"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" | ||||
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Single by George Ezra | ||||
from the album Staying at Tamara's | ||||
Released | 18 May 2018 | |||
Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
Length | 3:26 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Cam Blackwood | |||
George Ezra singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
In a review for NME, Rhian Daly described the song as "anthemic" with a "balmy sound".[7]
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]
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Decade-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[73] | 13× Platinum | 910,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[74] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[75] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[76] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[77] | 3× Platinum | 270,000‡ |
France (SNEP)[78] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[79] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[80] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[81] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[82] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[83] | 3× Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[84] | 3× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[85] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[86] | 7× Platinum | 4,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[87] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | 13 August 2018 | Hot adult contemporary | Columbia | [88] |
22 January 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | [89] |