Shotgun (George Ezra song)

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"Shotgun"
George Ezra - Shotgun cover.jpeg
Single by George Ezra
from the album Staying at Tamara's
Released18 May 2018
Genre Pop rock [1]
Length3:26
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Cam Blackwood
George Ezra singles chronology
"Paradise"
(2018)		"Shotgun"
(2018)		"Hold My Girl"
(2018)

"Shotgun" is a song by British singer-songwriter George Ezra. The song was written by Ezra, Fred Gibson and Joel Pott and produced by Cam Blackwood. It was released as a digital download on 18 May 2018, as the third single from Ezra's second studio album, Staying at Tamara's . [2] [3] [4] The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Ezra's first number-one song in the United Kingdom and was certified septuple platinum there. In addition, it topped the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia, also becoming Ezra's first number-one there, as well as the Irish Singles Chart and New Zealand Singles Chart.

Contents

Composition

"Shotgun" is originally in the key of F major, with a tempo of 116 beats per minute and a chord progression of F–B♭–Dm–C. [5]

In 2019, it was revealed that Irish country music singer Derek Ryan will be awarded royalties (of seven and a half per cent) for the song due to its similarity to the chorus of Ryan's song Flowers In Your Hair released in 2014. [6]

Critical reception

In a review for NME , Rhian Daly described the song as "anthemic" with a "balmy sound". [7]

Music video

A lyric video, which has Ezra performing the song in multiple locations, was first released on YouTube on 18 May 2018 and has over 300 million views as of March 2022. [8] The official music video was also released on YouTube on 14 June 2018 and has over 70 million views as of March 2022. [9]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [74] 13× Platinum910,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [75] 2× Platinum60,000‡
Belgium (BEA) [76] Platinum40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [77] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [78] 3× Platinum270,000‡
France (SNEP) [79] Diamond333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [80] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [81] Platinum50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [82] Gold30,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [83] Platinum80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [84] 3× Platinum90,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [85] 3× Platinum60,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [86] 2× Platinum40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [87] 7× Platinum4,200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [88] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United States13 August 2018 Hot adult contemporary Columbia [89]
22 January 2019 Contemporary hit radio [90]

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