Which song won Song of the Year for Sam Fender and Olivia Dean?

“Rein Me In” won Song of the Year for Sam Fender and Olivia Dean at the 2026 BRIT Awards.

The song was a collaboration between North Shields singer-songwriter Fender and London-born artist Dean. It won during a night when Dean became the ceremony’s biggest individual success, taking four awards, including British Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for The Art of Loving and Best Pop Act.

“Rein Me In” was notable because its winning credit belongs to both artists rather than treating Dean as a featured afterthought. The pair performed together at London Stadium on 6 June 2025, when Dean supported Fender, helping establish the collaborative version that later became a major UK hit.

The title is easy to confuse with other nominated songs from the category, including Lola Young’s “Messy,” Ed Sheeran’s “Azizam” and Olivia Dean’s solo “Man I Need.” Song of the Year is the BRITs’ principal song-focused award; it has alternated historically between the names Song of the Year and British Single.