"Watchtower" is the fifth single by British rapper Devlin, and the lead single from his second studio album, A Moving Picture (2013). The song features British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and was produced by Labrinth. "Watchtower" was released on 16 August 2012 and entered the UK Singles Chart on 26 August 2012 at number 7, becoming Devlin's highest-charting single and first top 10 hit and Sheeran's fifth top 10 hit. The song samples the main chorus line from Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower". It also borrows Jimi Hendrix's riff from the guitarist's cover.

"Watchtower"
Single by Devlin featuring Ed Sheeran
from the album A Moving Picture
Released	16 August 2012
Genre	Hip hop rap rock
Length	3:39
Label	Universal Island
Songwriter(s)	James Devlin Ed Sheeran Timothy McKenzie Bob Dylan Jimi Hendrix
Producer(s)	Labrinth
Devlin singles chronology
"Young Guns" (2011) "Watchtower" (2012) "Off With Their Heads" (2012)
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Dreamers" (2012) "Watchtower" (2012) "Give Me Love" (2012)
Audio sample
"Watchtower" file help

Use in media

It was used in the 2013 action-comedy film, 2 Guns. The instrumental was also used as the main theme for the series The Young Pope and the final one third of its sequel, The New Pope. It was also used in early promotional trailers for the Amazon Prime streaming television series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, which was released in 2018.

Music video

The official music video was uploaded onto Devlin's Vevo on 4 July 2012. It was directed by Corin Hardy.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Watchtower" (radio edit) (featuring Ed Sheeran) – 3:39
2. "London City Part II" – 2:52
3. "My Moving Picture" – 3:52
4. "Watchtower" (instrumental) – 4:32

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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