Castle on the Hill

"Castle on the Hill"
"Castle on the Hill"
Singel oleh Ed Sheeran
dari album ÷
Diciptakan	2015
Dirilis	6 Januari 2017
Direkam	2015
Genre	Folk; pop; rock;
Durasi	4:21;
Label	Asylum; Atlantic;
Pencipta	Benny Blanco; Ed Sheeran;
Produser	Benny Blanco; Ed Sheeran;
Kronologi singel Ed Sheeran
Video musik
	"Castle on the Hill" on YouTube

"Castle on The Hill" adalah sebuah lagu yang ditulis Ed Sheeran. Singel ini dirilis pada 6 Januari 2017 sebagai salah satu singel utama ganda dari album studio ketiganya ÷ (2017), bersama "Shape of You".^[4] "Castle on the Hill" ditulis dan diproduksi oleh Ed Sheeran bersama Benny Blanco. Lagu tersebut mengacu pada Kastil Framlingham di kota asal Sheeran Framlingham Suffolk, dan mengenang kisah-kisah tentang asuhannya di kota tersebut. BBC menyatakan, "lagu itu telah digambarkan sebagai surat cinta untuk Suffolk."^[5]

Dirilis pada hari yang sama dengan "Shape of You", "Castle on the Hill" mencapai nomor dua di sejumlah negara, termasuk Inggris, Australia dan Jerman, sementara "Shape of You" debut di nomor satu. Hal ini merupakan kali pertama dalam sejarah tangga lagu Inggris, Australia, dan Jerman seorang artis menduduki dua posisi teratas tangga lagu dengan lagu-lagu baru.^[6]^[7]^[8] Lagu debutnya di nomor enam di AS, sementara "Shape of You" masuk di nomor satu; ini menjadikan Sheeran artis pertama yang memiliki dua lagu sekaligus debut di 10 besar AS.^[9] Lagu "Castle" meraih sertifikat sembilan Platinum di Australia, enam Platinum di Kanada, dan multiplatinum di delapan negara tambahan.

^ "New Music Friday: 9 New Songs To Hear Now". EW.com. 6 January 2017. Diakses tanggal 6 January 2017.
^ "Ed Sheeran, Sam Hunt & More Are Spotify Editors' Picks for New Music Friday". Billboard.com. Billboard. Diakses tanggal 15 January 2017.
^ "Ed Sheeran releases new songs Castle on the Hill and Shape of You". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Diakses tanggal 15 January 2017.
^ "Ed Sheeran Returns With Two New Tracks "Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You"". Complex. Diakses tanggal 6 January 2017.
^ "Ed Sheeran exhibition in Ipswich features college drop-out letter". BBC. Diakses tanggal 19 August 2019.
^ "Ed Sheeran takes top two chart positions". BBC. 13 January 2017.
^ "Historical record: Ed Sheeran starts as the first artist on 1 and 2 of the Official German single charts". Diakses tanggal 17 January 2017. (translated from German)
^ "Ed Sheeran Creates Chart History Down Under". Billboard. 16 January 2017.
^ "Ed Sheeran Debuts Atop Hot 100 With 'Shape of You' & in Top 10 With 'Castle on the Hill'". Billboard. 17 January 2017.

[1] "New Music Friday: 9 New Songs To Hear Now". EW.com. 6 January 2017. Diakses tanggal 6 January 2017.

[2] "Ed Sheeran, Sam Hunt & More Are Spotify Editors' Picks for New Music Friday". Billboard.com. Billboard. Diakses tanggal 15 January 2017.

[3] "Ed Sheeran releases new songs Castle on the Hill and Shape of You". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Diakses tanggal 15 January 2017.

[4] "Ed Sheeran Returns With Two New Tracks "Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You"". Complex. Diakses tanggal 6 January 2017.

[5] "Ed Sheeran exhibition in Ipswich features college drop-out letter". BBC. Diakses tanggal 19 August 2019.

[6] "Ed Sheeran takes top two chart positions". BBC. 13 January 2017.

[7] "Historical record: Ed Sheeran starts as the first artist on 1 and 2 of the Official German single charts". Diakses tanggal 17 January 2017. (translated from German)

[8] "Ed Sheeran Creates Chart History Down Under". Billboard. 16 January 2017.

[9] "Ed Sheeran Debuts Atop Hot 100 With 'Shape of You' & in Top 10 With 'Castle on the Hill'". Billboard. 17 January 2017.

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