Armaan Malik describes Control, his first international number that dropped in March, as his "passport to a new world". Only three months later, India-s latest export to the West is ready with another single, Next 2 Me. Through the love ballad, the singer-songwriter has tried to capture the yearning of lovers who are separated during the lockdown.

"I read a quote online that said missing someone isn-t about how long it has been since you-ve seen them; it-s about the very moment when you-re doing something and wishing they were by your side. The lockdown has been tough on us, especially on those who are away from their loved ones. I wanted to capture the feeling of missing someone. People will connect with the [sentiment] now more than ever," says Malik of the song that released yesterday.