Lego House

"Lego House"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album +
Released 11 November 2011
Recorded 2011
Genre Folk, soul
Length 3:05
Label Warner Music Group
Writer(s) Ed Sheeran, Jake Gosling, Chris Leonard
Producer Jake Gosling
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You"
(2011)		 "Lego House"
(2011)		 "Teardrop"
(2011)

"Lego House" is a song by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as the third single lifted from the debut studio album + on 11 November 2011.[1] The song was written by Ed Sheeran, Jake Gosling, Chris Leonard and produced by Jake Gosling. It received its first radio play on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 8 September 2011[2] and was the first Ed Sheeran song to make the BBC Radio 2 playlist. The song has so far peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The remix featuring P Money premiered on MistaJam's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 30 September 2011.

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Music video

The video for "Lego House" was released on 20 October 2011 on Sheeran's YouTube channel. It stars Harry Potter actor, Rupert Grint[3]. The video's narrative displays Grint as an obsessive fan, developing through a mental breakdown, ending with Sheeran and Grint meeting as Grint is forcibly removed from a music venue and Sheeran comes out of a lift. It was filmed at the Forum, University of Hertfordshire.

Track listing

Album version[4]
No. Title Length
1. "Lego House"   3:05
iTunes EP[5]
No. Title Length
1. "Lego House" (Acoustic) 3:07
2. "Lego House" (Gosling Remix) (featuring P Money) 3:50
3. "Lego House" (The Prototypes Remix) 4:24
4. "Lego House" (Subscape Remix) 5:10
5. "Grade 8" (Acoustic) 3:00

Credits and personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 5
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[7] 6
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[8] 5

References

  1. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lego-house-ep/id474197789
  2. ^ BBC - Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record - Ed Sheeran - Lego House
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4BLVznuWnU
  4. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/id448214084
  5. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lego-house-ep/id474197789
  6. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
  7. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
Ed Sheeran
Studio albums
+ (2011)
Collaboration albums
Singles
"The A Team"  • "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"  • "Lego House"
Featured singles
"If I Could"  • "Young Guns"  • "Teardrop"
Other songs
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