017 , when hosting The Radio 1 Breakfast Show , Sheeran revealed that `` Shape of You '' had originally been written with Rihanna in mind . As he had already written all the songs he wanted for the album , the song was therefore not intended to be included in the album . It was conceived as a duet between Rihanna and Rudimental , but the head of the record label convinced him to keep the song for himself . He said : </P>
who did ed sheeran write shape of you for
who did ed sheeran write shape of you for
conceived as a duet between Rihanna and Rudimental , but the head of the record label convinced him to keep the song for himself
conceived as a duet between Rihanna and Rudimental , but the head of the record label convinced him to keep the song for himself