“Shotgun” is a song by British singer-songwriter George Ezra. The song was written by Ezra, Fred Gibson Bottle Studio and Joel Poott and produced by Cam Blackwood. It was released as a digital download in 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 in Australia, also becoming Ezra’s first number-one there, as well as the Irish and New Zealand Singles Chart.
“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 a review for NME, Rhian Daly described the song as “anthemic” with a “balmy sound”. Speaking to Phil Taggart on BBC Radio 1, Ezra said of the song’s balmy sound: “I’ve never had this before, but we’ve had conversations of ‘Do we need to consider what the weather’s doing when we release these songs?’ “Some of the songs on this record lend themselves more to a nice open fire in a pub in England, and ‘Shotgun’ is definitely not that song. I’m just so happy that we’re releasing into leading into summer. Summer means festivals and festivals mean singing along. I’m very excited.”
A lyric video, which has Ezra performing the song in multiple locations, was first released on YouTube in May 2018 and has over 300 million views as of February 2022. The official music video was also released on YouTube in June 2018 and has over 69 million views as of February 2022.
