{"id":5507,"date":"2025-07-15T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2026-03-02T22:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:01:08","slug":"%e3%82%a8%e3%83%89%e3%83%bb%e3%82%b7%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%80%8cazizam%e3%80%8d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/en\/5507\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran \u2013 Azizam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ed_Sheeran_V_Festival_2014_Chelmsford_14788651359.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran\" class=\"wp-image-5505\" style=\"width:900px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ed_Sheeran_V_Festival_2014_Chelmsford_14788651359.jpg 607w, https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ed_Sheeran_V_Festival_2014_Chelmsford_14788651359-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ed Sheeran \u2013 <em>Azizam<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released on April 4, 2025, \u201cAzizam\u201d marks a bold new direction for Ed Sheeran and serves as the lead single from his eighth studio album <em>Play<\/em>. Blending Western pop with Middle Eastern musical elements, the song reflects Sheeran\u2019s deepening global perspective and creative exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MI9ZpIKgyf0?si=imTeg1Lp1C0QEwsr\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Song Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAzizam,\u201d meaning \u201cmy dear\u201d in Persian, combines upbeat dance-pop with Persian-inspired melodies and rhythms. Traditional instruments like the daf, santur, and ghatam add unique texture, while choral backing from Iranian and Indian vocalists adds cultural depth. Sheeran describes the track as a musical meeting point between his Irish roots and Persian flavor\u2014a sonic expression of cross-cultural harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Songwriting and Production<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song was written by Ed Sheeran, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Johnny McDaid, and Savan Kotecha. Sheeran co-produced the track with Ilya, crafting a lively, colorful sound. With vocal contributions from iconic Iranian singer Googoosh and instrumentalists specializing in traditional sounds, the production stays authentic while remaining modern and pop-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Charts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAzizam\u201d debuted at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Sheeran\u2019s 42nd song to reach the UK Top 10. It also topped radio charts across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, including Croatia, Latvia, and CIS territories. In the U.S., it charted strongly across multiple radio formats. The song resonated especially with the Iranian diaspora and became a festive anthem during Nowruz celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two videos accompany the single. The first, the \u201cPink Heart Video,\u201d was released on April 4 and features casual promotional footage shot in the U.S. The official video, released on April 17 and directed by Saman Kesh, shows Sheeran stumbling into a vibrant Persian wedding. Featuring appearances by Googoosh, Omid Djalili, and others, the video blends humor, color, and cultural richness, bringing the song\u2019s celebratory spirit to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAzizam\u201d is more than just a love song\u2014it\u2019s a celebration of cultural connection. Through sound, visuals, and heartfelt energy, Ed Sheeran proves once again that music transcends language and borders, uniting people through rhythm, melody, and shared emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-daily-music-life wp-block-embed-daily-music-life\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/en\/1839\/\" class=\"st-cardlink st-embed-cardlink\"><div class=\"kanren st-cardbox\"><dl class=\"clearfix\"><dt class=\"st-card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SnapShot102-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/dt><dd><p class=\"st-cardbox-t\">Hit songs of the 2020s<\/p><div class=\"st-card-excerpt smanone\"><p>The 2020s have been a decade of rapid evolution in music, driven by technology and accelerated globalization. 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A Beginner-Friendly Explanation (And Why It Sounds Better) Hi-Res Audio (High-Resolution Audio) refers to music files recorded and delivered at a higher sampling rate and bit depth than standard CD quality (44.1kHz \/ 16-bit). Common hi-res formats include 96kHz \/ 24-bit and 192kHz \/ 24-bit. Why Does Hi-Res Sound Better? Hi-res audio increases both temporal resolution and dynamic range: Higher sampling rate (kHz) \u2192 More accurate waveform reconstruction, better transients, more realistic ambience Greater bit depth (24-bit) \u2192 Wider dynamic range (up to ~144dB), improved microdynamics Lossless encoding \u2192 No perceptual compression artifacts Key Benefits of &#8230; <\/p><\/div><\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Sheeran \u2013 Azizam Released on April 4, 2025, \u201cAzizam\u201d marks a bold new direction for Ed Sheeran and serves as the lead single from his eighth studio album Play. Blending Western pop with Middle Eastern musical elements, the song reflects Sheeran\u2019s deepening global perspective and creative exploration. Song Overview \u201cAzizam,\u201d meaning \u201cmy dear\u201d in Persian, combines upbeat dance-pop with Persian-inspired melodies and rhythms. Traditional instruments like the daf, santur, and ghatam add unique texture, while choral backing from Iranian and Indian vocalists adds cultural depth. Sheeran describes the track as a musical meeting point between his Irish roots and &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/?p=5504","footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[37,244,32],"class_list":["post-5507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-song","tag-2020s","tag-ed-sheeran","tag-pop","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5507"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8013,"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5507\/revisions\/8013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/music.mistermakun.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}