The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
Single by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
from the album Supa Dupa Fly
Released	June 29, 1997
Format	CD single 12" single
Recorded	1996–1997 Master Sound Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre	Hip-hop, downtempo, hip hop soul, R&B,
Length	3:59 (radio edit) 4:10 (album version)
Label	The Goldmind, Elektra
Writer(s)	Don Bryant, Melissa Elliott, Bernard "Bernie" Miller, Timothy Mosley, Ann Peebles
Producer	Timbaland
Missy Elliott chronology "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" (1993) "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (1997) "Not Tonight (Remix)" (1997)

"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" is a 1997 hit song recorded by American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. It was written and composed by Don Bryant, Bernard "Bernie" Miller, Elliott, and producer Timbaland for her debut album Supa Dupa Fly (1997) and contains a sample of Ann Peebles' 1974 single "I Can't Stand the Rain", whose lyrics serve as the chorus.

The song was released as the album's lead single on June 29, 1997 (see 1997 in music), and reached the top twenty in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. VH1 ranked the song 99th on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s. And in 2010 Pitchfork Media included the song at number 33 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.

The song's moans are used as a sample in Method Man & Redman's "The ?".

Formats and track listings

1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Radio Edit) - 4:05
2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagles Discs Remix - Radio Edit Master) - 3:57
3. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Instrumental) - 4:09

German 12" Remixes

Side A

1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Club 100 Version) - 5:10
2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Radio Edit) - 3:46

Side B

1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (House Version) - 7:25

German CD Maxi-Single

1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Radio Edit) - 3:59
2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Radio Edit Master) - 3:53
3. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Master) - 4:32
4. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Beat & All Vocals) - 4:20
5. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Acappella) - 4:04
6. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Instrumental Version) - 4:11
7. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Acappella Version) - 4:08

U.S. 12" Promo

Side A

1. "Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain)" (Album Version) - 4:11
2. "Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain)" (Instrumental) - 4:11

Side B

1. "Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain)" (Radio Edit) - 3:59
2. "Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain)" (Acapella) - 4:11

U.S. 12" Single

Side A

1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Radio Edit) - 3:59
2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Instrumental Version) - 4:11
3. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Acapella Version) - 4:08

Side B

1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagles Discs Remix - Master) - 4:32
2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagles Discs Remix - Acapella) - 4:04
3. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagles Discs Remix - Beat & All Vocals) - 4:20

U.S. CD Maxi-Single

1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Radio Edit) - 4:05
2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagles Discs Remix - Radio Edit Master) - 3:57
3. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Instrumental) - 4:09

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	44
New Zealand (RIANZ)	10
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	16
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	4

External links

• Missy-Elliott.com — official site