From his catchy beats to his heartfelt lyrics, we fell in love with Ed from the start. With the recent release of his song, "Shape of You" after 2 years of Ed-less music, we realized our crushes never ended. Here are 12 reasons we love Ed Sheeran:

1. He's a ginger.

Usually this wouldn't be an advantage, but he's just too cute he looks like a leprechaun with that bright orange hair.

2. He's genuinely a nice guy.

I mean who else would do this for their fans??

3. He's emotional.

And he turns those emotions into beautiful music.

4. "Thinking Out Loud"

Not only is the song absolutely relatable, but Ed learned how to ballroom dance for the music video, can you say #goals.

5. He doesn't just sing lyrics, he means them.

The fact that he writes his own songs is enough of a reason to love him, never mind that the lyrics are so good you take them with you.

6. He's super talented.

He sings, scats, writes music, and plays multiple instruments.

7. He loves cats.

This quality increases his cuteness from aww to adorable.

8. His lyrics are raw.

He just sings all of the words we're feeling and it's perfect.

9. His friendship with Taylor Swift.

Not only are they friends in their personal lives, but they created beautiful music together too.

10. He's British.

His accent is too much.

11. He's clueless.

Oh Ed, you couldn't be more wrong.

12. He's inspirational.

From his music to his personal life, Ed has it all and we freakin love him for it.

So thanks Ed for another incredible song, we can't wait to see what this album has in store for us.