“Castle on the Hill” is a guitar-driven pop song that pays homage to Ed Sheeran’s upbringing in the English countryside town of Framlingham, Suffolk. The song was produced by pop maestro Benny Blanco and described on iTunes as a “life-affirming pop rocket.”

The song was released in tandem with the more electro-poppy “Shape Of You.” Together, the two songs were the first release from his upcoming third album, ÷ (Divide), following in the mathematical footsteps of his + (Plus) and x (Multiply) albums.