English pop legend is set to release his first single in 12 years – after his smash-hit 1992 debut made him a household name

An English pop-rock legend is set to release his first single in 12 years, after his 1992 debut album made him a household name.

Chesney Hawkes, 52, last released music in 2012, when he released his third studio album, Real Life Love.

Chesney, the son of Chip Hawkes, is best known for his debut single The One And Only, written by Nik Kershaw.

The One And Only co-starred with Chesney in the 1991 British comedy Buddy’s Song.

The song was number one in the UK for five weeks and even reached the top 10 of the US charts.

Chesney Hawkes, 52, last released music in 2012 when he released his third studio album Real Life Love

Chesney, son of Chip Hawkes, is best known for his first single The One And Only, written by Nik Kershaw

Now Chesney is making his ultimate comeback, collaborating with Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga producer Jake Gosling.

Get A Hold Of Yourself is set for release on September 18th and is available for pre-sale now. It hopes to emulate the success of The One And Only, unlike its predecessors.

Chesney said The sun of the song, which will be heard on Radio 2 the same day: ‘It’s really strange to experience all this again – three decades later and with three decades of maturity.

‘It took me a long time to have the confidence to throw myself into a project again, but as I matured and felt much more comfortable and free, I was able to do it.

‘That’s what Get A Hold Of Yourself is about – taking control of yourself and being free and not giving a f**k what people think. I think people will be surprised that this is a Chesney track. I can’t wait for people to hear it and I think they’ll be surprised by the video!

In April, Chesney revealed he had blown £8.2million after achieving such huge success at the age of 19.

Speaking of the My Dirty Laundry PodcastChesney admitted he had burned himself out from “complete exhaustion” due to his “crazy” lifestyle.

He admits he can identify with fellow stars Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran and urges young people in the industry to “be careful and make sure they don’t burn out like he did.”

Chesney’s new single Get A Hold Of Yourself is out on September 18th and hopes to emulate the success of The One And Only, unlike its predecessors

Chesney admitted, “I did that classic thing when I first made it, where I just blew everything up. I bought a state-of-the-art studio. I bought everybody in my family a car. So yeah, we had fun.

“My brother Jodie is my drummer and he was with me all the time. And yeah, we enjoyed it, because we were young. We were 19 and 17, and we toured all over the world – America, Japan, it was a great time.

“It was like I was living in the eye of a storm. So I had my family and the people around me in kind of a bubble, you know?

“I’d get thrown into a hurricane and I’d be gone. And then I’d go to Sweden and then I’d go to New York. I never knew where I was going to wake up that first year. It was crazy. It was really crazy.”