Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber release collaborative tune 'I Don't Care'

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have released their collaborative track, entitled ‘I Don’t Care.’

Sheeran and Bieber had been hinting at the new single since the end of April, when the two began posting photos to Instagram featuring a photoshopped picture of the pair “spooning” and lyrics from the song.

 

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10. Photoshop spoon

A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos) on Apr 30, 2019 at 8:49am PDT

As the hype for the single increased, Bieber and Sheeran escalated to posting past photoshoots of each other, with captions like this one from Bieber: “I have a song with this sexy beast coming out Friday. Less than 48 hours."

 

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I have a song with this sexy beast coming out Friday. Less than 48 hours.

A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on May 8, 2019 at 11:44am PDT

Just days ago, Bieber also posted a controversial defense of Chris Brown to his Instagram, stating of Brown, who has been accused of domestic violence, "...When CB passes away after a long full life, you will miss what you had in front of you the whole time," and declaring his "love" for the singer.

The tune itself centres Sheeran and Bieber’s characteristic pop vocals as the duo navigate feeling out of place at a party, where their only saving grace is the person that they love.

The just-released lyric video features a hand-doodled aesthetic, with plenty of miniature animations scattered throughout.

Watch the lyric video for ‘I Don’t Care’ below.