Take Me Back to London

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(2019)
"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)
"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.
VariousAugust 23, 2019Original + Sir Spyro remix
  • Atlantic
  • Asylum
 [35] [36]
United KingdomSeptember 13, 2019 Contemporary hit radio Sir Spyro remix [37]

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