Shape of You

Initially conceived with Rihanna in mind, the artist ultimately kept the song, pivoting away from his acoustic singer-songwriter roots toward heavily produced, marimba-infused dance-pop. The track's interpolation of TLC's 'No Scrubs' in the pre-chorus led to retroactive writing credits being awarded to that song's creators. It became a statistical juggernaut, shattering streaming records to become one of the most commercially successful songs in the history of the Billboard charts.