Castle on the Hill

"Castle on the Hill"
"Castle on the Hill"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album ÷
Written	2015
Released	6 January 2017
Recorded	2015
Genre	Folk-pop; pop; rock;
Length	4:22
Label	Asylum; Atlantic;
Songwriter(s)	Benny Blanco; Ed Sheeran;
Producer(s)	Benny Blanco; Ed Sheeran;
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
Music video
	"Castle on the Hill" on YouTube

"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.

References

↑ "New Music Friday: 9 New Songs To Hear Now". EW.com. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
↑ "Ed Sheeran, Sam Hunt & More Are Spotify Editors' Picks for New Music Friday". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
↑ 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.
↑ "Ed Sheeran Returns With Two New Tracks "Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You"". Complex. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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[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. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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Discography
+	"The A Team" "Drunk" "Small Bump" "Lego House" "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" "Kiss Me" "Give Me Love" "The Parting Glass"
x	"One" "I'm a Mess" "Sing" "Don't" "Nina" "Photograph" "Bloodstream" "Tenerife Sea" "Runaway" "The Man" "Thinking Out Loud" "Afire Love" "I See Fire"
÷	"Eraser" "Castle on the Hill" "Dive" "Shape of You" "Perfect" "Galway Girl" "Happier" "New Man" "Hearts Don't Break Around Here" "What Do I Know?" "How Would You Feel (Paean)" "Supermarket Flowers" "Barcelona" "Bibia Be Ye Ye" "Nancy Mulligan" "Save Myself"
No.6 Collaborations Project	"Beautiful People" "South of the Border" "Cross Me" "Take Me Back to London" "Best Part of Me" "I Don't Care" "Antisocial" "Remember the Name" "Put It All on Me" "Nothing on You" "1000 Nights" "Blow"
=	"Tides" "Shivers" "First Times" "Bad Habits" "Overpass Graffiti" "The Joker and the Queen" "2step" "Visiting Hours"
-	"Boat" "Eyes Closed" "Life Goes On" "Curtains"
Other songs	"All of the Stars" "Make It Rain" "I Was Made for Loving You" "Candle in the Wind" "Afterglow" "Peru" "Merry Christmas" "Sigue" "Forever My Love" "Are You Entertained" "My G" "Celestial" "F64"
Featured songs	"If I Could" "Young Guns" "Teardrop" "Hush Little Baby" "Dreamers" "Watchtower" "Wish You Were Here" "Everything Has Changed" "Old School Love" "All About It" "Lay It All on Me" "Reuf" "Boa Me" "End Game" "River" "Own It" "Those Kinda Nights" "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" "Bam Bam" "For My Hand"
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