Bono Reveals Ed Sheeran’s Reluctance to Politicized Ukraine War Song with U2
Bono shared in a recent interview that Ed Sheeran expressed his disinterest in political themes for their collaborative track "Yours Eternally," featured on U2's "Days of Ash" EP, which addresses the war in Ukraine.
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Oct 1, 2026 6:44am PT
Ed Sheeran Told U2 He Didn’t Want to ‘Get Into Politics’ on Song About Ukraine’s War With Russia, Says Bono
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U2 and Ed Sheeran collaborated earlier this year on the song “Yours Eternally” off the band’s “Days of Ash” EP, which dropped in February. Bono told Rolling Stone UK in a new interview that Sheeran expressed his resistance to U2 about doing such a politically-minded song. “Yours Eternally” features Ukrainian musician Taras Topolia, and the lyrics take the perspective of a Ukrainian soldier writing to his friends back home amid the country’s ongoing war with Russia.
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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/ed-sheeran-u2-political-ukraine-song-bono-1236894707/)._
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