2022 single by Ed Sheeran
"Celestial " is a song by English singer-songwriterEd Sheeran , released as a single on 29 September 2022. It was released in collaboration withThe Pokémon Company and appears in the end credits ofPokémon Scarlet andViolet [ 1] Steve Mac andJohnny 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 byToby Fox also appears in the credits ofThe Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Scarlet andViolet .[ 2]
Ed Sheeran is a self-proclaimedPokémon fan,[ 3] [ 4] the Pokémon Company before. From 22 to 30 November 2021,Pokémon Go [ 5] Pokémon World Championships in a video message.[ 6] [ 7]
On 22 September 2022,[ 3] [ 8] Pokémon since primary school, and called it "such an honour to add a song into aPokémon game and shoot a nostalgic video too".[ 9]
"Celestial" is a pop song in the key ofD major , with a tempo of 123 BPM. It is based around achord 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]
The music video was also released on 29 September 2022, and was directed byYuichi Kodama .[ 11] Richmond , London and interacting with a variety of sketch-style Pokémon, including aSnorlax that saves Sheeran from a car accident and aLapras that takes him across theThames .[ 12] NME [ 1]
Monthly chart performance for "Celestial" Chart (2023) Peak CIS Airplay (TopHit)[ 48] 44 Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[ 49] 10 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[ 50] 19 Romania Airplay (TopHit)[ 51] 15
2022 year-end chart performance for "Celestial" Chart (2022) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[ 52] 108 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 53] 45
2023 year-end chart performance for "Celestial" Chart (2023) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[ 54] 63 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[ 55] 126 Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[ 56] 161 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[ 57] 67 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 58] 51 Romania Airplay (TopHit)[ 59] 83
^a b c 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. Retrieved1 October 2022 . ^ "Pokemon DLC features an Ed Sheeran song remixed by Undertale dev Toby Fox" .VGC . 14 December 2023.Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved16 December 2023 .^a b @teddysphotos; (22 September 2022)."Instagram post by Sheeran" – viaInstagram . ^ Hiatt, Brian (21 March 2023)."Ed Sheeran Confesses: Tears, Trauma, and Those Bad Habits" .Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved22 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. Retrieved2 February 2023 . ^ 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. Retrieved2 February 2023 . ^ 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. Retrieved1 October 2022 . ^ Innes, Ruby (23 September 2022)."Fanboy Ed Sheeran Is Dropping A Pokémon Song" .Kotaku the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved2 February 2023 . ^ Kreps, Daniel (29 September 2022)."Ed Sheeran Loves Pokémon So Much He Wrote a Song About It" .Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved1 October 2022 . ^ Inthe YouTube video of "Celestial" Archived 24 October 2022 at theWayback 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. Retrieved1 October 2022 . ^ Poulter, Rory (3 October 2022)."Ed Sheeran showcases Richmond in landmark new video starring Pokémon characters" .Teddington Nub News .Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved21 April 2024 . ^ "Ed Sheeran – Celestial ".ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved 28 May 2023. ^ "Ed Sheeran – Celestial " (in German).Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 12 October 2022. ^a b "Charts – TopHit – Highway to Airplay ".TopHit . Retrieved 28 July 2024. ^ "Ed Sheeran – Celestial " (in Dutch).Ultratop 50 . Retrieved 20 November 2022. ^ "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. Retrieved30 November 2022 .^ "ČNS IFPI – CZ Radio – Top 100 – 1. týden 2023 " (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 9 January 2023. ^ "Ed Sheeran – Celestial ".Tracklisten . Retrieved 28 May 2023. ^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Jan 12, 2023" .TopHit . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "Ed Sheeran – Celestial " (in French).Le classement de singles . Retrieved 7 May 2023. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts " (in German).GfK Entertainment charts . To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 7 October 2022. ^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Global 200) ".Billboard ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International)" .IFPI Greece . Archived fromthe original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved12 October 2022 .^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ " (in Hungarian).Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista . Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 9 February 2023. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart on 7/10/2022 – Top 50 ".Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 October 2022. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 46" (in Italian).Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana .Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved19 November 2022 .^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Japan Hot 100) ".Billboard ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2022-10-10" (in Japanese).Oricon .Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved5 October 2022 .^ "Latvijas radio stacijās spēlētākās dziesmas TOP" (in Latvian).LAIPA . 6 March 2023.Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved28 May 2023 .^ "The Official Lebanese Top 20 – Ed Sheeran Chart History" .The Official Lebanese Top 20 .Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved30 January 2023 .^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Jan 26, 2023" .TopHit . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 2022 " (in Dutch).Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 26 November 2022. ^ "Ed Sheeran – Celestial " (in Dutch).Single Top 100 . Retrieved 19 November 2022. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart" .Recorded Music NZ . 10 October 2022.Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved8 October 2022 .^ "Ed Sheeran – Celestial ".VG-lista . Retrieved 28 May 2023. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video ".Polish Airplay Top 100 . Retrieved 10 October 2022. ^ "Ed Sheeran – Celestial ".AFP Top 100 Singles . Retrieved 18 October 2022. ^ "Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Jan 19, 2023" .TopHit . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "ČNS IFPI – SK Radio – Top 100 – 10. týden 2023 " (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 13 March 2023. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 40-2022 ".The Official South African Charts . Retrieved 8 June 2024. ^ "Download Chart – Week 41 of 2022" .Circle Chart Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved13 October 2022 .^ "Ed Sheeran – Celestial ".Singles Top 100 . Retrieved 28 May 2023. ^ "Ed Sheeran – Celestial ".Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 9 October 2022. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 7/10/2022 – Top 100 ".Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 October 2022. ^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100) ".Billboard ^ "Top Radio Hits Global Monthly Chart: December 2022" .TopHit . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: January 2023" .TopHit . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: January 2023" .TopHit . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "Top Radio Hits Romania Monthly Chart: January 2023" .TopHit . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "Jaaroverzichten 2022" (in Dutch).Ultratop .Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved13 January 2023 .^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2022" (in Dutch).Dutch Top 40 .Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved3 January 2023 .^ "Jaaroverzichten 2023" (in Dutch).Ultratop .Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved7 January 2024 .^ "Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart 2023" . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Annual Chart 2023" . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Annual Chart 2023" .TopHit . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2023" (in Dutch).Dutch Top 40 . Archived fromthe original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved1 January 2024 .^ "Top Radio Hits Romania Annual Chart 2023" .TopHit . Retrieved28 July 2024 .^ "Austrian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Celestrial" (in German).IFPI Austria. Retrieved19 March 2025 .^ "Danish single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" .IFPI Danmark . Retrieved23 September 2023 .^ "French single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" (in French).SNEP . Retrieved4 May 2023 .^ "Italian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" (in Italian).Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved5 March 2023 .^ "New Zealand single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" . Radioscope. Retrieved29 December 2024 .Type Celestial in the "Search:" field and press Enter. ^ "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Celestial" .British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved28 July 2023 .^ Mompellio, Gabriel."Ed Sheeran 'Celestial' | (Radio Date: 30/09/2022)" .radiodate.it (in Italian).Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved1 October 2022 .
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