Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' music video dropped last week and the five-minute clip played mind games with Sheerios.
The British acoustic star doesn't normally appear in his music videos or only appear for a few seconds. However, since the latest single holds a very special meaning for him, he opted to be in the entire thing.
"My original concept was to have a couple walk in and do some mad ballroom dancing," he says in the video. 'At first I was going to get two talented dancers but as the idea was formed, I thought, hmm, maybe I should have a crack at this."
He added, "If rugby players can do it on Strictly Come Dancing then maybe I can too."
Instead of bringing his guitar and singing on stage, like his music video for 'One,' the 23-year-old songwriter tried his feet at actual dancing - and he pulled it off so well!
So the 'Sing' crooner asked help from the duo who previously helped him make his 'Don't' video. 'So You Think You Can Dance' choreographers, Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo also known as Nappytabs, partnered Sheeran with Brittany Cherry and turned him into a proper ballroom dancer.
Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' music video garnered such a huge reaction that the 'Lego House' hitmaker promised to give his fans a chance to see his preparation for it. The whole thing certainly wasn't a walk in the park for the singer (who has never tried ballroom dancing at all). He admitted that he wanted to quit several times.
"Dancing can be the most fun thing in the world," he said. "But in the lead-up to finishing this video, I was so frustrated. I have never wanted to quit something so much."
The routine, which included several lifts and moves that Sheeran had never done before, gave him grief at times.
He confessed, "At some points, I felt like saying to the choreographers 'You do this, I'm going to stand in the background.'"
After practicing for five hours a day however, the red head superstar was able to do an incredible job during the music video shooting.
Watch the behind the scenes footage here.
Haven't seen Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' video yet? Watch the clip below.
