<P> The song entered the UK chart at number 2 behind "Shape of You" when it became available for download on the album release . As of September 2017, the song has sold 1.2 million combined units in the United Kingdom, with 246,000 in actual sales and 95 million in streams . </P> <P> In Ireland, it debuted at number one on the singles chart . It also reached number one chart position in Scotland and Slovenia . In the United States, the song peaked at number 53, and has sold 210,813 copies as of October 2017 . </P> <P> On 11 April 2017, Sheeran shot the POV music video for "Galway Girl" in Galway, Ireland and filmed it himself on a Sony A6500 on body - mounted Ikan gimbal rigged to a Steadicam vest . The video was directed by Jason Koenig who also directed the "Shape of You" music video and director of photography Johnny Valencia . Galway Girl features Irish - American actress Saoirse Ronan . It was uploaded to his official YouTube channel on 3 May 2017 . </P> <P> His new tattoo filmed in the video is misspelled "Galway Grill". </P>

Where was ed sheeran's galway girl filmed