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Reverend and the Makers drop ‘fantastic’ new track featuring Robbie Williams

Our verdict is simple: it's great.

Danny Jones - 29th April 2026

Sheffield legend and all-round Yorkshire favourite, Jon McClure, debuted a new Reverend and the Makers song with none other than the one and only Robbie Williams.

What a collaboration.

Reverend and the Makers' new album, Is This How Happiness Feels?, is just around the corner, and we've already heard a couple of great singles from the latest record, but we'd be lying if we weren't left very excited when we saw Robbie's name on the tracklist.

It also looks to have served as yet another reminder that, just like Jon himself, he just seems like a sound bloke who loves making music.

Buzzin’ me tits off with this.

I met Rob in 2002 when he came into the health club I was working at. He asked me

1) if I wanted a game of footie
2) if I had any spare swim shorts https://t.co/bV7mjBrPvC
— Pete (@PeteBalders) April 27, 2026

The early reviews coming in have proved unsurprisingly positive, too, with one user writing on socials before it was even dropped: "Hold on.... WHAT?? This is ICONIC!!! I need to listen to this song..."

Others went on to describe the partnership as "Two wonderful and inimitable voices", with others describing it as an "absolute earworm" and "a total vibe", just to name a couple of examples.

The general consensus among fans seems to be that it's a "quality tune".

For anyone wondering how the two teaming up came about, besides the pop icon himself having recently released his new BRITPOP project, the 52-year-old also sat down with McClure on an episode of the Game's Gone podcast with his brother Chris, a.k.a. 'Steve Bracknall', last year.

The two have clearly stayed pally ever since, with another going on to add: "Wonderful song. Fingers crossed Robbie joins you to sing it at Leigh! That would be ace. Then you can sing You Again with Katie. I'm so excited."

For context, the local band will be supporting The Lottery Winners at their first-ever stadium gig at Leigh Sports Village over Wigan way - a group who also opened up for Robbie not long ago. You can listen to the track in full below.

Safe to say that loyal followers of the Steel City veterans and casuals alike will be hoping to hear this one live; as for whether or not Mr Williams will be joining them, we'll have to wait and see.

As mentioned, the eighth Reverend and the Makers studio LP is landing very soon, due for release on Friday, May 8; it also features the likes of actor and Day Fever collaborator Vicky McClure (no relation), in case you haven't heard it already.

However, Jon himself has been pretty busy with another big venture close to home, as he's now a football club chairman, too.

We were lucky enough to chat with him about it earlier this year - here's what he had to say...