When the Rain Begins to Fall

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"When the Rain Begins to Fall"
Single by Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora
B-side "Follow My Heartbeat"
Released October 25, 1984
Format 7" single, 12" maxi
Recorded 1984
Genre Synthpop, New Wave
Length 4:06
Label Arista
Writer(s) Peggy March
Michael Bradley
Steve Wittmack
Producer Jack White
Certification Platinum France

"When the Rain Begins to Fall" is a 1984 song recorded by singers Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora, and released as a single at the end of 1984. The song was performed in the movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens[1] in which Zadora played a lead role. It was covered by a variety of artists through the years.

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[edit] Original version

[edit] Music video

In the music video, the song's lyrics are subtitled in the French-language. The plot of the video begins as Pia Zadora's gang is waiting, who then start their motorcycles and go to Jackson's gang. When the two gangs meet, Jackson sings the beginning of the song while Zadora's gang drives off, to later meet again in a bar. The two gangs disappear from the bar, then Zadora and Jackson take refuge near the place where there is to be a real battle between the gangs. Afterwards, Jackson and Zadora again flee from both gangs, but are caught together in the woods. After a big brawl at the end Zadora's gang fled on their motorcycles. Bob Giraldi directed the clip, and it was featured in the movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens.

[edit] Charts performances

The song had a great success in France, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and Germany, where it topped the singles charts in those countries.

In France, the single appeared on the chart from the beginning of this one, on November 4, 1984, at #30. It reached the top five five weeks later and was number one for three unsuccessive weeks. It stayed on the chart (Top 50) for a total of 27 weeks, including 18 weeks in the Top ten.[2] The song was certified Platinum disc by the SNEP for 1,017,000 units sold[3] and is the 87th best-selling single of all time in that country.[4]

In Switzerland, the single remained on the chart from November 11, 1984 to February 17, 1985 (14 weeks), debuting at #8 and peaking at #1 two weeks after and for five weeks. After that, it kept on dropping on the chart.[5]

In Austria, the single entered the Top Singles on December 15, 1984 at number 7 before climbing to #2, its highest position. It disappeared from the chart on April 1, 1985.[6]

The song failed to have significiant impact on various charts in the US, peaking relatively low on the pop singles (#54), R&B Singles (#61), and dance club (#22) charts.[7]

[edit] Track listings

12" maxi
  1. "When the Rain Begins to Fall" (extended version) — 6:07
  2. "Follow My Heartbeat" by Pia Zadora — 4:22
  3. "Escape from the Planet of the Ant Men" by Jermaine Jackson feat. T. Jackson and R. Jackson — 5:04
7" single
  1. "When the Rain Begins to Fall" — 4:06
  2. "Follow My Heartbeat" by Pia Zadora — 4:22

[edit] Charts

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1984/85) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[6] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[8] 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 1
German Singles Chart[2] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[5] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 54
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] 22
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7] 61

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[3] Platinum 1985 1,000,000
Germany[9] Gold 1985 250,000
Netherlands[10] Gold 1984 40,000

[edit] Cover versions

[edit] Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn cover

"When the Rain Begins to Fall"
Single by Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn
from the album What's My Name?
Released 30 March 1998
Format CD single, CD maxi
Recorded 1998
Length 3:56
Label Universal
Writer(s) Peggy March
Michael Bradley
Steve Wittmack
Producer Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura
Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn singles chronology
"Cherish"
(1997)		 "When the Rain Begins to Fall"
(1998)

In 1998, the song was covered by Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn.

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi (March 30, 1998)
  1. "When The Rain Begins to Fall" (radio edit) — 3:56
  2. "Brotherhood" — 4:21
  3. "Like This" — 3:24

[edit] Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[11] 50
Austrian Singles Chart[11] 6
Dutch Mega Top 100[11] 21
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[11] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[11] 56
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 16

[edit] Desperado feat. Pál Tamás cover

"A csillagokban járunk"
Single by Desperado feat. Pál Tamás
from the album Táncolj!
Released 20 February 2007
Format CD maxi
Recorded 2006
Length 4:06
Label Sony BMG Entertainment (Hungary)
Desperado feat. Pál Tamás singles chronology
"Táncolj!"
(2006)		 "A csillagokban járunk"
(2007)		 "Kerek az élet"
(2007)

In 2007, the song was covered by Desperado feat. Pál Tamás.

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi (February 20, 2007)
  1. "A csillagokban járunk" (Radio Edit) — 3:56
  2. "A csillagokban járunk" (Spy the Ghost Mix) — 6:24
  3. "A csillagokban járunk" (Peat Jr. & Fernando Club Traxx) — 6:03
  4. "A csillagokban járunk" (Dj Páz Italo Club Mix) — 5:41

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Hungarian Mahasz Singles Chart[12] 8
Hungarian Mahasz Dance Chart[13] 28
Hungarian Mahasz Radio Airplay Chart[14] 7

[edit] Other cover versions

  • 'Wenn der Regen auf uns fällt' German version recorded in 1984 by Lena Valaitis & Costa Cordalis.
  • Age Pee
  • Wisecräcker (1998)
  • Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn (1998)
  • Future Pop (2002)
  • Nouky (2003) - #41 in the Netherlands[15]
  • Crystal K. (2005)
  • Heavenly, a French Power Metal band on their album Virus (2006)
  • Peggy March, who co-wrote "When The Rain Begins To Fall", released her own version (with Andreas Zaron) for her "Always And Forever" album (2010).

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ King, Alex P. (2004) (in French). Hit-parade — 20 ans de tubes. Paris: Pascal. p. 344. ISBN 2-35019-009-9. 
  2. ^ a b c "When the Rain Begins to Fall", French and German singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  3. ^ a b Pia Zadora & Jermaine Jackson's sales in France See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "JACKSON Jermaine & ZADORA Pia" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  4. ^ Best-selling singles in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  5. ^ a b "When the Rain Begins to Fall", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  6. ^ a b "When the Rain Begins to Fall", Austrian Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  7. ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 9, 2008)
  8. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 48, 1984". http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=6402. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  9. ^ AT LEAST ONE OF artist or title MUST BE PROVIDED for GERMAN CERTIFICATION.
  10. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved December 9, 2008)
  11. ^ a b c d e f "When the Rain Begins to Fall" (Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn version) Hitparade.com (Retrieved 20 February 2008)
  12. ^ mahasz.hu
  13. ^ mahasz.hu
  14. ^ mahasz.hu
  15. ^ "When the Rain Begins to Fall" (Nouky version) Dutcharts.nl (Retrieved 20 February 2008)
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