"Celestial" | ||||
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Single by Ed Sheeran | ||||
Released | 29 September 2022 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
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"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[]
Chart (2022–2023) | Peak position |
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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[]
Chart (2022) | Position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[43] | 108 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[44] | 45 |
Chart (2023) | Position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[45] | 63 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[46] | 51 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[47] | Gold | Expression error: Missing operand for *.^ |
France (SNEP)[48] | Gold | Expression error: Missing operand for *.* |
Italy (FIMI)[49] | Gold | 25,000![]() |
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] | Gold | 400,000![]() |
xunspecified figures based on certification alone |
Release history[]
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 29 September 2022 |
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Italy | 30 September 2022 | Radio airplay | Warner | [51] |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Skinner, Tom (30 September 2022). "Ed Sheeran's new Pokémon-inspired song to feature in 'Pokémon Scarlet' and 'Violet'". NME. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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: - ↑ "Pokemon DLC features an Ed Sheeran song remixed by Undertale dev Toby Fox". VGC. 2023-12-14. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
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: - ↑ 3.0 3.1 @teddysphotos (22 September 2022). "Instagram post by Sheeran" – via Instagram.
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: - ↑ Hiatt, Brian (21 March 2023). "Ed Sheeran Confesses: Tears, Trauma, and Those Bad Habits". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ed-sheeran-new-album-subtract-tour-cover-story-interview-1234694319/. Retrieved 22 March 2023. "I am a nerd. I love Lord of the Rings. I love Pokemon."
- ↑ Knezevic, Kevin (24 November 2021). "Pokemon Go teams with Ed Sheeran for an in-game performance and event". CNET. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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: - ↑ Baseel, Casey (19 August 2022). "Ed Sheeran (and his friend Squirtle) welcome fans to the Pokémon World Championships". SoraNews24. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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: - ↑ McWhertor, Michael (29 September 2022). "Ed Sheeran has intense Pokémon hallucinations in his new video, 'Celestial'". Polygon. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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: - ↑ Innes, Ruby (23 September 2022). "Fanboy Ed Sheeran Is Dropping A Pokémon Song". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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: - ↑ Kreps, Daniel (29 September 2022). "Ed Sheeran Loves Pokémon So Much He Wrote a Song About It". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ed-sheeran-pokemon-song-celestial-1234602327/. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ↑ In the YouTube video of "Celestial" Archived 24 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine, close-ups of the notebook can be seen at 1:17 and 2:50.
- ↑ Benitez-Eves, Tina (29 September 2022). "Ed Sheeran Collaborates with His Childhood Favorite Pokémon for New Song 'Celestial'". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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: - ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Ed Sheeran – Celestial". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "HRT Airplay Radio Chart No. 1055 - Issue Date: November 28th 2022" (PDF). Hrvatska Radiotelevizija. 29 November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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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 20231 into search.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Ed Sheeran – Celestial". Tracklisten.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Ed Sheeran Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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: - ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 46" . Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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: - ↑ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2022-10-10" . Oricon. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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: - ↑ "Latvijas radio stacijās spēlētākās dziesmas TOP" . LAIPA. March 6, 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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: - ↑ "The Official Lebanese Top 20 – Ed Sheeran Chart History". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
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: - ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 2022" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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: - ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ed Sheeran – Celestial". VG-lista.
- ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100.
- ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Ed Sheeran – Celestial". AFP Top 100 Singles.
- ↑ "Romania - Radio Airplay Chart (Settimana 04.2023 - dal 27/01/2023 al 03/02/2023)" [Romania - Radio Airplay Chart (Week 05.2023 - from 27/01/2023 to 03/02/2023)] . Radiomonitor. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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: - ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202310 into search.
- ↑ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 40-2022". The Official South African Charts. Recording Industry of South Africa. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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: - ↑ "Download Chart – Week 41 of 2022". Circle Chart . Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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: - ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ed Sheeran – Celestial". Singles Top 100.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ed Sheeran – Celestial". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2022" . Ultratop. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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: - ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2022" . Dutch Top 40. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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: - ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2023" . Ultratop. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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: - ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2023" . Dutch Top 40. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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: - ↑ "Danish single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Celestial". IFPI Denmark.
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: - ↑ "French single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
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: - ↑ "Italian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" (PDF) . Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
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: - ↑ "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Celestial". British Phonographic Industry.
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Pokémon Generation IX | ||
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Games | Scarlet and Violet (Hidden Treasure of Area Zero) • Legends: Z-A | |
Characters | Nemona • Larry • Liko List of species (Sprigatito, Floragato, and Meowscarada • Fuecoco • Tinkaton) | |
Media | Paldean Winds • Pokémon Horizons • "Celestial" • "Biri-Biri" |
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