Sam Fender and Olivia Dean\u2018s \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 has made historical past by turning into the longest-running British Quantity One single of all time.<\/p>\n
The 2 artists formally launched the collaborative model of the \u2018Folks Watching\u2019 observe final summer season, after they carried out it dwell collectively at Fender\u2019s reveals in London and Newcastle.<\/p>\n
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In Might, the pair celebrated\u00a09 non-consecutive weeks on the high spot on the UK singles chart by delivering a joint rendition throughout Dean\u2019s headline live performance at London\u2019s O2. The collab earned Fender his first UK Quantity One single, and gave Dean her second following \u2018Man I Want\u2019.<\/p>\n
Its 35-week climb broke the earlier document of 19 weeks within the UK high 40, set by Ed Sheeran\u2019s \u2018Considering Out Loud\u2019 in 2014. Fender and Dean\u2019s team-up bagged them the Tune Of The Yr award on the BRITs 2026, too.<\/p>\n
Now, it\u2019s been revealed that the observe has spent a record-breaking sixteenth week at Quantity One within the UK. The feat sees \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 overtake\u00a0Moist Moist Moist\u2019s \u2018Love Is All Round\u2019, which held the British document for greater than 30 years after spending 15 weeks on the high spot in 1994. Fender and Dean had tied with the Scottish group final week.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The one now additionally equals Bryan Adams\u2019 \u2018(All the things I Do) I Do It For You\u2019 (1991) because the joint second-longest-running Quantity One single of all time, behind Frankie Laine\u2019s \u2018I Imagine\u2019 from 1958.<\/p>\n
Ben Mortimer, President, Polydor Label Group, mentioned: \u201cFrom the start, we knew that \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 had a uncommon high quality, so it was essential to offer it the house and assist wanted to develop.<\/p>\n
\u201cWatching it construct has been extremely rewarding \u2013 that sort of sustained success doesn\u2019t occur by chance, it takes good artists and a devoted staff.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cBreaking a document that has stood for greater than 30 years is a outstanding achievement for Sam and Olivia, and we’re extremely proud to have performed a component.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jo Charrington, President, Capitol UK, commented: \u201cThat is the duet of the last decade. What Olivia and Sam have achieved with \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 is extremely particular.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo see Olivia\u2019s voice and artistry join with folks on this scale, alongside an artist as good as Sam, has been great to look at.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fender and Dean\u2019s duet took 35 weeks from its first UK chart entry to succeed in Quantity One, breaking the document for the longest climb to the highest when it first hit the summit this February.<\/p>\n On the time, Dean occupied three of the highest 4 spots on the UK singles chart, with \u2018So Straightforward (To Fall In Love)\u2019 rising to Quantity Two and her earlier chart-topper \u2018Man I Want\u2019 coming in at Quantity 4.<\/p>\n \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 is the longest-running UK Quantity One of many 2020s, and the one single in UK chart historical past to climb again to the highest place 4 instances throughout the identical chart run.<\/p>\n In addition to its 16 weeks at Quantity One, the observe has now spent 55 consecutive weeks within the UK high 40, 28 consecutive weeks within the UK high 10, and 38 weeks in whole contained in the UK high 10.<\/p>\n These figures make it the longest consecutive high 40 run in historical past, the longest high 10 run in 73 years, the second-longest consecutive high 10 run ever, and the outright record-holder for essentially the most weeks within the UK high 10 for any non-Christmas single.<\/p>\n The collab can be solely the second single in historical past to spend a full calendar yr within the UK high 40.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Earlier this yr, Fender was\u00a0the recipient of the Songwriter Of The Yr award on the Ivor Novellos. Elton John offered the artist with the prize, describing him as \u201cone of many best lyricists Britain has ever produced\u201d.<\/p>\n Nodding to\u00a0the continued success of \u2018Rein Me In\u2019, John joked: \u201cThe one factor I\u2019ll say is, for Christ\u2019s sake, you\u2019ve been at Quantity One for 12 weeks now, bugger off!\u201d<\/p>\n In the meantime, Olivia Dean gained the Greatest New Artist statue on the BET Awards final month. She cleared up at this yr\u2019s BRITs in February, together with her wins together with Album Of The Yr for \u2018The Artwork Of Loving\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Olivia](\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Live-olivia-dean.jpg\")