Young Island act Shawn Mendes has scored a U.K. #1 single with “Stitches,” thanks to the canny decision by his U.K. label boss—Virgin EMI’s Ted Cockle—to take the track back to radio for a second run. It’s had 3,993 plays across all U.K. radio this past week, putting it at #4 on the RadioMonitor charts, improving 58%, and knocking Justin Bieber from the top of the Official Singles Chart.

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Young Island act Shawn Mendes has scored a U.K. #1 single with “Stitches,” thanks to the canny decision by his U.K. label boss—Virgin EMI’s Ted Cockle—to take the track back to radio for a second run. It’s had 3,993 plays across all U.K. radio this past week, putting it at #4 on the RadioMonitor charts, improving 58%, and knocking Justin Bieber from the top of the Official Singles Chart.

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