Nothing Like the Rain

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"Nothing Like the Rain"
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Artwork for continental European and Australian releases
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album Real Things
Released10 June 1995
Recorded1994
Genre
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Peter Bauwens
  • Michael Leahy
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
  • Peter Bauwens
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Here I Go"
(1995) 		"Nothing Like the Rain"
(1995) 		"Do What's Good for Me"
(1995)
Music video
"Nothing Like the Rain" on YouTube

"Nothing Like the Rain" is a song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. It was released on 10 June 1995 as the fourth and final single from their third album, Real Things.[1] In the US, the song was released as a double a side single with the European hit single "Here I Go". The song peaked within the Top 20 in at least 4 countries. It was the first single by 2 Unlimited that was a pop-ballad. The single was not released in the United Kingdom.

Critical reception[]

Pop Rescue called it "brilliant", noting that "this song is a slow, gentle, beautiful ballad, and it really gives Anita the room to show off her vocals."[2]

Chart performance[]

"Nothing Like the Rain" was a moderate success on the charts in Europe, reaching the Top 10 in the band's native Netherlands. Additionally, it was a Top 20 hit in Finland, Norway and Spain, and it also managed to climb into the Top 30 in Belgium. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single peaked at number 68. It was the first 2 Unlimited single to not receive a UK release, and it did not chart on the UK Singles Chart. Outside Europe, "Nothing Like the Rain" went to number 134 in Australia.

Music video[]

The accompanying music video for "Nothing Like The Rain" was directed by director Nigel Simpkiss and was released in the UK in June 1995. It features Anita and Ray performing in front of or behind raining water. Other shots are made in a swimming pool. Simpkiss also directed the music videos for "Let the Beat Control Your Body", "The Real Thing" and "Here I Go". "Nothing Like the Rain" was uploaded to YouTube in July 2014.

Ballads[]

2 Unlimited included ballads at the end of their three first studio albums:

  • "Desire" and "Eternally Yours" on Get Ready!
  • "Where Are You Now" and "Shelter For A Rainy Day" on No Limits
  • "Nothing Like The Rain" on Real Things
  • "Nothing Like The Rain" was the only ballad the band released as a single.

Track listing[]

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Allmusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  2. ^ "REVIEW: "REAL THINGS" BY 2 UNLIMITED (CD, 1994)". Pop Rescue. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. ^ "Ultratop Vlaanderen > 2 Unlimited – Nothing Like the Rain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  5. ^ "Ultratop Belgique Francophone > 2 Unlimited – Nothing Like the Rain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  6. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – 2 Unlimited" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  8. ^ "dutchcharts.nl > 2 Unlimited – Nothing Like the Rain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  9. ^ "norwegiancharts.com > 2 Unlimited – Nothing Like the Rain (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  10. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  11. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  12. ^ "JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1995". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2019-12-04.

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