{"id":2037984,"date":"2026-07-10T17:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037984"},"modified":"2026-07-10T17:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:00:32","slug":"sam-fender-and-olivia-deans-rein-me-in-makes-history-as-longest-running-british-number-one-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037984","title":{"rendered":"Sam Fender and Olivia Dean\u2019s \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 makes history as longest-running British Number One of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fender-dean@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sam Fender and Olivia Dean\u2019s \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 makes history as longest-running British Number One of all time<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;Breaking a record that has stood for more than 30 years is a remarkable achievement&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Tom Skinner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-10T18:00:32+01:00\">10th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fender-dean@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, 2025\" title=\"fender-dean@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, 2025. CREDIT: India Fleming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Sam Fender and Olivia Dean\u2018s \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 has made history by becoming the longest-running British Number One single of all time.<\/p>\n<p>The two artists officially released the collaborative version of the \u2018People Watching\u2019 track last summer, after they performed it live together at Fender\u2019s shows in London and Newcastle.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Olivia Dean live in Glasgow: a new popstar\u2019s victory lap<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In May, the pair celebrated\u00a0nine non-consecutive weeks at the top spot on the UK singles chart by delivering a joint rendition during Dean\u2019s headline concert at London\u2019s O2. The collab earned Fender his first UK Number One single, and gave Dean her second following \u2018Man I Need\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Its 35-week climb broke the previous record of 19 weeks in the UK top 40, set by Ed Sheeran\u2019s \u2018Thinking Out Loud\u2019 in 2014. Fender and Dean\u2019s team-up bagged them the Song Of The Year award at the BRITs 2026, too.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s been revealed that the track has spent a record-breaking 16th week at Number One in the UK. The feat sees \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 overtake\u00a0Wet Wet Wet\u2019s \u2018Love Is All Around\u2019, which held the British record for more than 30 years after spending 15 weeks at the top spot in 1994. Fender and Dean had tied with the Scottish group last week.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam Fender, Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (Official Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3triLkS0nq4?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The single now also equals Bryan Adams\u2019 \u2018(Everything I Do) I Do It For You\u2019 (1991) as the joint second-longest-running Number One single of all time, behind Frankie Laine\u2019s \u2018I Believe\u2019 from 1958.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ben Mortimer, President, Polydor Label Group, said: \u201cFrom the beginning, we knew that \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 had a rare quality, so it was important to give it the space and support needed to grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatching it build has been incredibly rewarding \u2013 that kind of sustained success doesn\u2019t happen by accident, it takes brilliant artists and a dedicated team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cBreaking a record that has stood for more than 30 years is a remarkable achievement for Sam and Olivia, and we are incredibly proud to have played a part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jo Charrington, President, Capitol UK, commented: \u201cThis is the duet of the decade. What Olivia and Sam have achieved with \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 is incredibly special.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTo see Olivia\u2019s voice and artistry connect with people on this scale, alongside an artist as brilliant as Sam, has been wonderful to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3921934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3921934\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3921934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NMEAR_NME-READING-2023-SAM-FENDER-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-7@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Fender performing at Reading 2023, photo by Andy Ford\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3921934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Fender performing at Reading 2023. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fender and Dean\u2019s duet took 35 weeks from its first UK chart entry to reach Number One, breaking the record for the longest climb to the top when it first hit the summit this February.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Dean occupied three of the top four spots on the UK singles chart, with \u2018So Easy (To Fall In Love)\u2019 rising to Number Two and her previous chart-topper \u2018Man I Need\u2019 coming in at Number Four.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Rein Me In\u2019 is the longest-running UK Number One of the 2020s, and the only single in UK chart history to climb back to the top position four times during the same chart run.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3897186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3897186\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3897186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Live-olivia-dean.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Dean\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3897186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Dean. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"playlist-player-jwplayer\">\n<div class=\"playlist-player-container\">\n<p>As well as its 16 weeks at Number One, the track has now spent 55 consecutive weeks in the UK top 40, 28 consecutive weeks in the UK top 10, and 38 weeks in total inside the UK top 10.<\/p>\n<p>These figures make it the longest consecutive top 40 run in history, the longest top 10 run in 73 years, the second-longest consecutive top 10 run ever, and the outright record-holder for the most weeks in the UK top 10 for any non-Christmas single.<\/p>\n<p>The collab is also only the second single in history to spend a full calendar year in the UK top 40.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olivia Dean: \u201cEverybody knows that the music industry is a boys club\u201d | Girls To The Front\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_PEx7AUwRkc?