Benny Blanco
Co-writer of the heartbreak ballad 'Happier'.
Benny Blanco is a songwriter who co-wrote the song "Happier" with Ed Sheeran and Ryan Tedder. The song was included on Sheeran's third studio album, ÷ (2017). Blanco's contribution to this track helped shape its emotional theme, which Sheeran described as being about looking back at an early relationship and realizing his first love was happier with someone else.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Benjamin Joseph Levin
- Spouse
- Selena Gomez, September 27, 2025
- Born
- 8 March 1988
- Birthplace
- Reston, Virginia, U.S.
- Discography
- Benny Blanco production discography
- Genre
- Pop
- Occupation
- Record producer
- songwriter
- music executive
- author
- Years active
- 2007–present
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
Benny Blanco co-wrote "Happier" alongside Ed Sheeran and Ryan Tedder. According to Sheeran, the song's theme is about looking back at an early relationship and, despite being initially angry and bitter at the breakup, later coming to realize that his first love was happier with someone else. Sheeran shared a personal story: "I remember the first girl I was with... I remember the guy she was with, meeting him one day and being like, he is so much suited to her than I ever was. Seeing them together they were happy together, we never looked like that, we were never that couple, we were never that happy. So it was having a kind of epiphany moment, and writing a song that was basically that." The song was written in the key of C major with a tempo of 90 beats per minute and composed in common time (4/4 time).
Reader's Guide
Benny Blanco's role in Ed Sheeran's music is as a co-writer, specifically on the song "Happier" from the album ÷ (2017). He worked alongside Sheeran and Ryan Tedder to craft a song that captures the bittersweet realization of seeing an ex happier with someone else. Key facts about his contribution: - Co-wrote "Happier" with Ed Sheeran and Ryan Tedder. - The song was included on Sheeran's third studio album, ÷ (2017). - After the album's release, "Happier" charted at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. - The song was released in Italy on 27 April 2018 as the fourth (fifth overall) and final single from the album. - The official music video, directed by Emil Nava, was released on Ed Sheeran's YouTube account on 27 April 2018.
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