Blame It on the Rain
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| Single by Milli Vanilli | |||||
| from the album Girl You Know It's True | |||||
| B-side | "Dance with a Devil" | ||||
| Released | September 1, 1989 | ||||
| Format | CD maxi 7" single 12" maxi |
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| Length | 4:26 | ||||
| Label | Arista | ||||
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren | ||||
| Producer | Frank Farian | ||||
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"Blame It on the Rain" is a song recorded by Milli Vanilli and written by hitmaker Diane Warren. It was their last Billboard Hot 100 number one hit (25 November & December 2, 1989) before their scandal broke out. The club mix version of the song was included on the "All or Nothing (U.S. Remix Album)" and included scratches and samples from other "rain" themed songs such as "Walking in the Rain" and "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head". The extended version of the club mix featured the rap from "It's Your Thing", which was an album track. The single version of "Blame It On The Rain" did not appear on any Milli Vanilli albums until the 2006 "Greatest Hits" release.
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[edit] Cover versions and uses in the media
This was one of the two songs performed by Milli Vanilli themselves when they were a special guest on The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (The other was "Girl You Know It's True"). The plot involved Bowser's attempt to kidnap the duo. However, after the scandal broke, the two songs were replaced with generic instrumentals in the episode.
The song was re recorded by Sam Moore & Fantasia in August 2006 for Moore's star studded compilation album entitled Overnight Sensational. The remake was produced by Randy Jackson and released on Rhino Records.
In an episode of Full House, D.J. Tanner and Kimmy Gibbler are doing homework, and they sing this song. Michelle Tanner then sings "Rain, rain, go away...".
In their song "Blame it on Me," the Barenaked Ladies sing, "Milli Vanilli told you to blame it on the rain, but if you blame it on the rain tell me what can we gain, if all else fails, you can blame it on me."
On May 15, 2008, contestant Diana Drake sang "Blame It on the Rain" on Don't Forget the Lyrics! for the $1,000,000 prize. She missed, and dropped down to $100,000.
On June 20, 2008, The Fenway Park video board and NESN debuted a spoof of the song lip synced by Manny Delcarmen and Jonathan Papelbon[1] of the Boston Red Sox during a rain delay that preceded Boston's game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
[edit] Track listings
- CD maxi
- "Blame It on the Rain" (club mix) — 7:02
- "Money" (remix) — 4:10
- "Baby Don't Forget My Number" (European mix) — 4:55
- 7" single
- "Blame It on the Rain" — 4:08
- "Money" (remix) — 4:11
- 12" maxi
- "Blame It on the Rain" (club mix) — 7:15
- "Money" (Remix) (long version) — 5:17
- "Blame It on the Rain" (radio version) — 4:08
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
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| Canada[2] | Gold | December 20, 1989 | 50,000 |
| Sweden[3] | Gold | November 30, 1989 | 10,000 |
| U.S.[4] | Platinum | March 1, 1990 | 1,000,000 |
[edit] Charts
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| Preceded by "When I See You Smile" by Bad English "School Age" by Patrice Fisher |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 25, 1989 - December 2, 1989 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel |
| ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single November 25, 1989 (1 week) |
[edit] References
- ^ Boston.com
- ^ Canada certifications cria.ca (Retrieved July 29, 2008)
- ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved September 11, 2008)
- ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved July 29, 2008)
- ^ a b c d e f "Blame It on the Rain", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 26, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 26, 2008)
- ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved February 26, 2008)
- ^ 1989 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 29, 2008)
- ^ 1990 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved July 29, 2008)
