Song · Sam Fender and Olivia Dean
“Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean
“Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2025. Its best result is #14 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2025. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #131 alternative song of 2025.
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Sam Fender first cut "Rein Me In" on his own for People Watching, his third studio album, in 2025, then brought in Olivia Dean to turn it into a duet, and that new version went out as the album's sixth single the same year. Fender co-produced it, with Markus Dravs, Adam Granduciel and Max Wolfgang also in the producer credits, and the second voice gives the song's heartland-rock sweep a warmer, conversational pull.
Then it simply wouldn't budge. In February 2026 it became Fender's first UK number one, and it kept returning to the top for 23 weeks in all, the longest run any number-one single has had in UK history. It won the Brit Award for Song of the Year, topped the charts in Australia and Ireland, and gave Fender his first Billboard Hot 100 entry.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2025 | 100 |
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