Which Wet Wet Wet single previously held the British-act UK number-one longevity record?

Love Is All Around was the Wet Wet Wet single that previously held the British-act UK number-one longevity record.

Wet Wet Wet’s version of “Love Is All Around” spent 15 weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1994. That run made it the longest spell at the top by a British act until Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s “Rein Me In” surpassed it.

The song was a cover of The Troggs’ 1967 recording, written by the band’s lead singer Reg Presley. Wet Wet Wet’s version gained enormous exposure after appearing on the soundtrack to the romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral, turning it into one of the defining British pop hits of the year.

Its chart reign also produced an unusual ending: the band asked for the single to be deleted from sale so attention could shift to their next release. The song therefore fell from number one, despite remaining hugely popular. “Angel Eyes,” “Sweet Surrender,” and “Goodnight Girl” were also Wet Wet Wet titles, but none held this particular record.