"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''. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Ezra's first number-one song in the United Kingdom, and was certified quintuple platinum in the country. In addition, it topped the

ARIA Singles Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...

in Australia, also becoming Ezra's first number-one there, as well as the

Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are bas ...

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. 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.

Critical reception

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

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. The official music video was also released on YouTube on 14 June 2018 and has over 70 million views as of March 2022.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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