ED UNVEILS TWO COMEBACK
SINGLES
“CASTLE ON THE HILL” & “SHAPE OF YOU”
AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES, SPOTIFY AND APPLE MUSIC
WATCH THE ACCOMPANYING LYRIC VIDEOS
“CASTLE ON THE HILL” & “SHAPE OF YOU”
22 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD, WORLDWIDE!
4.7 BILLION SPOTIFY STREAMS!
“CASTLE ON THE HILL” & “SHAPE OF YOU”
AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES, SPOTIFY AND APPLE MUSIC
WATCH THE ACCOMPANYING LYRIC VIDEOS
“CASTLE ON THE HILL” & “SHAPE OF YOU”
22 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD, WORLDWIDE!
4.7 BILLION SPOTIFY STREAMS!
3.5 BILLION HITS ON
HIS OFFICIAL YOUTUBE!
Multiple Grammy and BRIT
Award-winning international
mega-star, Ed Sheeran, has kicked-off music in
2017, unveiling TWO brand new singles - “Castle
On The Hill” and “Shape Of You” -
out now on Asylum Records and available through iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music here.
Ed Sheeran's two comeback singles -
“Castle On The Hill” and “Shape Of You” -
mark a hugely exciting return and another forward-thinking move for the multi
award-winning, modern-day troubadour. Unveiled in the early hours of this
morning, the singles are Ed’s first releases since 2015 and showcase two very
different sides to his unparalleled musical palate. “Castle On The Hill”, written by
Ed and Benny Blanco (also on production), pays homage to growing up
in Framlingham, Suffolk. Driving beats and Springsteen-esque
riffs collide to create another stadium-ready anthem. “Shape
Of You”, written by Ed, Johnny McDaid and Steve Mac
(also on production), dismantles and rebuilds modern-pop music using little
more than a loop pedal. The record is an extension of the sound for which Ed's
become so well-known and has set him apart from his peers - something he first
showcased in 2010 with his pivotal SBTV live performance of “You Need Me, I
Don’t Need You”, and executed on his debut EP ‘No.5
Collaborations Project’ (staring an array of grime artists including Wretch
32, Wiley + more), following in 2011.
Speaking about his monumental comeback,
25-year-old Ed commented – “Hello 2017! I’ve been working hard on the
new material and I hope you can be as excited about it as I am. I really wanted
to show two different sides to my music that I’m equally as passionate about
and I just knew I wanted to roll with two songs at the same time. I’m
absolutely buzzing to be back.”
Despite being out of the spotlight for
a year on a well-deserved break, Ed’s name was still associated with some of
2016's biggest hits. As one of the world's most in-demand songwriters, he
penned “Cold Water” for Major
Lazer and “Love Yourself” for Justin Bieber; further proving his versatility and unique
flair for penning global #1 records. Rewind to June 2014 to see Sheeran
releasing his second studio album ‘x’ (pronounced “multiply”,) which
has gone onto become one of the most significant and record-breaking
albums of this millennium! Bolstered by the likes of Rick Rubin, Pharrell
Williams and Benny Blanco on production, ‘x’ charted at
#1 both sides of the Atlantic upon release, landed a further 95 #1
slots on iTunes across the globe, stayed at no. 1 for 12 weeks in the UK and spawned his global no. 1, biggest-selling single to date – “Thinking
Out Loud”. ‘x’ has now
landed a staggering 90 x platinum certifications worldwide and
was recently named one of the Official Chart Company’s biggest-selling
albums of all time, having amassed over 3.4 BILLION streams!
Breaking through to the mainstream in 2011 with his debut album ‘+’
(“plus”), which spent three
weeks at no.1 in the UK, the Suffolk native quickly made a name for
himself as one of the hottest up-and-coming UK talents of that year,
setting his musical trajectory to an extraordinary level from the off; Ed won
his first Ivor Novello Award in 2011
for his breakthrough single “The A Team”, which also
went onto become that year’s biggest-selling debut single.
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