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Ed Sheeran Unveils 'Sapphire' Single With Arijit Singh and Shah Rukh Khan

The song previews his upcoming album Play, revealing a Punjabi version due in the coming weeks.

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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.