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"American Town"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album Autumn Variations
Released29 September 2023 (2023-09-29)
Length3:18
LabelGingerbread Man
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Aaron Dessner
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"A Beautiful Game"
(2023) 		"American Town"
(2023) 		"The Great British Bar Off"
(2023)
Lyric video
"American Town" on YouTube

"American Town" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, taken from his seventh studio album Autumn Variations, released on 29 September 2023, through Gingerbread Man Records. It was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio on the same day as the album by Warner Records as its lead single.[1] Sheeran wrote the song with producer Aaron Dessner.

Composition and lyrics

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"American Town" has been described as a "de facto sequel" to Sheeran's 2017 single, "Galway Girl". In "American Town", Sheeran sings about falling in love with an "English girl" in an American Town and the two getting "Chinese food in small white boxes, live a life we saw in Friends".[2] The song also contains sung-rapped vocals from Sheeran and lyrics about walking in the cold with dungarees on.[3]

Charts

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Chart performance for "American Town"
Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 86
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 15
Croatia (HRT)[6] 26
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[7] 52
Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 139
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[9] 39
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 46
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[11] 16
Latvia (EHR)[12] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 77
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[15] 2
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[16] 22
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[17] 2
South Korea Download (Circle)[18] 141
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 43
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 27
UK Indie (OCC)[22] 7
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[23] 10

References

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  1. ^ Tenaglia, Raffaella (29 September 2023). "Ed Sheeran - American Town (Radio Date: 29-09-2023)". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ Smith, Thomas (29 September 2023). "Ed Sheeran – Autumn Variations review: a pumpkin-spiced snoozer". NME. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ^ Hall, James (29 September 2023). "Autumn Variations: Sheeran channels Elgar, with surprisingly stunning results". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 October 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1753. Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 October 2023. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Ed Sheeran – American Town" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ "ARC 100 - Week 4 (22.01.2023.)". HRT. 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 14. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of 11 October 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  12. ^ "EHR TOP 40 - 2023.10.06". European Hit Radio. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 2023" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Ed Sheeran – American Town" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  15. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 29/10/2023" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 29 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  17. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 49. týden 2023 in the date selector. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Download Chart – Week 39 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Ed Sheeran – American Town". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Ed Sheeran – American Town". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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