Castle (Halsey song)

"Castle"
Single by Halsey
from the album Badlands and The Huntsman: Winter's War (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released	April 9, 2016 (2016-04-09)
Genre	Electropop [1]
Length	4:20
Label	Astralwerks Capitol
Songwriters	Ashley Frangipane Peder Losnegård
Producer	Lido
Halsey singles chronology
"Colors" (2016) "Castle" (2016) "Hands" (2016)
Music video
"Castle" on YouTube

"Castle" (subtitled "The Huntsman: Winter's War Version") ^[2] is a song by American singer and songwriter Halsey. Originally recorded for her debut studio album, Badlands (2015), it was re-recorded for the soundtrack to the 2016 film The Huntsman: Winter's War . ^[3] It was released on April 9, 2016, through Capitol Records as a single from the soundtrack as well as the fourth single from Badlands. "Castle" was co-written by Halsey and the track's producer, Lido. The song was used in commercials and in the teaser trailer to promote the film. The song has background vocals of a choir singing Agnus Dei. She is singing about taking the throne and the kingdom are locked up, which is a reference to her album Badlands.

Composition

Nathan Reese from Pitchfork said "Castle" is a meditation on Haley's growing fame that features a trip hop instrumental. ^[4]

Music video

A "Behind-the-Scenes" video was released for the song on Halsey's official Vevo channel on YouTube on April 8, 2016, one day prior to the single's digital download release. Five days later, on April 13, 2016, the official music video was released on Halsey's Vevo account.

In the media

The album version of "Castle" was featured on TV shows such as The Royals . ^[5]

Track listing

Digital download ^[2]

1. "Castle (The Huntsman: Winter's War version)" – 4:20

Chart performance

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts) [6]	76
France (SNEP) [7]	143
Scotland (Official Charts Company) [8]	80
UK Downloads (Official Charts Company) [9]	85
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard) [10]	1

Certifications

Certifications for "Castle"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11]	Gold	35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [12]	Platinum	60,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [13]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [14]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [15]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Topham, Michelle (January 5, 2016). "Listen to Halsey's 'Castle' as Featured on 'The Royals' — Perfect". Leo Sigh. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
2. "Castle (The Huntsman: Winter's War Version) - Single by Halsey". iTunes . April 8, 2016.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
4. Reese, Nathan (September 2, 2015). "Halsey: Badlands". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 17, 2016.
5. "Listen to Halsey's 'Castle' as Featured on 'The Royals' — Perfect – Leo Sigh". January 5, 2016.
6. "The ARIA Report (Issue #1364)" (PDF). Australian Web Archive . ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
7. "Halsey – Castle" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100" (April 15, 2016 – April 21, 2016). Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 26, 2016.
9. "Official Downloads Singles Chart Top 100" (April 15, 2016 – April 21, 2016). Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 26, 2016.
10. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 : May 7,2016 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard Biz. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
12. "Brazilian single certifications – Halsey – Castle" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved June 20, 2024.
13. "New Zealand single certifications – Halsey – Castle". Radioscope. Retrieved September 19, 2025.Type Castle in the "Search:" field.
14. "British single certifications – Halsey – Castle". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 29, 2022.
15. "American single certifications – Halsey – Castle". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 1, 2023.