Ed Sheeran Releases New Song and Music Video, "Sapphire"

Ed Sheeran has released a brand new song and accompanying music video, “Sapphire”. The track comes from Sheeran’s forthcoming new album, Play, which is out on September 12th, 2025.

Sheeran stated the following about the track release:

"Sapphire was the first song I finished for Play that made me know where the album was heading. It's why I finished the recording process in Goa surrounded by some of the best musicians in India. It was an incredible creative process. I shot the music video with Liam Pethick and Nic Minns across my India tour earlier this year, we wanted to showcase the beauty and breadth of the country and its culture. The final jigsaw piece for me was getting ‪@Official_ArijitSingh‬ on the record, but it was a journey to get there and such an amazing day of music and family. Me and him have done a full Punjabi version of the song that will come out in the next few weeks, which has a lot more of him on it. This is the album version of the song, and my favourite song on the album. Hope you guys love it. Sapphire out now" - Ed x

You can check out the video in its entirety below, and you can click here to pre-order the album.

Main Photo: Ed Sheeran performing in Oakland, CA // Main Photo Credit: Jared Stossel for Shameless SF/Staff