Castle on the Hill

2017 single by Ed Sheeran

"Castle on the Hill" is a 2017 song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and is the double lead single from his third studio album ÷, along with "Shape of You".[4] It topped the single charts in Iceland, Israel and Scotland. It went to number 2 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and number 3 in France, Hungary, Norway and Portugal. It also peaked at number 6 in the United States. The song refers to Framlingham Castle in his hometown of Framlingham in Suffolk.

"Castle on the Hill"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album ÷
Written2015
Released6 January 2017 (2017-01-06)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length4:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Benny Blanco
  • Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Lay It All on Me"
(2015)
"Castle on the Hill" / "Shape of You"
(2017)
"Galway Girl"
(2017)
Music video
"Castle on the Hill" on YouTube

References change

  1. "New Music Friday: 9 New Songs To Hear Now". EW.com. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. "Ed Sheeran, Sam Hunt & More Are Spotify Editors' Picks for New Music Friday". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. Music, Guardian (6 January 2017). "Ed Sheeran releases new songs Castle on the Hill and Shape of You". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. "Ed Sheeran Returns With Two New Tracks "Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You"". Complex. Retrieved 6 January 2017.