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Sixteen (Ellie Goulding song)
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| cover = Ellie Goulding - Sixteen.png
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| artist = Ellie Goulding
| album = Brightest Blue (International digital edition)
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| genre = *Pop
*EDM
*dance-pop
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| label = Polydor
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| prev_title = Close to Me (Red Velvet Remix)
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Hate Me
| next_year = 2019
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"'Sixteen'" is a song by English singer Ellie Goulding, released as a single through Polydor Records on 12 April 2019 as a bonus track from the international digital edition of her fourth studio album 'Brightest Blue'. It was co-written by Goulding with Raye and Fred, and produced by Ian Kirkpatrick, Fred and Mike Wise. Goulding has said the song is about the "reckless days of adolescence".
Composition
"Sixteen" is a pop, EDM and dance-pop ballad with an electronic beat that speaks about the "reckless days of adolescence". It is written in the key of A-flat major with a tempo of 110 beats per minute. [https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0195655 Ellie Goulding "Sixteen" Sheet Music in Ab major]
Promotion
Goulding announced the song on social media on 11 April 2019, also posting that she compiled the cover artwork from friends' photos of when they were sixteen years of age.
Music video
The music video directed by Tim Mattia was released on April 17, 2019, reflecting on Goulding's teenage years.
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References
Category:2019 singles
Category:2019 songs
Category:Ellie Goulding songs
Category:Songs written by Ellie Goulding
Category:Songs written by Fred Again
Category:Songs written by Raye (singer)
Category:Songs written by Joe Kearns
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