Overview
- Sheeran released “Sapphire” on June 5, featuring vocals and sitar by Indian star Arijit Singh on an effervescent, dance-infused track.
- The Liam Pethick-directed video journeys across India’s beaches, markets and Bollywood backlots and includes a surprise cameo from Shah Rukh Khan.
- Sheeran delivers a Punjabi verse—“Cham cham chamke sitare wargi”—underscoring his creative embrace of Indian language and culture.
- Play was completed in Goa with local musicians after Sheeran described the project as a response to the darkest period of his life.
- A full Punjabi version of “Sapphire,” spotlighting more of Singh’s vocals, is slated for release in the coming weeks.