Celestial (Ed Sheeran song)
2022 single by Ed Sheeran
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"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.
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| Single by Ed Sheeran | ||||
| Released | 29 September 2022 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
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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 lifelong 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 (IV–vi–I–V). 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 walking around Richmond, London and 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 the Thames.[12] 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]
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[60] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[61] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[62] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[63] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[64] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[65] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||