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'Our daughter, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty was born two months ago on May 29. We just wanted to put out good music, directly to the people that have been here since the beginning. We didn’t want to do a big campaign or anything over the top with this. It’s where I’ve been the last year, through all the ups and downs. This is why 'Growing Up' felt like the right song to re-emerge with. 'When you try to escape yourself, life has an interesting way of creating situations that force you to come back.

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The other half is trying to figure out how to grow up myself. When I got back to the cabin the next day, Ryan had made a new beat that would eventually become the song you’re listening to. I was going back to the city once a week to attend a birthing class with Tricia. I was finally having fun in the studio for the first time in years. 'Five months later, we were recording in a remote cabin away from the density that is Seattle. When Tricia walked out of the bathroom, I knew. But in actuality, the hypothetical 'dad' version of me looked completely different than the man whose heart was beating out of his chest on the carpet, praying to a god or spirit I hadn’t talked to in months. I basically assumed that I'd have it all together. I held on to clear expectations of where I wanted be in my career, my age, my level of self-care, and my maturity. 'I’ve always had some make-believe image in my head of who I would be as a father. Scared of the process of staring at myself through a page and seeing someone that I wasn’t proud of. as Tricia went to the bathroom to take the pregnancy test I’d just purchased from Walgreens. But I think back to that night: praying on the floor at 2 a.m. It would make for a far more polished and respectable story. 'I wish that I could say that I was in a 'better place' when I found out the news. In addition to adorable footage of his daughter’s birth (which took place on May 29), the video for “Growing Up (Sloane’s Song)” was released with a beautiful letter regarding Macklemore’s expectations about fatherhood, what the song means, and why the duo chose to come back with this track: Times are changing, I know, but who am I if I’m the person you become, if I’m still growing up?”

“I’ll be patient, one more month,” Sheeran sings. As Macklemore encourages his daughter to do what she loves, make mistakes, and be honest, all while hoping he’ll be present despite his demanding schedule, Sheeran croons about how individual growth never stops. The song (which is his first release with Ryan Lewis first release since their 2012 debut album, The Heist) features vocals by Ed Sheeran. I’m still trying to figure out who I am, I don’t want to mess this up or do this wrong.” “I want to raise you to be like her and watch you show the world how to do it on your own. “They say girls shouldn’t be tough and moms should raise their kids at home, but baby I know that isn’t true, ‘cause your momma's the toughest person I know,” he sings.

But perhaps there’s a bit of irony in Macklemore’s words, considering how the touching tune is based on the fact that he, even as a new father, still has a whole lot to learn.

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