![]() ![]() It wasn’t even really a whole day, I think it did come quite quickly. It was like doing a duet all day! By the time he left, it was fully formed. He was on guitar and I was on piano, and we were both singing. ![]() We wrote everything together – all the lyrics, all the melodies, all the chords – so it was a true 50-50 co-write in every respect. So that was my idea for the song, he really loved it, and so that was how we wrote Little Things. “I had this idea where I wanted to write a song about all these ‘little things’ and every little thing actually had such a huge meaning. I was living in a flat in Dalston at the time, and he came round and we had cups of tea, had lunch, chatted and hung out. And he basically said yes and came round one afternoon. “So when Ed started taking off, I was starting to do a bit more co-writing and I texted him one day, to see if he wanted to write a song. There was this sense of supportiveness and encouragement amongst everybody, and to be surrounded by great talent like that spurs you on to try harder, learn and be better – it was a good learning experience, the whole thing. It was people like Nick Mulvey, Samantha Wake who’s a gorgeous singer-songwriter whose new band Beaker Beaker has just been signed to Rough Trade, there was another singer-songwriter called Camber Bell, and Jamie Lawson who Ed has now signed, and there was Jamie Woon… so it was a really good time. It was a lovely friendship group, really, and we all knew each other from these open mic nights and gigs that we’d do. We were all friends in a little gang of singer-songwriters and we did loads and loads of gigs all the time around London together, and slightly further afield as well like Norwich and Brighton. US chart position: 33“I’ve known Ed since he was 16 years old because his second ever gig in London was with me. ![]() Here, Fiona explains how she met Ed and made the little song that effectively launched her career… However, all this can be traced back to One Direction’s hit single Little Things she co-wrote with Ed Sheeran, which reached No 1 in 13 countries and earned them a BMI Award. She has written with the likes of Ryan Tedder and Shawn Mendes, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Lights, Guy Sebastian and Stefflon Don, had songs recorded by Dinah Jane and Rita Ora, and even penned the Steps comeback single Scared Of The Dark that soared straight to the top of the UK iTunes chart. But it was as a collaborator and behind-the-scenes topliner that has led Fiona to become a multi-platinum selling songwriter. Much like her contemporaries Ed Sheeran, Nick Mulvey and Jamie Lawson, the Suffolk-born singer-songwriter Fiona Bevan was determined to make her name as an independent artist, performing her original music herself. Subscribe to one of the world’s only publications dedicated to the craft of writing music and lyrics, and enjoy exclusive benefits ![]()
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