Watchtower (song)

"Watchtower"
Single by Devlin featuring Ed Sheeran
from the album A Moving Picture
Released	16 August 2012
Format	Digital download
Genre	Hip hop, rap rock
Length	3:39
Label	Universal Music Group, Island Records
Writer(s)	James Devlin, Ed Sheeran, Timothy McKenzie, Bob Dylan
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)

"Watchtower" is the fifth single by British rapper Devlin, and the lead single from Devlin's 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 only 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. It was used in the Denzel Washington & Mark Wahlberg 2013 action-comedy film 2 Guns.

Music video

The official music video was uploaded onto Devlin's VEVO on 4 July 2012. It was directed by Corin Hardy.

Track listings

Digital download

1. "Watchtower (Radio Edit)" (feat. Ed Sheeran) — 3:39
2. "London City Part II" — 2:52
3. "My Moving Picture" — 3:52
4. "Watchtower (Instrumental)" - 4:32

Chart performance

References

1. ↑ "Top 100 Singles - Week ending 30th August 2012". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.