On the eve of a potential BRIT Awards triumph, Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s “Rein Me In” has held onto the No. 1 spot on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart.
The joint track first hit the top spot Feb. 20 following a record-breaking rise: The song spent 35 unbroken weeks in the top 40 before finally reaching the summit.
The song was first released on Fender’s People Watching album in February 2025. Four months later, Dean joined the Geordie-born rocker at his London Stadium show for a performance of the song, with a new studio version issued. It’s the first No. 1 song of Fender’s career and Dean’s second.
“Rein Me In” will compete in the fan-voted song of the year category at the BRIT Awards ceremony Saturday (Feb. 28). Fender is also nominated for album of the year, artist of the year and alternative/rock act, while Dean competes in the album, artist, song and pop act fields.
Dean is also at No. 2 with her solo track “So Easy (To Fall in Love),” a non-mover from the previous week.
In the week she was named BRITs’ producer of the year winner, PinkPantheress sees “Stateside” bump six places to No. 3 and follows the popularity of her song’s remix with Zara Larsson. She is the first woman and the youngest ever recipient of the honorary producer prize, which she will collect at Saturday’s ceremony.
Bella Kay’s “iloveitiloveitiloveit” sees a massive jump up to No. 4, a 22 place rise on the previous week, and gives the newcomer her first top 10 single. The track first entered the top 40 just two weeks ago.
Sombr’s “Homewrekcer” lifts two places up to No. 5 to give the track a new peak on the Singles Chart. Milky’s 2002 track “Just the Way You Are” is up to No. 11 and enjoying a resurgence due to Mall Grab’s viral remix.
There’s a new peak for Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights track “Chains of Love,” and Dominic Fike’s 2018 track “Babydoll” hits the top 20 for the first time (No. 18).
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