BRIT award-winning British singer/songwriter Sam Fender - a standout among the acts at Coachella 2025 widely known for his Olivia Dean duet "Rein Me In" - just unveiled a cover of the Rolling Stones' “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Stream it HERE.
Self-produced alongside his band mates, Joe Atkinson and Dean Thompson, the song was recorded in Tyneside, England and features the choir from the John Spence Community High School in North Shields, where Sam was a former pupil, and brass from the Easington Colliery Band.
The recording soundtracks the 20th edition of this year’s Christmas advert from UK retailer John Lewis.
Sam Fender says, “It was a privilege to rework such an iconic song by such a legendary band. In the spirit of Christmas, we re-recorded the children’s choir with the kids from my old school, John Spence Community High School, and we arranged a brass section with the Easington Colliery Band.”
Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger states, “I’m a fan of Sam’s work, so I was pleased to hear he was covering one of my songs. I think he’s done a great job with it.”
All nine dates of Fender's Summer 2027 UK/Europe stadium tour are sold out.
Sam Fender and his UK label Polydor will donate 100% of the net profits received from UK sales of the 7” single sold via the official Sam Fender online store to Teenage Cancer Trust (registered charity #1062559 (England/Wales) and #SC039757 (Scotland).
The singer/guitarist released his UK #1, critically acclaimed third album People Watching in 2025 via Capitol Records. The album won the 2025 Mercury Prize, with Sam also picking up a BRIT Award in 2025, two BRIT Awards in 2026, and an Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year.
He debuted People Watching’s “Rein Me In” alongside Olivia Dean at his London Stadium Show to over 80,000 fans in June 2025, before it was released as a duet later that month. In 2026, the song took on a life of its own, culminating in a record breaking 23 non-consecutive weeks at number one, becoming the longest running number one single in British history, and taking the Brit Award for Song of the Year. The song is certified Platinum by the RIAA and has surpassed 817+ million streams worldwide.
Photo: Sam Crossick, courtesy Interscope Records
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