The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

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"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
Single by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
from the album Supa Dupa Fly
Released	July 3, 1997
Format	CD single, 12-inch single
Recorded	1996 Master Sound Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:59 (radio edit) 4:10 (album version)
Label	The Goldmind, Elektra
Writer(s)	Don Bryant, Melissa Elliott, Bernard Miller, Timothy Mosley, Ann Peebles
Producer	Timbaland
Missy Elliott singles 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 song recorded by American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. It was written and composed by Don Bryant, Bernard 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 relased as the album's lead single on July 3, 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.^[1]

[edit] 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

[edit] Charts

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Missy-Elliott.com — official site