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Regarding the song's title -- a Farsi term of endearment that means \"My dear\" or \"My beloved\" -- Sheeran said in a press release, \"Even though it's completely different to anything that I've ever done before, Azizam feels familiar to me. I wanted to create a party atmosphere in a song and Ilya Salmanzadeh, who I worked with on the track, helped bring that to life. He was so inspiring to work with.\"

\"Azizam\" is from Sheeran's upcoming album \"Play,\" which still doesn't have a release date.

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