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"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 promotional single from the record. "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 is locked up which is a reference to her album Badlands.

"Castle"
Single by Halsey
from the album 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
Songwriter(s)	Ashley Frangipane Peder Losnegård
Producer(s)	Lido
Halsey singles chronology
"Colors" (2016) "Castle" (2016) "Hands" (2016)
Music video
”Castle" on YouTube

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. As of June 2022, the music video has received over 72 million views on YouTube. [4]

In the media

The album version of "Castle" was featured in TV shows The Royals,[5] iZombie and The Originals. The Huntsman: Winter's War version of "Castle" was featured in TV show Dance Moms.^{[citation needed]}

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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	Gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[13]	Platinum	1,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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