Watchtower (song)

"Watchtower"
Single by Devlin featuring Ed Sheeran
from the album A Moving Picture
Released	16 August 2012
Genre	Hip hop rap rock
Length	3:39
Label	Universal Island
Songwriter(s)	James Devlin Ed Sheeran Timothy McKenzie Bob Dylan Jimi Hendrix
Producer(s)	Labrinth
Devlin singles chronology
"Young Guns" (2011) "Watchtower" (2012) "Off with Their Heads" (2012)
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Dreamers" (2012) "Watchtower" (2012) "Give Me Love" (2012)
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"Watchtower" is a song by British rapper Devlin, released as the lead single from his second studio album, A Moving Picture (2013). The song features British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and was produced by Labrinth. "Watchtower" was released on 16 August 2012 and entered the UK Singles Chart on 26 August 2012 at number 7, becoming Devlin's highest-charting single and first top 10 hit and Sheeran's fifth top 10 hit. The song samples the main chorus line from Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower". It also borrows Jimi Hendrix's riff from the guitarist's cover.