2step

"2step" finds Sheeran returning to the rap-like flow that dominated his early material. He speaks of being ground down by life's pressures, but all his "troubles turn to nothin'" when he's with his wife, Cherry.

Ed has known Cherry Seaborn since they were classmates. They married in January 2019 and his wife has been the muse for many of his songs. Besides "2step," the Equals tracks "The Joker And The Queen," "First Times" and "Love In Slow Motion" are also about her.

We'll go all night Two-steppin' with the woman I love The two-step ballroom dance first appeared in the early 1890s in the United States. It caught on with the public when John Phillip Sousa came out with the "Washington Post March" in 1891. A relatively basic dance, it comprises two quick sliding steps in the same direction with the same foot, separated by a joining step with the other foot. Although done in three steps, it gets its name from the two quick steps used. According to Sheeran, neither he nor Cherry are proficient dancers, but they can do the two-step together. Having said that, Ed showed his waltzing skills in the "Thinking Out Loud" video.