"Peru" is a song by

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singer

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. It was released on 20 July 2021, through

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, and distributed by

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. "Peru" was written by Fireboy DML, Ivory Scott, & Kolten Perine and produced by

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& Perine. On 23 December 2021, a reworked version of "Peru" was released, in collaboration with English singer-songwriter

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. The music video for the version with Sheeran was released on 24 December 2021. An additional remix, featuring rappers

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and

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was also later released. The song was nominated at the 7th annual

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for Song of the Year. The government of the

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endorsed the version with Sheeran, encouraging its citizens to listen to it.

Background

After the song garnered popularity and reached number one on the

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, Fireboy reached out to Sheeran for a remix through the founder of

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. On 11 February 2022, he released the official remix of "Peru", with featured vocals from

and

, through

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for

Music video

On 6 August 2021, Fireboy released the music video for "Peru". The visual sees Fireboy lounging around the streets of the US, seen in the studio, skydiving and trying out dishes. The visual was directed by Mariano Valentino, with additional footage shot by Dakota Lim, and Diego Pina. The visual was edited by Ryan Corr. The new version, music video featuring

, was released on 24 December 2021. Directed by Gabriella Kingsley, and shot in

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, United Kingdom. The music video reached 1.9 million views, less than 24 hours after its releases. On 21 December 2021, Fireboy shared a short clip on his social platforms, singing "Peru" with Sheeran.

Accolades

Commercial performance

"Peru" peaked at number two on the

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, and number one on

. It would eventually spend 22 consecutive weeks in the top 10, tying "

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" and " Bad Habits" as Sheeran's longest-charting songs in the top 10. On 2 August, it debuted at number ten on the ''TurnTable'' Top 50. On 4 August, the song peaked at number 14 on the ''TurnTable'' Top 50 Airplay chart. On the same day, it peaked at number five on ''TurnTable'' Top 50 streaming songs chart. On 26 August, "Peru" peaked at number 26 on ''TurnTable'' TV Top songs chart. On 2 December 2021, it was named on

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Top Songs of 2021, in Nigeria. "Peru" is Fireboy's most popular record with over 20.6 million Spotify streams as of December 2021.

Track listing

*Digital download and streaming #"Peru" – 2:31 *Digital download, streaming and CD single #"Peru" (with

) – 3:07 *Digital download and streaming #"Peru" (Acoustic) (with Ed Sheeran) – 2:52 *Digital download and streaming #"Peru" (Remix) (with

and

) – 3:06 *Digital download and streaming #"Peru" (

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Remix) (with Ed Sheeran) – 2:29

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* * * {{Ed Sheeran songs 2021 singles 2021 songs Pop songs Fireboy DML songs Empire Distribution singles YBNL Nation singles Song recordings produced by Shizzi