Galway Girl (Ed Sheeran song)

"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
"Shape of You"
(2017) 		"Galway Girl"
(2017) 		"Perfect"
(2017)
Music video
"Galway Girl" on YouTube

"Galway Girl" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. The song is a collaboration between Sheeran and Irish folk band Beoga, and is heavily influenced by Irish traditional music.[5] On Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March 2017, Sheeran announced the song as the third single from his 2017 album ÷, accompanied by a lyric video.[6][7]

The song entered the charts of 31 countries around the world. It topped the charts in Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia, and Slovakia; reached number two in the UK, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, and Poland; and reached the top five on the charts of Germany, Hungary, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.

"Galway Girl" was included on the year-end top singles charts of 17 countries, including the top five of Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia, and the UK; the top 10 of Australia, Austria, Germany, New Zealand, and Sweden; and the top 20 of Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Switzerland.

The song was certified Platinum or multi-Platinum in 13 countries.

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  5. ^ Murphy, Claire (7 March 2017). "The identity of Sheeran's 'Galway Girl' is revealed". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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  7. ^ "Ed Sheeran on Twitter". Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via Twitter.