Sixteen (Ellie Goulding song)

"Sixteen"
Single by Ellie Goulding
Released12 April 2019 (2019-04-12)
Genre
Length3:21
LabelPolydor
Songwriters
Producers
Ellie Goulding singles chronology
"Close to Me" (Red Velvet remix)
(2019) 		"Sixteen"
(2019) 		"Hate Me"
(2019)
Music video
"Sixteen" on YouTube

"Sixteen" is a song by English singer Ellie Goulding, released as a single through Polydor Records on 12 April 2019. It appears as an international bonus track on the digital and streaming edition of her fourth studio album Brightest Blue.[1] 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".[2]

Composition

"Sixteen" is a pop, EDM and dance-pop ballad with an electronic beat that speaks about the "reckless days of adolescence".[3][4][2] It is written in the key of A-flat major with a tempo of 110 beats per minute.[5]

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.[6]

Music video

The music video directed by Tim Mattia was released on April 17, 2019, reflecting on Goulding's teenage years, focusing on her and a friend bunking off school to steal alcohol, smoke cannabis, get tattoos, and meet boys at an arcade.[7][8]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Sixteen"3:21
Digital download[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Sixteen" (Don Diablo Remix)3:13
Digital download[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Sixteen" (99 Souls Remix)3:32
Digital download[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Sixteen" (Acoustic)3:09

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 85
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 41
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 50
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[15] 35
Canadian Hot Digital Songs (Billboard)[16] 44
China Airplay/FL (Billboard)[17] 16
Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[18] 57
Germany (GfK)[19] 64
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 20
Lithuania (AGATA)[21] 35
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 27
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[23] 8
Norway (VG-lista)[24] 26
Scotland Singles (OCC)[25] 10
Slovakia Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[26] 16
Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[27] 52
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 95
UK Singles (OCC)[30] 21
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[31] 30

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[32] Platinum 40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Gold 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[34] Gold 10,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[35] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[37] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 12 April 2019
Original Polydor
Italy Contemporary hit radio Universal [38]
United Kingdom Polydor [39]
Various 10 May 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Don Diablo Remix [9]
31 May 2019 99 Souls Remix [10]
14 June 2019 Acoustic [11]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Ellie Goulding torna con il singolo Sixteen" (in Italian). Prima Radio. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Don Diablo drops fresh remix of Ellie Goulding track 'Sixteen'". We Rave You. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ Gilke, Chloe (12 April 2019). "Ellie Goulding's 'Sixteen' Is A Nostalgic Dance-Pop Anthem". Uproxx. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Ellie Goulding "Sixteen" Sheet Music in Ab major". Musicnotes. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  6. ^ @elliegoulding (11 April 2019). "I asked my friends to send photos from when they were 16 this single's artwork, it was so much fun putting this tog…" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 April 2019 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Aniftos, Rania (17 April 2019). "Ellie Goulding Reflects on Her Teenage Years in 'Sixteen' Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  8. ^ Shaffer, Claire (17 April 2019). "See Ellie Goulding Celebrate Her Teenage Friendship in 'Sixteen' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  9. ^ a b "Sixteen (Don Diablo Remix) - Single by Ellie Goulding". Apple Music. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Sixteen (99 Souls Remix) - Single by Ellie Goulding". Apple Music. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  11. ^ a b "Sixteen (Acoustic) - Single by Ellie Goulding". Apple Music. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Ellie Goulding – Sixteen". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Ellie Goulding – Sixteen" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Ellie Goulding – Sixteen" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Ellie Goulding – Sixteen" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Ellie Goulding – Chart history (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  17. ^ "China Airplay Chart/Foreign Language - 29/04/2019". Billboard China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  18. ^ "ČNS IFPI – CZ Singles Digital – Top 100 – 16. týden 2019" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  19. ^ "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 June 2019.
  20. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 2019" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  23. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  24. ^ "Ellie Goulding – Sixteen". VG-lista. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 24/5/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  26. ^ "ČNS IFPI – SK Radio – Top 100 – 40. týden 2019" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  27. ^ "ČNS IFPI – SK Singles Digital – Top 100 – 16. týden 2019" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  28. ^ "Ellie Goulding – Sixteen". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  29. ^ "Ellie Goulding – Sixteen". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  30. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 24/5/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  31. ^ "Top Radio Hits Ukraine Weekly Chart". TopHit. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  32. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Ellie Goulding – Sixteen" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  33. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Ellie Goulding – Sixteen". Radioscope. Retrieved 2 February 2025. Type Sixteen in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  34. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2 November 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  35. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Ellie Goulding – Sixteen" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  36. ^ "British single certifications – Ellie Goulding – Sixteen". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Sixteen Ellie Goulding in the "Search:" field.
  37. ^ "American single certifications – Ellie Goulding – Sixteen". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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  39. ^ "Radio 1 Playlist". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.


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