Rain (Madonna song) 2990309 225964508 2008-07-16T06:13:42Z 189.163.239.6 /* Song information */ {{Infobox Single | | Name = Rain | Cover = Rain single cover.jpg | Caption = | Artist = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] | from Album = [[Erotica (album)|Erotica]] | A-side = | B-side = "Open Your Heart" <small>(U.K.)</small><br>"Up Down Suite" <small>(Previously Unreleased)</small><br>"Waiting" (Remix) | Released = [[July 17]], [[1993]] (U.S.)<br> [[July 25]], [[1993]] (U.K.) | Format = [[gramophone record|7"]], [[12"]], [[cassette single|cassette]], [[CD single|CD]] | Recorded = [[1992]] | Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Ballad (music)|Ballad]] | Length = 5:24 | Label = [[Maverick Records|Maverick]], [[Sire Records|Sire]], <br>[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] | Writer = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] <br> [[Shep Pettibone]] | Producer = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] <br> [[Shep Pettibone]] | Chart position = <li>#1 <small>(Canada)</small> <li>#2 <small>(Japan)</small> <li>#5 <small>(Australia)</small> <li>#7 <small>(UK)</small> <li>#14 <small>(US)</small> <li>#15 <small>(Europe)</small> | Last single = "[[Fever (Madonna song)|Fever]]" <br> (1993) | This single = '''"Rain"''' <br> (1993) | Next single = "[[Bye Bye Baby (Madonna song)|Bye Bye Baby]]" <br> (1993) |Misc = {{Extra tracklisting | Album = [[Erotica (Madonna album)|Erotica]] | Type = studio | prev_track = "Words" | prev_no = 9 | this_track = '''"Rain"''' | track_no = 10 | next_track = "Why's It So Hard" | next_no = 11 }} {{Extra tracklisting | Album = [[Something to Remember]] | Type = compilation | prev_track = "[[One More Chance (Madonna song)|One More Chance]]" | prev_no = 11 | this_track = '''"Rain"''' | track_no = 12 | next_track = "[[Oh Father]]" | next_no = 13 }}}} "'''Rain'''" is the fifth (and final [[United States|American]]) single from [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s [[1992]] album ''[[Erotica (album)|Erotica]]''. == Song information == [[Image:Rain_Pic_Disc.jpg|thumb|200px|left|<center>The Rain Picture Disc. Very Rare!]]Released in the summer of [[1993 in music|1993]], it peaked at #14 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, and received considerable airplay in the US. While some may have seen this chart position as a disappointment, it was a noticeable jump from the preceding single ("[[Bad Girl (song)|Bad Girl]]") which had peaked at #36, and was arguably the first step in Madonna's rebounding from the backlash of the ''[[Sex (book)|SEX]]'' period. {{audio|RainSample.ogg|Audio sample}}. For the UK release, "[[Open Your Heart (Madonna song)|Open Your Heart]]" was included as the b-side due to it being used in a Renault car commercial at the time. It was not featured in ''[[GHV2]]'', Madonna's second greatest hits collection, however it was featured as a track on ''[[Something to Remember]]'', Madonna's ballads collection. ==Music video== The video, directed by [[Mark Romanek]], was a lush video set on a back stage which was filmed from [[May 16]]-[[May 19|19]], [[1993]] at a [[Santa Monica Airport]] hangar in [[Santa Monica, California]]. Madonna introduced her next short-lived incarnation in the video; the gamine who appeared in the "[[Fever (Madonna song)|Fever]]" video was back again, but this time her hair was dark. The video was shot entirely on black & white film, and was later hand colored, which lends the impression that Madonna is wearing blue contact lenses, although she is not. The overall effect of the makeup and video's styling evoked Japanese sensibilities, a cultural approach she would time and time again borrow and remodel as her own. The video won two [[MTV Video Music Awards]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]. *Director: Mark Romanek *Producer: Krista Montagna *Director of Photography: Harris Savides *Editors: John Murray, Jim Haygood *Production Company: Satellite Films ==Tracklisting and formats== *'''USA 7" Vinyl / Cassette / CD Single''' # "Rain" (Radio Remix) # "Waiting" (Album Version) *'''USA 12" Vinyl / Cassette Maxi / CD Maxi Single''' # "Rain" (Radio Remix) # "Waiting" (Remix) # "Up Down Suite" (Previously Unreleased) ("Goodbye To Innocence" Extended Dub) # "Rain" (Album Version) *'''UK 12" Vinyl / CD Single''' # "Rain" (Radio Remix) # "Open Your Heart" (Album Version) # "Up Down Suite" (Previously Unreleased) *'''EP''' # Rain (Radio Remix) # Waiting (Remix) # Up Down Suite # Rain (Album Version) # Bad Girl (Extended Mix) # Fever (Extended 12") # Fever (Shep's Remedy Club) # Fever (Murk Boys Miami Dub) # Fever (Oscar G's Dope Mix) # Rain (Video Edit) ==Versions== # "Rain" (Album Version) - 5:25 # "Rain" (Edit) # "Rain" (Radio Remix) - 4:33 # "Rain" (Remix Edit) - 4:17 # "Rain" (Instrumental Remix) # "Rain" (Video Version) ==Chart performance== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Canada |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Japan |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Australia |align="center"|5 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Ireland |align="center"|7 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Austria |align="center"|24 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| South Africa, Republic of |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Switzerland |align="center"|11 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Sweden |align="center"|16 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| UK |align="center"|7 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|14 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Billboard Adult Contemporary |align="center"|7 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Billboard Top 40 Mainstream |align="center"|7 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales |align="center"|13 |- |align="left"|1993 |align="left"| Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 |align="center"|38 |- |} == References == *[http://www.mad-eyes.net/disco/erotica/rain.htm Mad-eyes.net - "Rain" Single Page] - last accessed on [[October 24]], [[2005]] ==External links== * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icD3JQ_u7bk Music Video] {{Madonna}} {{Madonna songs}} [[Category:Madonna songs]] [[Category:1993 singles]] [[Category:Pop ballads]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Canada]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Mark Romanek]] [[Category:1990s ballads]] [[es:Rain (canción)]] [[it:Rain (Madonna)]] [[pl:Rain (singel)]] [[pt:Rain (Madonna)]] [[ro:Rain (Madonna)]] [[ru:Rain (песня Мадонны)]]