"Where Is My Husband!" (stylised in all caps) is a song by the British singer-songwriter Raye. She wrote and co-produced it with her frequent collaborator Mike Sabath. After performing it at several festival appearances, Raye released the song through Human Re Sources on 19 September 2025, as the lead single from her second studio album, This Music May Contain Hope. (2026).
The release of "Where Is My Husband!" was accompanied by a music video, which sees Raye trying to reach a mysterious man. Commercially, the song was a success, peaking at number one in the United Kingdom, becoming Raye's second number one single in her home country, and charting within the top 10 in several countries including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. It also became Raye's highest-charting single in the United States, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Release and promotion Raye performed "Where Is My Husband!" on 28 June 2025 at the Glastonbury Festival, as the opening number of her set on the Pyramid Stage. NME writer Surej Singh said it was a "massive tune" and noted that the singer was accompanied by a brass band. She later performed it at other festivals, including All Points East in England and Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Additionally, Raye teased the song on the video-sharing app TikTok on which a snippet of the bridge went viral.
"Where Is My Husband!" was released on 19 September 2025 through Human Re Sources. The release of "Where Is My Husband!" was accompanied by a music video, directed by The Reidshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK5TyISxZ_M. It begins as a black-and-white video and later incorporates colour when Raye appears on stage wearing a red dress. The singer is later seen trying to reach the shadow of a man, without achieving it. It was billed as the lead single from Raye's second studio album, which was made available to pre-order the same date and released in 2026. In parallel to the single's release, the singer announced a concert tour titled This Tour May Contain New Music, which is scheduled to pass through Europe and North America in 2026.
Raye performed the song on Today as part of the Citi Concerts series and later on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, also performing the song on The Graham Norton Show and The Jennifer Hudson Show. A remix of "Where Is My Husband!" by French DJ David Guetta and Italian DJ Hypeton was released on 14 November 2025.
Composition Raye wrote and co-produced "Where Is My Husband!" alongside her frequent collaborator Mike Sabath. Writing for Rolling Stone, David Browne categorised the song as a mix of old and new R&B, highlighting its use of horns and hip-hop sounds. Paolo Ragusa from Consequence described it as a pop track with a retro style, while Shahzaib Hussain from Clash interpreted it as a "brassy" R&B and soul song with elements of 1960s girl group music.
The lyrics of "Where Is My Husband!" follow Raye searching for a lifelong partner and referencing an engagement ring. Throughout the song, she imagines how her life with him would be in the future: "Wait til I get my hands on him/I'ma tell him off too/For how long he kept me waiting". She later realises that "she must find herself if she wants love to find her", according to Ragusa. Discussing the single's theme in an interview with British Vogue, Raye shared: "My last devastating break-up was four, five years ago. I was like, 'I'm gonna marry him.' We [were] together for two years and it ended up not working out. I have never experienced a more crippling emotion. It took me three, four years to get over him. Like, I can't allow myself to fall in love again until it's safe."
Commercial performance In the United Kingdom, "Where Is My Husband!" debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart for the chart week dated 26 September 2025. The song rose to number three the following week, before dropping three places to number six in its third week. In its sixth week on the chart, the track rebounded to its then peak of number three, where it remained for the next four weeks, ultimately rising to number two for the chart week dated 28 November 2025. The song was kept off the top spot by Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia" (2025) for the next three weeks. For the chart week dated 2 January 2026, "Where Is My Husband!" rose to number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Raye's second number one single in the country, after "Escapism" (2022), and the first number one song in the United Kingdom of 2026. Elsewhere, "Where Is My Husband!" debuted at number 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week dated 11 October 2025. In its fourteenth week on the chart, the song rose to number 13, becoming Raye's first top twenty entry in the country. On the Billboard Global 200, "Where Is My Husband!" peaked at number six, surpassing "Escapism" as Raye's highest entry on the chart.
Outside of the UK, "Where Is My Husband!" reached the top ten in several nations' singles charts, including Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway and Denmark, as well as top twenty in France, Slovakia and Portugal. In Austria, the single debuted at the end of September 2025 at number 23, becoming Raye's first top 40 entry there. A month later, the track rose to number 9, becoming her fourth top ten in the Austrian Singles Charts, and topped it several months later, becoming her second number one following her 2023 single "Prada" with Cassö.
Track listing Digital single "Where Is My Husband!" – 3:16
7" single "Where Is My Husband!" – 3:16 "Where Is My Husband!" (instrumental) – 3:16
12" single "Where Is My Husband!" (live – at Montreux Jazz Festival) "I Know You're Hurting" (live – at Montreux Jazz Festival)
Awards + Award Year Category Result American Music Awards 2026 Best Vocal Performance Brit Awards Song of the Year iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Lyrics MOBO Awards Song of the Year Video of the Year MTV Video Music Awards Song of the Year Critics' Year-end lists +Year-end lists Publication List Rank Consequence The 200 Best Songs of 2025 DIY DIY's 2025 Tracks of the Year The Guardian The 20 Best Songs of 2025 The Independent The Independent's Favourite Songs of 2025 NME The 50 Best Songs of 2025 Rough Trade The Best Songs of 2025 Variety The Best Songs of 2025
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Where Is My Husband!" Chart (2025–2026) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 3 Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) 1 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 1 Canada AC (Billboard) 2 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) 2 Canada Hot AC (Billboard) 4 Canada Modern Rock (Billboard) 37 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 1 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 1 France (SNEP) 14 Greece International (IFPI) 3 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 3 Israel (Mako Hitlist) 28 Italy Airplay (EarOne) 3 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan) 8 Latin America Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) 2 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) 1 Latvia Streaming (LaIPA) 7 Lithuania (AGATA) 8 Luxembourg (Billboard) 4 Malta Airplay (Radiomonitor) 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 6 Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100) 51 Nigeria Airplay (TurnTable) 20 North Macedonia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 2 Norway (IFPI Norge) 4 Panama Streaming () 117 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 5 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 15 Portugal (AFP) 12 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 54 Serbia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 1 Singapore (RIAS) 13 Slovenia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 1 South Africa Airplay (TOSAC) 4 Spain Airplay (Promusicae) 9 Suriname (Nationale Top 40) 10 Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye) 2 United Arab Emirates (IFPI) 12 Venezuela Airplay (Record Report) 31
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Where Is My Husband!" Chart (20252026) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 8 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 2 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 2 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 6 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 4 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 2 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 99 Paraguay Airplay (SGP) 37 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 58 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 9 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 73 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 12
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Where Is My Husband!" Chart (2025) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 66 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 110 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 150 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 152 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 46 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 37 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 68 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 72 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 71 UK Singles (OCC) 47
Certifications
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Where Is My Husband!" Region Date Format(s) Version(s) Label(s) Various 19 September 2025 Original Human Re Sources Italy Radio airplay United States 7 October 2025 Contemporary hit radio Various 14 November 2025 David Guetta and Hypaton remixes Human Re Sources 26 December 2025 12-inch single Live United States 3 February 2026 Rhythmic contemporary radio Original
See also List of UK singles chart number ones of the 2020s List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2025 List of UK top-ten singles in 2025
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