Rain (SWV song)
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"Rain" | ||||
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Single by SWV | ||||
from the album Release Some Tension | ||||
B-side |
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Released | November 9, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Studio | The B Section (Laguna Beach, California) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 4:25 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Brian Alexander Morgan | |||
SWV singles chronology | ||||
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"Rain" is a 1997 single released by the group SWV. The musical backing track is based on Jaco Pastorius's "Portrait of Tracy." First heard on the group's third album Release Some Tension, the song was released as the fourth and final single from the album. It peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 7 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. Singer Tyrese Gibson appeared in the song's 1998 music video. He would later sing the hook on rapper Chingy's hit song "Pullin' Me Back", which samples this song.
In July 2020, "Rain" was covered by the indie rock group Whitney on their covers album, Candid.[1][2]
Track listing[]
US Promo
- Rain (LP Version) 4:24
- Rain (Instrumental) 4:54
- Rain (A Cappella) 3:55
- Rain (Suggested Callout Hook) 0:13
US CD
- Rain (LP Version) 4:25
- Lose Myself (LP Version) 4:38
UK CD
- Rain (LP Version) 4:25
- Lose My Cool (Stoney's Pump Mix) 6:53
- Someone (Mosso House Radio Edit) 3:47
Charts[]
Charts (1997–98) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 25 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 7 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[5] | 19 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1998) | Position |
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US Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Chart[6] | 54 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] | 87 |
References[]
- ^ "Listen to Whitney team up with Waxahatchee for 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' cover". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ Torres, Eric. "Whitney Announce New Album Candid, Share Cover of the Roches' "Hammond Song": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "SWV Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20,2019.
- ^ "SWV Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20,2019.
- ^ "SWV Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20,2019.
- ^ http://www.soulsystem.it/yend.asp?date=31/12/1998
- ^ "Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs Of 1998" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 6 no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 46. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1997 singles
- Music videos directed by Darren Grant
- SWV songs
- 1997 songs
- Songs written by Brian Alexander Morgan
- RCA Records singles
- Songs written by Jaco Pastorius
- Contemporary R&B ballads
- 1990s ballads
- Songs about weather
- 1990s rhythm and blues song stubs