Overview
- Sheeran gave the song its live debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live with Dave Grohl on drums, John Mayer on guitar, Rami Jaffee on keys, Pino Palladino on bass and Blake Slatkin in the lineup.
- Producer Blake Slatkin says he called Sheeran and Mayer immediately after an F1 screening to create a song for the Brad Pitt ‘riding into the sunset’ scene.
- John Mayer recalls landing the foundational rock riff in about 10 minutes during their first writing session.
- Ed Sheeran says he wrote the lyrics at a friend’s bachelor party at Butlins in England and delivered them across the time zone overnight.
- The team enlisted Grohl to solidify the feel while preserving pop clarity; released June 20, 2025, the track peaked at No. 49 in the UK, was named the soundtrack’s top song by Billboard, and was shortlisted for Best Original Song.