Sam Fender and Olivia Dean make UK chart history with Rein Me In
They break the record for the longest-running number one single of all time by a British act.
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"Olivia putting the alternative narrative on it made the song really universal – that opened the floodgates. There's two sides to the story. And, it's a toe tapper! It's officially a banger!"
— Sam Fender , Celebrity
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They break the record for the longest-running number one single of all time by a British act.
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