Galway Girl

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"Galway Girl"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album ÷
Released17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
Genre
Length2:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Elizondo
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Castle on the Hill" / "Shape of You"
(2017)
"Galway Girl"
(2017)
"Perfect"
(2017)
Music video
"Galway Girl" at YouTube

"Galway Girl" is a 2017 song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and is the third single from his third studio album ÷. The song topped the single charts in Iceland, Ireland and Slovenia. It went to the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and went to the top 20 in Canada, France, Italy, Malaysia and Portugal. It did poorly in the chart in the United States and in Japan where it made #53 and #67. It is a Irish folk song.

Music video[change | change source]

The music video was shot in Galway, Ireland. It was uploaded to YouTube on 3 May 2017. As of January 2023, the music video has over 568 million views.

The music video features Irish actress Saoirse Ronan.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Johnston, Maura. "Review: Ed Sheeran Still Showcasing Pop Savvy on 'Divide'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. "Ed Sheeran – '÷' Review". NME. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Tom, Lauren (12 April 2017). "Ed Sheeran Shoots 'Galway Girl' Video (In Galway, Of Course) & Thanks Town's 'Wonderful People' for Help". Billboard. Retrieved 13 April 2017.