Ed Sheeran shares ‘Drive’, with Dave Grohl and John Mayer
Ed Sheeran has launched a brand new monitor titled ‘Drive’, and it options Dave Grohl on drums and John Mayer on guitar.
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Taken from the soundtrack of F1, Sheeran stated he co-wrote the track with Mayer and songwriter Blake Slatkin within the caption of an Instagram post. Grohl and Pino Palladino, a session bassist, had been “the ultimate jigsaw items of the track.”
“i knew that i wished to make a correct rock track for [the movie], a correct driving track. one thing you’d wanna flip as much as the fullest quantity while driving,” the submit learn.
“pure dream crew for the style of rock, and i actually really feel what we created matches the scene within the film so nicely,” he continues. “i LOVE making songs for films, ever since i did ‘I See Fireplace’ for The Hobbit. it actually lets me as a film fan, backstage, assist create the right track for a scene in a film.”
The F1 movie is due for launch on June 25 within the UK, with releases within the US and Canada on June 27. It’s directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton.
Pitt stars as former F1 driver Sonny Hayes, who returns to the game to companion rookie crew mate Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), on the fictional APXGP crew.
The F1 soundtrack additionally options BLACKPINK‘s Rosé , Burna Boy, Tate McRae, RAYE, Dom Dolla, Madison Beer, Sexyy Redd and extra.
Listen to ‘Drive’ by Ed Sheeran beneath.
Earlier this month, Sheeran shared a brand new single known as ‘Sapphire’ – the newest preview of the singer-songwriter’s upcoming album ‘Play’, following ‘Azizam’ and ‘Outdated Telephone’.
This comes after Sheeran promised in March {that a} new track known as ‘Sapphire’ could be launched within the coming months, and later stated he deliberate to share new music each two or three weeks.
He not too long ago revealed that ‘Play’ “was made as a direct response to the darkest interval of my life”, earlier than previewing a guitar-heavy collaboration with John Mayer and Dave Grohl known as ‘Drive’.
In different information, Sheeran has introduced three large homecoming exhibits in Ipswich for this summer season. Find any remaining tickets here.
Final month, he made a shock look at Radio 1’s Huge Weekend in Liverpool after delivering an impromptu efficiency in Sheffield and taking part in an intimate set at Coachella 2025.