"Shotgun"
George Ezra album
Single by George Ezra
from the album Staying at Tamara's
Released18 May 2018
GenrePop 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.

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

Region Certification Certified units/sales
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.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States 13 August 2018 Hot adult contemporary Columbia [88]
22 January 2019 Contemporary hit radio [89]

See also

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