Lewis Capaldi soars up charts to number 1 after sensational Glastonbury comeback

Lewis Capaldi soars up charts to number 1 after sensational Glastonbury comeback

Lewis Capaldi is again like he by no means left (Image: Official Charts)

Following an extremely emotional return to music from his two-year hiatus, beloved pop star Lewis Capaldi has claimed one other number one single.

The Somebody You Liked hitmaker, 28, walked out to a mammoth crowd at Glastonbury final weekend after weeks of hypothesis that he was due to play a secret set.

Whereas he delighted the ocean of adoring followers along with his greatest hits, he additionally performed his new tune, Survive, which options deeply private lyrics about his outing of the highlight.

Intestine-wrenchingly sincere strains embrace, ‘Most nights, I concern that I’m not sufficient’ and ‘I’m gonna get up and dwell till the day that I die’.

And it appears the ballad has resonated with everybody, because it’s change into Lewis’s sixth number one on the UK Official Singles Chart, sitting proudly alongside Bruises, Earlier than You Go, and Pointless.

However that’s not all, as a result of the track has secured the largest opening week of his profession to this point.

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The singer made a triumphant return to the stage at Glastonbury final weekend (Image: Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Photographs)
epa12201391 Lewis Capaldi perfroms on the Pyramid Stage during day three of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm near Pilton, Somerset, Britain, 27 June 2025. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts 2025 runs from 25 to 29 June 2025. EPA/ANDY RAIN
He was greeted by cheers from hundreds of adoring followers (Image: EPA)

Shifting 68,500 chart models in its opening week, together with over 4 million streams, Survive surpasses Lewis’s earlier 56,000-unit greatest, 2022’s Neglect Me, to safe the feat.

So as to add to that, Survive secures the largest opening week of any chart-topping single in 2025 to this point, overtaking Sabrina Carpenter’s Manchild, which managed 62,400 chart models.

Talking to Official Charts after his phenomenal comeback, Lewis mentioned: ‘Survive is that this week’s UK number one, and I need to say an enormous thanks to all people who’s been streaming it, downloading it—it actually means the world.’

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He added sweetly: ‘I’ve been away for a short time, and to come again to this outpouring of affection and help has been completely unbelievable.

‘I can’t thank all people sufficient for all the sort phrases since Glastonbury—and now this! It’s been one of the best week of my life.’

‘I hope you all proceed to benefit from the track; it means quite a bit to me.’

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 11: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lewis Capaldi attends The BRIT Awards 2023 at The O2 Arena on February 11, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
Lewis’s new single, Survive, is the best-performing opening weekend for a tune this 12 months (Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Becoming a member of Lewis in Official Charts victory this week is fellow Glasto performer Lorde, who has secured her first number one album with Virgin, which she declared ‘completely insane’.

In the meantime, having soundtracked the UK’s heatwave, Michigan DJ and producer MK, often known as Marc Kinchen, holds sturdy at number two with Chrystal collab Dior, and Olivia Dean has lifted three locations to its greatest slot at 15.

Lewis has been soft-launching his return to public life in latest months with varied appearances and shock gigs, however his Glasto set was the primary main present he’s performed since 2023.

That 12 months, hearts broke throughout the nation as he grew tearful, counting on the viewers to end his songs due to vocal struggles and a flare-up of his Tourette’s syndrome.

Lewis apologised profusely on the time, admitting he felt ‘aggravated’ with himself, earlier than making the powerful choice to cancel all commitments and work on his bodily and psychological well being.

He mentioned that it was ‘apparent’ issues couldn’t proceed as they have been, explaining that he nonetheless wanted to ‘regulate’ to the impression Tourette’s was having on his life, having been identified with the situation in September 2022.

File photo dated 24/06/23 of Lewis Capaldi performing on the Pyramid Stage, at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. Capaldi made headlines over the summer after playing an emotional performance at Glastonbury, where the crowd carried him through his set as he steadily lost his voice. Issue date: Saturday December 23, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SOCIAL Music. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
The Scottish star had to struggle to end his 2023 Glasto set after a Tourette’s flare-up (Image: PA)
Lewis Capaldi announcing September UK and Ireland arena tour
He’s now introduced a string of enviornment reveals within the UK and Eire for late 2025 (Image: Lewis Capaldi)

The Scottish songwriter delved additional into life with Tourette’s in his 2023 NTA-winning documentary Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now, by which he additionally mentioned the pressures of fame and his speedy rise to stardom.

Since his comeback, Lewis has confirmed he’s positively right here to keep, having additionally introduced an enviornment tour to kick off later this 12 months.

He’ll be enjoying 10 reveals throughout the UK and Eire, beginning in Sheffield on September 7 and concluding on September 29 in Dublin.

When sharing the tour information, Lewis wrote on Instagram in his typical comedic type: ‘about time I bought again to work… hope to see you on the market’.

After followers quizzed him on the potential for including extra dates, he confirmed that this might be a restricted run of gigs; nevertheless, there seems to be each purpose to hope for extra in 2026.

‘might be my solely reveals within the uk, eire or europe this 12 months! would love to see ya there’, he wrote.

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