Castles (song)

"Castles" is a song by English singer-songwriter Freya Ridings. It was released as a single on 30 May 2019, through record labels Good Soldier Songs and Capitol Records, as the fifth single from her debut studio album, Freya Ridings. The song was written by Ridings and Daniel Nigro, the latter of whom also produced the song along with Yves Rothman, additional production was done by Mark Crew, and Dan Priddy.

For the parody, see Gavin James (singer).
"Castles"
Single by Freya Ridings
from the album Freya Ridings
Released30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Freya Ridings singles chronology
"You Mean the World to Me"
(2019)		 "Castles"
(2019)		 "Love Is Fire"
(2019)
Music video
"Castles" on YouTube

Background and composition

Produced by Dan Nigro, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy, Yves Rothman, the song was written by Ridings and Nigro. The song additionally features background vocals by American singer-songwriter Zella Day as well as Brendan Reilly, Emily Holligan, Kate Brady, and Simone Daly Richards.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Castles" was first released onto YouTube on 10 July 2019 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds.[1]. The music video was filmed in London.

Track listing
Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Castles"3:31
Digital download[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Castles" (Acoustic)3:19
CD single[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Castles"3:31
2."Castles" (Acoustic)3:19

Charts
Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 20
Croatia (HRT)[9] 14
France (SNEP)[10] 71
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 51
Iceland (Tonlist)[12] 38
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 12
Israel (Media Forest)[14] 13
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[15] 19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[16] 2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[17] 8
Slovenia (SloTop50)[18] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 16
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[21] 15

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Platinum 70,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] Platinum 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 400,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Version Label(s) Ref
Various 30 May 2019
Original Good Soldier Songs
5 July 2019 Acoustic
2 August 2019 Sam Feldt remix
United States 26 August 2019 Hot adult contemporary Original
[25]
23 September 2019 Triple A (AAA) [26]

References
  1. "Freya Ridings - Castles (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. "Castles - Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. "Castles (Acoustic) - Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. "Castles (Acoustic) - Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. "Australian-charts.com – Freya Ridings – Castles". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Freya Ridings – Castles" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Freya Ridings – Castles" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Freya Ridings – Castles" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  9. "Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  10. "Top Singles (Week 16, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Freya Ridings – Castles". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  12. "TÓNLISTINN – Vika 36 – 2019; Plötutíðindi". Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  13. "IRMA – Week 37, 2019". Irish Recorded Music Association. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  14. "Year 2019, Week 34". Media Forest. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  15. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  16. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  17. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202014 into search. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  18. "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  19. "Swisscharts.com – Freya Ridings – Castles". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  20. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  21. "Freya Ridings Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  22. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  23. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Freya Ridings; 'Castles')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  24. "British single certifications – Freya Ridings – Castles". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  25. "Hot Modern AC Future Releases". Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  26. "Triple A (AAA) Future Releases". Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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