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. "Shotgun" charted on the Billboard Hot 100. It debuted on the chart in the week of October 6, 2018, at position 92. It later reached its peak position of 11 in the week of January 12, 2019, making it his highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100.

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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) [73] 13× Platinum910,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [74] 2× Platinum60,000‡
Belgium (BEA) [75] Platinum40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [76] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [77] 3× Platinum270,000‡
France (SNEP) [78] Diamond333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [79] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [80] Platinum50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [81] Gold30,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [82] Platinum80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [83] 3× Platinum90,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [84] 3× Platinum60,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [85] 2× Platinum40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [86] 7× Platinum4,200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [87] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United States13 August 2018 Hot adult contemporary Columbia [88]
22 January 2019 Contemporary hit radio [89]

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