Shape of You

'Shape of You' was released on January 6, 2017 alongside 'Castle on the Hill' as a joint lead single from Ed Sheeran's third studio album ÷ (Divide). Its rhythmic marimba-driven pop production propelled immediate worldwide streaming dominance. Debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (dated January 28, 2017)—Sheeran's first US No. 1—while 'Castle on the Hill' debuted at No. 6, making Sheeran the first act in the chart's 58-year history to score two Top 10 debuts in the same week. Spent 12 weeks at No. 1 and 33 consecutive weeks inside the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (January 28 to September 9, 2017). Surpassed Drake's 'One Dance' in September 2017 to become Spotify's most-streamed song (1.318 billion+ streams at the time), and reached 1,655,258,694 streams by August 2018. In April 2026, Spotify's 20th-anniversary all-time ranking placed 'Shape of You' at No. 2 most-streamed song in Spotify history (behind The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights').