--- title: Justin Bieber New Song: Cold Water With Ed Sheeran, Diplo description: Ed Sheeran co-wrote the brand-new Major Lazer song, which features vocals by Justin Bieber and MØ. Is this the new song of the summer? canonical: https://time.com/4418948/justin-bieber-cold-water-ed-sheeran-diplo/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-22T14:36:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:28:17.155Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Justin Bieber Throws 'Cold Water' On Summer With New Song og:description: The hot Major Lazer drop has lyrics by Ed Sheeran and vocals by Bieber and MØ. og:url: https://time.com/4418948/justin-bieber-cold-water-ed-sheeran-diplo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Bieber Throws 'Cold Water' On Summer With New Song twitter:description: The hot Major Lazer drop has lyrics by Ed Sheeran and vocals by Bieber and MØ. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Justin Bieber Throws 'Cold Water' on Our Hot Summer With New Major Lazer Song  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 22, 2016 2:36 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 22, 2016 2:36 PM CUT What do you get when you mix together the lyrical [talent of Ed Sheeran](http://time.com/4354290/ed-sheeran-doppelganger-lookalike/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") and Benny Blanco, the production skills [of Major Lazer](http://time.com/4001153/diplo-interview/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") and the vocal stylings of one Justin Bieber? You end up with “Cold Water,” the big summer release that the collective of pop icons have been teasing all week. “Everybody gets high sometimes, ya know,” Bieber sings, kicking things off on a rather emo note. “What else can we do when we’re feeling low?” Classic Sheeran, right there. Cue the electropop beats from Major Lazer’s Diplo, add a splash of [MØ’s raspy croon](http://time.com/4089579/mo-kamikaze-video/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined"), and we have a summer hit on our hands, people. “Although time may take us into different places I will still be patient with you,” Bieber tells us. “I hope you know I won’t let go.” [_Purpose_\-era Bieber](http://time.com/4361928/justin-bieber-company-new-music-video/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined") is such a dependable dude. This is the kind of jam you want to play as you road trip with the windows down; the kind of catchy slow-burn that gives you feels but will also get you going at a dance party. The YouTube version of the song has only been up a few hours, but already has almost a million views. Prepare yourself. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4418948/justin-bieber-cold-water-ed-sheeran-diplo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4418948/justin-bieber-cold-water-ed-sheeran-diplo/"},"headline":"Justin Bieber Throws 'Cold Water' on Our Hot Summer With New Major Lazer Song","datePublished":"2016-07-22T14:36:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:28:17.155Z","description":"And we have a new contender for song of the summer","url":"https://time.com/4418948/justin-bieber-cold-water-ed-sheeran-diplo/","keywords":["Entertainment","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4418948/justin-bieber-cold-water-ed-sheeran-diplo/","name":"Justin Bieber Throws 'Cold Water' on Our Hot Summer With New Major Lazer Song"}}]}] ```