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"Celestial"
File:Ed Sheeran - Celestial.png
Single by Ed Sheeran
Released29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)
GenrePop
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Steve Mac
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Lonely Lovers"
(2022)
"Celestial"
(2022)
"Call on Me"
(2022)
Music video
"Celestial" on YouTube

"Celestial" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, released as a single on 29 September 2022. It was released in collaboration with The Pokémon Company and appears in the end credits of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, released on 18 November 2022.[1] Sheeran co-wrote the song alongside Steve Mac and Johnny McDaid, and produced it with Mac. The song was released alongside its music video, which includes Sheeran interacting with a variety of Pokémon.

A remix of the song by Toby Fox also appears in the credits of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC of Scarlet and Violet.[2]

Background[]

Ed Sheeran is a self-proclaimed Pokémon fan,[3][4] and had collaborated with the Pokémon Company before. From 22 to 30 November 2021, Pokémon Go featured an in-game performance by Sheeran.[5] In August 2022, Sheeran welcomed participants of the 2022 Pokémon World Championships in a video message.[6][7]

On 22 September 2022,[3] Sheeran wrote on his Instagram: "I met the people from Pokémon when I was travelling in Japan, and we joked about me writing a song for them", which led to the collaboration.[8] In a separate statement, Sheeran wrote that he liked Pokémon since primary school, and called it "such an honour to add a song into a Pokémon game and shoot a nostalgic video too".[9]

Composition[]

"Celestial" is a pop song in the key of D major, with a tempo of 123 BPM. It is based around a chord progression of G–Bm–D–A (I–iii–V–II). This progression can also be seen in the song's video, written in a notebook Sheeran keeps.[10]

Music video[]

The music video was also released on 29 September 2022, and was directed by Yuichi Kodama.[11] It depicts Sheeran interacting with a variety of sketch-style Pokémon, including a Snorlax that saves Sheeran from a car accident and a Lapras that takes him across a river. The appearances of the Pokémon were drawn by art director Yu Nagaba. According to an NME article, Nagaba emulated the way Sheeran drew Pokémon when he was younger.[1]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Weekly chart performance for "Celestial"
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 35
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 7
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 63
Croatia (HRT)[16] 3
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[17] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 34
France (SNEP)[19] 73
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 46
42
Greece International (IFPI)[21] 88
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[22] 22
Ireland (IRMA)[23] 23
Italy (FIMI)[24] 88
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[25] 45
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[26] 22
Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)[27] 9
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[28] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 36
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[31] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[32] 36
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[33] 36
Portugal (AFP)[34] 175
Romania (Radiomonitor)[35] 16
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[36] 1
South Africa (RISA)[37] 87
South Korea Download (Circle)[38] 71
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[41] 6
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[42] 6

Year-end charts[]

2022 year-end chart performance for "Celestial"
Chart (2022) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[43] 108
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[44] 45
2023 year-end chart performance for "Celestial"
Chart (2023) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[45] 63
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[46] 51

Certifications[]

Certifications for "Celestial"
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[47] Gold Expression error: Missing operand for *.^
France (SNEP)[48] Gold Expression error: Missing operand for *.*
Italy (FIMI)[49] Gold 25,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] Gold 400,000double-dagger

xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history[]

Release history and formats for "Celestial"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 29 September 2022
[1]
Italy 30 September 2022 Radio airplay Warner [51]

References[]

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