Jess Glynne’s 2015 chart-topper “Hold My Hand” has been crowned TikTok’s UK Song of the Year, propelled by the massively viral “nothing beats a Jet2holiday” trend. Long featured in ads for the British holiday company Jet2, the upbeat track exploded on TikTok this year as users paired it with humorous videos of travel disasters, holiday blunders, and chaotic mishaps. After earlier earning TikTok’s UK and global Song of the Summer titles, the song has now soundtracked around 6.6 million videos on the platform. Originally released over 10 years ago as Glynne’s first solo No. 1 single, the song’s resurgence highlights TikTok’s power to breathe new life into classic hits.
Glynne’s Reaction: ‘Insane’ and ‘Blessed’
The 36-year-old London-born singer shared her excitement with BBC Newsbeat, saying she feels “blessed” by the accolade.
“It’s incredible to think that a decade on, a song so personal to me—and key to my breakthrough as a solo artist—is being celebrated all over again this year. It’s been insane,” she said.
Glynne described the trend as giving “Hold My Hand” a fresh “new lease of life,” adding that the happiness it brings makes it one of her top songs to perform live.
She even recounted a personal anecdote: hearing her own track playing on a Jet2 flight to Corfu with her family. “I got a bit nervous sitting up front next to my mum—it was pretty funny,” she laughed. While the meme dominated feeds, Glynne’s own TikTok habits lean toward cooking tutorials, cat videos, and funny falls. Her favorite trend clips include parents coaching kids to mimic the iconic “nothing beats a Jet2holiday” voiceover, plus one standout video of a traveler revealing a comically tiny hotel window, “like a prison cell,” which cracked her up. The singer emphasized social media’s value for artists, noting how the trend has introduced the song to a younger audience discovering it for the first time.
Career Highlights and Broader Impact
Glynne first gained fame in 2014 with features on Clean Bandit’s “Rather Be” and Route 94’s “My Love,” both UK No. 1s. Her 2015 debut album *I Cry When I Laugh* topped the charts, followed by *Always In Between* (2018) and her self-titled third album (2024), which reached No. 6.
Despite its ubiquity on TikTok, where videos using the audio have racked up over 80 billion views, “Hold My Hand” did not re-chart on the UK singles list in 2025. It ranked second on TikTok’s global top 20 songs of the year.
TikTok calculates these awards based on video usage and artist engagement.The platform revived several older tracks in 2025, including Rihanna’s 2007 “Breakin’ Dishes,” Radiohead’s 1997 “Let Down,” and Black Eyed Peas’ 2010 “Rock That Body.” Globally, the top spot went to Connie Francis’ 1962 classic “Pretty Little Baby,” used in over 28 million wholesome pet and family videos, even 60 years after release.
