Blame It on Me (George Ezra song)

"Blame It on Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter George Ezra. It was released as the fourth single from his debut studio album, Wanted on Voyage (2014). The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 11 August 2014 through Columbia Records. It debuted at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, marking Ezra's second consecutive top 10 hit.

"Blame It on Me"
Single by George Ezra
from the album Wanted on Voyage
Released	11 August 2014
Recorded	2013
Genre	Folk blues rock
Length	3:15
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	George Ezra Joel Pott
Producer(s)	Cam Blackwood
George Ezra singles chronology
"Cassy O'" (2014) "Blame It on Me" (2014) "Listen to the Man" (2014)

Background

Ezra explained the song to InStyle. "I wrote it when I was 18 and had just moved to Bristol. I was saddled with student loans, and I realised there were so many opportunities to play music, so unless I got busy, I could only blame myself."[1]

Music video

An official lyric video to accompany the release of "Blame It on Me" was also issued on 20 June, with Ezra holding an old-fashioned TV with the lyrics appearing on it; at the same time, he is sitting on the seat of a dunk tank while several tennis balls are thrown towards it from off-screen. At the end of the bridge, a ball hits the button and Ezra falls into the water. Ezra then holds the TV above his head for a while, whilst his face is barely visible. As the song ends, tennis balls are thrown towards the TV, which finally falls out of Ezra's hands and into the water. The video then ends with him laughing.[2]

The official music video for "Blame It on Me" was directed by Rob Brandon. It was first released onto YouTube on 11 August 2014 at a total length of three minutes and forty-four seconds. The video begins with a Ford pickup full of criminals driving past Ezra, who is carrying his guitar in its case, and a Japanese man. The man asks Ezra in Japanese, "Are you sure you want to follow the yellow brick road?" and then walks away without Ezra giving a response. The rest of the video features Ezra having a very bad day, including his guitar case blowing open and the instrument falling out into the road before being run over by a police car; getting tackled by a rugby team; hit with a sucker dart fired from a toy pistol by a child, defecated on by a bird and winding up in the middle of a gunfight between police officers and the aforementioned criminals. The video has over 54 million views as of December 2018.[3]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blame It on Me"	3:15

CD single[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blame It on Me"	3:20
2.	"Get Lonely With Me"	3:05

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 10 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 11 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[7] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 6 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 21 Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 27 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[11] 30 Iceland (RÚV)[12] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 17 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 8 Scotland (OCC)[15] 5 Slovenia (SloTop50)[16] 2 South Africa (EMA)[17] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 16 UK Singles (OCC)[19] 6 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[20] 2 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[21] 34 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[22] 23 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[23] 32

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Slovenia (SloTop50)[24] 3 Chart (2015) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 38 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[26] 1 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[27] 70 Chart (2016) Position Slovenia (SloTop50)[28] 47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29]	2× Platinum	140,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[30]	Gold	45,000
Germany (BVMI)[31]	Gold	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32]	Gold	7,500^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[33]	2× Platinum	1,200,000
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	11 August 2014	Digital download	Columbia
Germany	28 November 2014	CD single	Columbia

References

1. Stern, Claire (9 October 2015). "This Is How British and American Music Festivals Are Different, According to George Ezra". InStyle. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
2. NBHAP News Team. "George Ezra shares 'Blame It On Me' lyric video - NBHAP". NOTHING BUT HOPE AND PASSION - NBHAP.
3. "George Ezra - Blame It on Me". YouTube.
4. "George Ezra – Blame It On Me". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
5. "Australian-charts.com – George Ezra – Blame It On Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
6. "Austriancharts.at – George Ezra – Blame It On Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201514 into search. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
8. "Ultratop.be – George Ezra – Blame It On Me" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
9. "Ultratop.be – George Ezra – Blame It On Me" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – George Ezra – Blame It On Me". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
12. "George Ezra Chart History". RÚV. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
13. "Chart Track: Week 40, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
14. "Charts.nz – George Ezra – Blame It On Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
16. "SloTop50 | Slovenian official singles weekly charts" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
17. "EMA Top 10 Airplay: Week Ending 2015-01-20". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
18. "Swisscharts.com – George Ezra – Blame It On Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
20. "George Ezra Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
21. "George Ezra Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
22. "George Ezra Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9th, 2015.
23. "George Ezra Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28th, 2015.
24. "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
25. Copsey, Rob (31 December 2014). "The Official Top 100 Biggest Songs of 2014 revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
26. "Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
27. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
28. "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
29. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
30. "Danish single certifications – George Ezra – Blame It On Me". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 15 January 2019. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2019 to obtain certification.
31. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (George Ezra; 'Blame It on Me')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
32. "New Zealand single certifications – George Ezra – Blame it on Me". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
33. "British single certifications – George Ezra – Blame it on Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 August 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Blame it on Me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.