"It feels like one big practical joke." This is LF System's extremely understandable, extremely self-aware take on the astronomical success of their hit song "Afraid To Feel," which just ended the UK's longest unbroken run at #1 this year. "Afraid To Feel" — a Pure Disco™ bop that features a prominent sample of Silk's 1979 track "I Can't Stop (Turning You On)" — has beat out Encanto’s "We Don't Talk About Bruno" on the Official UK Singles Chart, and it's apparently the longest-running dance #1 of the decade at eight straight weeks. "Afraid To Feel" repeatedly held off Beyoncé's "Break My Soul," which peaked at #2 on the same chart and currently sits at #4. It also managed to topple maybe the year's best-known bringback, Kate Bush.
Chained To The Rhythm: The Month In Pop
How LF System’s Ecstatic “Afraid To Feel” Became The UK’s Biggest Hit Of 2022
