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"Rain" is a single from British rock band Status Quo's album Blue for You.[1] It was written by Rick Parfitt.[2]

"Rain"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Blue for You
B-side"You Lost the Love"
Released6 February 1976 (1976-02-06)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length4:33
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Rick Parfitt
Producer(s)Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology
"Roll Over Lay Down"
(1975)		 "Rain"
(1976)		 "Mystery Song"
(1976)

"Rain" was intended for Blue for You's predecessor On the Level – but, at the time of the recording sessions, Parfitt had not completed the song and so it was held over. It followed guitarist Francis Rossi's introduction to speed; "That's why songs like 'Rain' were so edgy and fast," he explained.[3]

The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band's thirty-first studio album Aquostic (Stripped Bare). It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance for the album at London's Roundhouse on 22 October, broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[4][5]


Track listing


  1. "Rain" (Parfitt) (4.33)
  2. "You Lost the Love" (Rossi/Young) (2.58)

Charts


Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)[6] 40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 29
French Singles (SNEP)[9] 35
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 27
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 7

References


  1. "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. "Status Quo - Rain". 45cat.com. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. Ling, Dave (January 2002). "Again again again…". Classic Rock #36. p. 71.
  4. "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Status Quo – Rain" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  8. "Status Quo – Rain" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  9. "Le Détail des Chansons de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Select Status Quo from the menu, then press OK.
  10. "Status Quo – Rain" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rain". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  12. "Status Quo – Rain". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.


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