It's Raining Men

"It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer performed by the Weather Girls in 1982. The song had been offered to a who's who of female singing legends including Donna Summer, Grace Jones, Diana Ross, Cher, Chaka Khan, Teena Marie, Gloria Gaynor, and even Barbra Streisand before being accepted by Martha Wash and Izora Armstead of Weather Girls.

It was re-made by Martha Wash (of The Weather Girls) as a duet with RuPaul in 1997, and by Geri Halliwell in 2001. The song is hailed as a camp classic and more recently as a gay anthem. The song is 3 minutes and 34 seconds long.

Trivia

• Theme song for the "Men on..." skits on the TV show In Living Color
• Homer Simpson's favourite song according to the episode "Fear of Flying". It was also a favourite of Waylon Smithers.
• A remix of Geri Halliwell's version of the song, called the "Almighty Mix", was featured in DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution 7th Mix.
• Featured in the bonus round of the slot machine Money Storm, produced by IGT.
• Also featured in the film Bridget Jones's Diary, starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant.
• A sketch from the BBC comedy series The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer includes a performance of the song, supposedly included on the album "Pancake Day" by folk singers Mulligan and O'Hare.

The Weather Girls

The Weather Girls' version went #1 on the disco charts, debuting in October, 1982. It made #34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and #46 on the Hot 100. It was released on their album Success. This version also made it to #2 in the UK.

RuPaul

RuPaul and Martha Wash dueted on It's Raining Men...The Sequel. It was included on the 1998 Rhino Records compilation CD RuPaul's Go-Go Box Classics.

Geri Halliwell

Main article: It's Raining Men (Geri Halliwell)

Geri Halliwell's version debuted at number-one in UK Singles Chart staying there for two weeks, it became Geri's 4th consecutive number-one single in United Kingdom selling 155,000 in its first week and 80,000 on its second week, overall the single went on to sell 421,670 copies in the UK alone, becoming the 13th best seller of 2001 and the most successful single of Geri Halliwell so far in the United Kingdom and around the world, reaching #1 in 19 countries and selling 3,987,000 copies worldwide. Geri Halliwell's version was the biggest hit from her album Scream If You Wanna Go Faster.