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2018 single by George Ezra
"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 .
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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.
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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.
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Critical reception
In a review for
NME , Rhian Daly described the song as "anthemic" with a "balmy sound".
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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.
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
References
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The Irish Times . Retrieved 11 December 2018 .
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Tidal . Retrieved 16 June 2018 .
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"Listen to George Ezra's anthemic new song, 'Shotgun' " .
NME . Retrieved 16 June 2018 .
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"George Ezra's Shotgun is Number 1 on this week's Official Trending Chart" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 June 2018 .
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"Shotgun sheet music by George Ezra (Piano, Vocal & Guitar (Right-Hand Melody) – 125720)" . www.sheetmusicdirect.com . Retrieved 13 September 2018 .
^ Foran, Niamh (18 March 2019).
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^ Daly, Rhian (22 March 2018).
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NME . Retrieved 16 June 2018 .
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YouTube . Retrieved 16 June 2018 .
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"George Ezra — Shotgun (Official Video)" .
YouTube . Retrieved 16 June 2018 .
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George Ezra – Shotgun" .
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George Ezra – Shotgun" (in German).
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George Ezra – Shotgun" (in French).
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"George Ezra Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)" .
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"Croatia ARC TOP 100" . HRT. Retrieved 24 September 2018 .
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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201843 into search . Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201842 into search . Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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"Track Top-40 Uge 39, 2018" .
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Les classement single . Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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"Year 2018, Week 28" . Media Forest Israel. Retrieved 15 July 2018 .
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"Luxembourg Digital Song Sales – September 29, 2018" .
Billboard . Retrieved 11 October 2018 .
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"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart" .
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^ "
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"George Ezra Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)" .
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"George Ezra Chart History (Dance Club Songs)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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"George Ezra Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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"George Ezra Chart History (Pop Songs)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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"2018 Annual ARIA Singles Chart" . Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2019 .
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"Ö3 Austria Top 40 Jahrescharts 2018: Singles" .
Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 30 December 2018 .
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"Jaaroverzichten 2018" . Ultratop. Retrieved 21 December 2018 .
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"Rapports Annuels 2018" . Ultratop. Retrieved 21 December 2018 .
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"Track Top-100 2018" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved 16 January 2019 .
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"Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" .
GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 December 2018 .
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"TÓNLISTINN – LÖG – 2018" . Plötutíóindi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 April 2022 .
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"Ireland's Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2018" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2018" (in Dutch).
Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 1 January 2019 .
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"Jaaroverzichten – Single 2018" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 5 January 2019 .
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"Top Selling Singles of 2018" . Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 December 2018 .
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"Najlepiej sprzedające się płyty i najpopularniejsze utwory w radiach – podsumowanie 2018 roku" (in Polish).
Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 22 January 2019 .
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"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2018 – hitparade.ch" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 December 2018 .
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"End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2018" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2018 .
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"Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2018" . Billboard . Retrieved 15 December 2019 .
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"ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019" . Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2020 .
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"Rapports Annuels 2019" . Ultratop. Retrieved 20 December 2019 .
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"Track Top-100 2019" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved 15 January 2020 .
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"Top de l'année Top Singles 2019" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 17 January 2021 .
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"Tónlistinn – Lög – 2019" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Retrieved 29 November 2021 .
^ White, Jack (9 January 2020).
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^ Copsey, Rob (1 January 2020).
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"End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2021" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
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"End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2022" . officialcharts.com . Retrieved 3 January 2022 .
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^ Copsey, Rob (11 December 2019).
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IFPI Austria. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
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"Danish single certifications – George Ezra – Shotgun" .
IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 16 March 2023 .
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"French single certifications – George Ezra – Shotgun" (in French).
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 11 August 2022 .
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"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (George Ezra; ' Shotgun' )" (in German).
Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 9 February 2022 .
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"Italian single certifications – George Ezra – Shotgun" (in Italian).
Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 18 November 2019 . Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Shotgun" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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"Certificaciones" (in Spanish).
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Retrieved 10 February 2023 . Type George Ezra in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Shotgun in the box under the TÍTULO column heading .
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"Dutch single certifications" (in Dutch).
Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 2 November 2018 . Select 2018 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
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"New Zealand single certifications – George Ezra – Shotgun" .
Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 3 May 2019 .
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"Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish).
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"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (' Shotgun' )" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
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"British single certifications – George Ezra – Shotgun" .
British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 24 November 2023 .
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"American single certifications – George Ezra – Shotgun" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
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"Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases" . All Access Media Group. Retrieved 23 July 2018 .
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"Top 40/M Future Releases" . All Access Media Group. Retrieved 8 January 2019 .
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