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Earlier this year, Fender was\u00a0the recipient of the Songwriter Of The Year award at the Ivor Novellos. Elton John presented the artist with the prize, describing him as \u201cone of the greatest lyricists Britain has ever produced\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Nodding to\u00a0the ongoing success of \u2018Rein Me In\u2019, John joked: \u201cThe only thing I\u2019ll say is, for Christ\u2019s sake, you\u2019ve been at Number One for 12 weeks now, bugger off!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Olivia Dean won the Best New Artist statue at the BET Awards last month. 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The collab earned Fender his first UK Number One single, and gave Dean her second following \u2018Man I Need\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Its 35-week climb broke the previous record of 19 weeks in the UK top 40, set by Ed Sheeran\u2019s \u2018Thinking Out Loud\u2019 in 2014. Fender and Dean\u2019s team-up bagged them the Song Of The Year award at the BRITs 2026, too.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s been revealed that the track has spent a record-breaking 16th week at Number One in the UK. The feat sees \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 overtake\u00a0Wet Wet Wet\u2019s \u2018Love Is All Around\u2019, which held the British record for more than 30 years after spending 15 weeks at the top spot in 1994. Fender and Dean had tied with the Scottish group last week.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam Fender, Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (Official Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3triLkS0nq4?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The single now also equals Bryan Adams\u2019 \u2018(Everything I Do) I Do It For You\u2019 (1991) as the joint second-longest-running Number One single of all time, behind Frankie Laine\u2019s \u2018I Believe\u2019 from 1958.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ben Mortimer, President, Polydor Label Group, said: \u201cFrom the beginning, we knew that \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 had a rare quality, so it was important to give it the space and support needed to grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatching it build has been incredibly rewarding \u2013 that kind of sustained success doesn\u2019t happen by accident, it takes brilliant artists and a dedicated team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cBreaking a record that has stood for more than 30 years is a remarkable achievement for Sam and Olivia, and we are incredibly proud to have played a part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jo Charrington, President, Capitol UK, commented: \u201cThis is the duet of the decade. What Olivia and Sam have achieved with \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 is incredibly special.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTo see Olivia\u2019s voice and artistry connect with people on this scale, alongside an artist as brilliant as Sam, has been wonderful to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3921934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3921934\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3921934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NMEAR_NME-READING-2023-SAM-FENDER-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-7@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Fender performing at Reading 2023, photo by Andy Ford\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3921934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Fender performing at Reading 2023. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fender and Dean\u2019s duet took 35 weeks from its first UK chart entry to reach Number One, breaking the record for the longest climb to the top when it first hit the summit this February.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Dean occupied three of the top four spots on the UK singles chart, with \u2018So Easy (To Fall In Love)\u2019 rising to Number Two and her previous chart-topper \u2018Man I Need\u2019 coming in at Number Four.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Rein Me In\u2019 is the longest-running UK Number One of the 2020s, and the only single in UK chart history to climb back to the top position four times during the same chart run.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3897186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3897186\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3897186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Live-olivia-dean.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Dean\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3897186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Dean. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"playlist-player-jwplayer\">\n<div class=\"playlist-player-container\">\n<p>As well as its 16 weeks at Number One, the track has now spent 55 consecutive weeks in the UK top 40, 28 consecutive weeks in the UK top 10, and 38 weeks in total inside the UK top 10.<\/p>\n<p>These figures make it the longest consecutive top 40 run in history, the longest top 10 run in 73 years, the second-longest consecutive top 10 run ever, and the outright record-holder for the most weeks in the UK top 10 for any non-Christmas single.<\/p>\n<p>The collab is also only the second single in history to spend a full calendar year in the UK top 40.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olivia Dean: \u201cEverybody knows that the music industry is a boys club\u201d | Girls To The Front\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_PEx7AUwRkc?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Earlier this year, Fender was\u00a0the recipient of the Songwriter Of The Year award at the Ivor Novellos. Elton John presented the artist with the prize, describing him as \u201cone of the greatest lyricists Britain has ever produced\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Nodding to\u00a0the ongoing success of \u2018Rein Me In\u2019, John joked: \u201cThe only thing I\u2019ll say is, for Christ\u2019s sake, you\u2019ve been at Number One for 12 weeks now, bugger off!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Olivia Dean won the Best New Artist statue at the BET Awards last month. She cleared up at this year\u2019s BRITs in February, with her wins including Album Of The Year for \u2018The Art Of Loving\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sam-fender-and-olivia-deans-rein-me-in-makes-history-as-longest-running-british-number-one-of-all-time-3956293&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fender-dean@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Sam Fender and Olivia Dean\u2019s \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 makes history as longest-running British Number One of all time &#8220;Breaking a record that has stood for more than 30 years is a remarkable achievement&#8221; By Tom Skinner 10th July 2026 Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, 2025. 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