Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single
Both were gooey power ballads launched off the back of major movie placements – and both prompted just as much exasperation as celebration with every passing week at No 1. Thank you so much to Olivia Dean and the fans for making this song the juggernaut that it is.”Fender wrote Rein Me In for his album People Watching, which was released in February 2025. Rein Me In, on the other hand, is a gentler and less obviously commercial proposition, rooted in Fender’s love of British folk and given a slower, rollicking rhythm.
- ▪Both were gooey power ballads launched off the back of major movie placements – and both prompted just as much exasperation as celebration with every passing week at No 1.
- ▪Thank you so much to Olivia Dean and the fans for making this song the juggernaut that it is.”Fender wrote Rein Me In for his album People Watching, which was released in February 2025.
- ▪Rein Me In, on the other hand, is a gentler and less obviously commercial proposition, rooted in Fender’s love of British folk and given a slower, rollicking rhythm.
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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, performing Rein Me In.View image in fullscreenSam Fender and Olivia Dean, performing Rein Me In.UK chartsSam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 singleDuetting stars surpass record set in 1953, when crooner Frankie Laine hit the top with I BelieveBen Beaumont-ThomasFri 31 Jul 2026 13.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 31 Jul 2026 13.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSam Fender and Olivia Dean have scored the longest running UK No 1 single in history with Rein Me In, beating a record that has stood since 1953.Back then, the UK singles chart had been running for less than a year and contained just 12 songs when I Believe, a bombastic ballad by US crooner Frankie Laine, hit No 1 and spent a total of 18 weeks on…
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