LONDON, April 30 -- Most of us forget where we even left our old phones. Ed Sheeran? He turned his back on his in 2015 - only to be reunited with it years later thanks to a court order.

What followed was less courtroom drama and more emotional deep dive, as the singer-songwriter discovered long-lost texts, forgotten photos, and even inspiration for a new track.

Sheeran described the experience as "such an emotional journey" that it led him to write "Old Phone", a song set to drop today at 11pm Malaysian time.

In an April 29 Instagram post tagging @teddysoldphone, Sheeran shared a carousel of never-before-seen moments pulled straight from the dusty archives of his old mobile.

Among them: a cute photo of him and now-wife Cherry Seaborn ...