‘Take that, Marti Pellow!’ Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In beats Wet Wet Wet’s UK chart record
Summary
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s song "Rein Me In" has spent 16 weeks at No. 1 on the UK singles chart, breaking a 32-year record for a British act previously held by Wet Wet Wet. The song has also set a record for the longest time in the UK Top 40 and has won several awards, including Brit Awards.Key Facts
- "Rein Me In" by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart for 16 weeks, beating Wet Wet Wet’s 15-week record from 1994.
- Unlike Wet Wet Wet’s consecutive run, "Rein Me In" moved in and out of the top spot since February.
- The song stayed in the UK Top 40 for 55 weeks, the longest consecutive run ever, surpassing Ed Sheeran’s previous record.
- Sam Fender originally released the song on his 2025 album "People Watching"; Olivia Dean added her own verse for the duet version released in June 2025.
- "Rein Me In" won song of the year at the 2025 Brit Awards.
- Olivia Dean’s own single "Man I Need" also topped the chart in 2025, and her album "The Art of Loving" stayed in the top five for months.
- The Official Charts Company has rules to reduce streaming value for long-charting songs, but "Rein Me In" has succeeded despite this.
- Other songs surviving past 10 weeks at No. 1 under the new rules include tracks by Ed Sheeran, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, Tones & I, and Alex Warren.
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