“Rein Me In” overtook Rihanna and Jay-Z’s “Umbrella” for the record for the most weeks at number one by a male-female duet.
The Sam Fender and Olivia Dean collaboration accumulated 23 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart. That surpassed “Umbrella,” Rihanna’s 2007 hit featuring Jay-Z, which had previously held the male-female duet record for weeks at number one.
“Umbrella” was a landmark release from Rihanna’s third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. Jay-Z appears on the opening section, making the recording a male-female collaboration even though Rihanna performs most of the song. It topped charts internationally and became one of Rihanna’s signature songs.
The wording matters: this is a record for a male-female duet, not simply the longest-running UK number one by any collaboration. “Crazy in Love” is a Beyoncé and Jay-Z duet, while “Work” is a Rihanna and Drake collaboration, so neither is the song identified by this record.