Mersal (English: Zapped) is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman for the 2017 Indian film of the same name. 　　Mersal is A. R. Rahman's third collaboration with actor Vijay, after Udhaya and Azhagiya Tamil Magan. At the same time, it's the movie resembling the 25th year of both A. R. Rahman & Vijay in the film industry. The soundtrack album consists of four tracks. The lyrics were all written by Vivek himself, who is collaborating with the Maestro A. R. Rahman for the first time. The music rights for Mersal were bagged by one of the biggest labels of India, Sony Music India. The official promotion, an audio launch for the soundtrack, was held on the 20th of August 2017. Many celebrities, both who worked in the movie and special guests like Dhanush, showed up that evening. A. R. Rahman and his colleagues performed, live on stage after a long time, every track in the album. The audio launch event was held a live telecast aired on Sun TV and also on several social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The first single Aalaporaan Thamizhan was released on 10 August 2017. The next single Neethanae was released on 17 August 2017.