Take Me Back to London

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"Take Me Back to London"
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Single by Ed Sheeran featuring Stormzy
from the album No.6 Collaborations Project
Released9 August 2019 (2019-08-09) [1]
Genre Grime
Length3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Antisocial / South of the Border"
(2019)		"Take Me Back to London"
(2019)		"Own It"
(2019)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [29] Platinum80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [30] Gold45,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [31] Gold25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United Kingdom9 August 2019 Contemporary hit radio
  • Atlantic
  • Asylum
 [1]

Remix

"Take Me Back to London (Sir Spyro Remix)"
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Remix by Ed Sheeran featuring Stormzy, Jaykae and Aitch
from the album No.6 Collaborations Project
Released23 August 2019
Length3:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jaykae singles chronology
"Chat"
(2019)		"Take Me Back to London (Sir Spyro Remix)"
(2019)		Faded
(2019)
Digital download [35] and streaming [36]
No.TitleLength
1."Take Me Back to London" (Remix) (featuring Stormzy, Jaykae and Aitch)3:52
2."Take Me Back to London" (Sir Spyro Remix) (featuring Stormzy, Jaykae and Aitch)3:51

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Various23 August 2019Original + Sir Spyro remix
  • Atlantic
  • Asylum
 [35] [36]
United Kingdom13 September 2019 Contemporary hit radio Sir Spyro remix [37]

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