Fireboy DML feat. Ed Sheeran - "Peru (Remix)"

[Jose Polica]

Fireboy DML has shared a remix of his song “Peru,” featuring Ed Sheeran. The Nigerian singer-songwriter released the original version of the hit single back in July 2021.

“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,” Fireboy DML remarked in a press release. “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.”

“Peru (Remix)” has been serviced to US Pop Radio. Under Cool New Music at All Access Top 40/M.

[Leo ✔]

Top 50

POP
59 49 FIREBOY DML X ED SHEERAN Peru 203 148 55 0.685

RHYTHMIC
49 36 FIREBOY DML X ED SHEERAN Peru 685 400 285 1.995

[Jose Polica]

“If you [think about] it, the song is really about a young man in a foreign land, enjoying himself, and just coming out of his shell and having fun and living life,” he says. Whether telling us about being in “San Francisco jamming” or “flying in from Miami,” Fireboy’s goal for the song was to lean into his carefree side, a sharp contrast with the pensive and reflective edge that underlies his first two projects.

- Fireboy DML (Via Rolling Stone)

On the “Peru” remix, Fireboy and Ed Sheeran bring a fresh perspective to a song that, like Ckay’s “Love Nwantiti” or Wizkid and Tems’ “Essence,” was one of Afrobeats biggest exports this year. Ed Sheeran takes over the second verse with lyrics peppered with upbeat pidgin and interlaced with words from Yoruba which forms the lyrics of the original song. Although Ed Sheeran isn’t a stranger to Afrobeats he was featured alongside Burna Boy on Stormzy’s “Own It” and in 2017 he released “Bibia Be Ye Ye” a folklorish Afrobeats tune sung in Ghana’s Twi international collaborations are still relatively new terrain for Fireboy. And while remixes like this one continue to expand Afrobeats’ global reach, many fans have expressed a certain skepticism about whether such collaborations, between Afrobeats singers and pop stars from the West, are powered more by business strategy than creativity.

So far “Peru (Remix)" is already blowing up online, racking up around 5 million YouTube views over the holiday weekend. “I know that they will love it when they listen to it, despite mixed feelings and opinions flying up and down,” Fireboy quips. “They will listen and I’m pretty sure that most people will love it. And that’s what counts.”

[Au$tin]

I really like this one. It's cute. Would like to see it do well, though at the same time I don't want it to cut into the success of =.

[Leo ✔]

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58 50 FIREBOY DML X ED SHEERAN Peru 212 159 53 0.702
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46 36 FIREBOY DML X ED SHEERAN Peru 790 423 367 2.118
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[Jose Polica]

4 Adds at US Pop Radio.

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45 35 FIREBOY DML X ED SHEERAN Peru 835 457 378 2.167
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[Jose Polica]

“Peru (Remix)” appears on Mainstream Radio Promo Only for February 2022. Meaning that it may impact US Pop Radio.

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58 50 FIREBOY DML X ED SHEERAN Peru 205 186 19 0.702

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[Jose Polica]

2 Adds at US Pop Radio.

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[Sounds from the Other Side]

I love this song. I listen to it in small doses in order not to be sick of it as it's a bit repetitive.

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[Jose Polica]

4 Adds at US Pop Radio.

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URBAN
46 37 FIREBOY DML X ED SHEERAN Peru 1064 595 469 3.535
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[degen]

How on earth is this taking off faster on Urban than Pop.

[Leo ✔]

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