Darius Rucker Acknowledges Ed Sheeran’s Assistance in Composing a Song About a Former Flame From Many Years Ago

First enjoys are constantly the toughest, and also Darius Rucker understands the sensation initial hand. The country celebrity spoke to People regarding the backstory of his track “Sara” — in which he sings lovingly of his fifth-grade sweetheart — and also exactly how friend Ed Sheeran assisted him compose the track that is readied to show up on Rucker’s upcoming cd, Carolyn’s Boy.

Rucker and also Sheeran initially went across courses while the pop celebrity was opening up for Taylor Swift throughout the Red Tour in 2013. “We met then, and I just wanted to write with him. I always wanted to write with him, and finally got to do it,” Rucker clarified to the publication. “I remember writing the first song and he asked me who my first love was, and I said it was my fifth-grade girlfriend. We just started talking about it, and in between every song he’d ask me something, and we’d talk about it, and then when I thought we were done he was like, ‘I’ve got one more idea, man.’”

He proceeded, “Writing that song was so fun because Ed is such an amazing songwriter, but to write a song that’s literally about your fifth-grade girlfriend who you haven’t seen in 40 years, it was an experience,” he claims. “It was something that I never thought about writing, and when we did, I was so happy we did because I loved the song, and the song was true.”

The previous Hootie & The Blowfish diva is gladly wed to his spouse of 23 years, Beth Leonard, and also claimed that he has “no idea” what his fifth-grade sweetheart, Sara, is doing currently, however would certainly “love to see her again” eventually.

“Sara” gets on Rucker’s Carolyn’s Boy, which is readied to launch on Friday (Oct. 6).

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