British Singer/songwriter, Ed Sheehan has received a lot of praises from fans for his collaboration with Nigerian musician, Fireboy DML on the new version of his song ‘Peru’.
The Nigerian star released the original version of the hit single back in July. While it’s remix was released on Friday.
Fireboy announced the release of the latest single with a tweet, while appreciating his team for making it possible. He shared an e-flier of the remix and captioned it
“Out now worldwide! ‘Peru’ x Ed Sheeran produced by Shizzi. Big love to my amazing team and everyone who made this possible. This is history. Let’s run it up!”
Less than 12 hours after the song’s release, fans have taken to Twitter to hail Ed Sheeran for his verses in the song and for even singing in Yoruba language.
A press release by Fireboy DML read in part.
“It has been a dream knowing Ed Sheeran is a fan of my sound and having him jump on a song that was inspired by me traveling the world. Not only is this an exciting moment for me, but also for Afrobeats. I hope this is the first of many collaborations with Ed and other artists around the globe, and I can’t wait for everyone to enjoy this song during the holidays.”
Fireboy DML is one of the biggest newest acts on the Nigerian music scene. He has released two albums, laughter, tears and goosebumps and Apollo .
Check out ‘Peru’ remix by Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran below: