Rain (Anthony Callea song)

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"Rain"
Song
A-side"Bridge over Troubled Water"
B-side"Don't Tell Me"
"Wanna Be the One"

"Rain" is the second song released by Australian Idol series two runner-up Anthony Callea, and features on his self-titled debut album Anthony Callea (2005). It was released as a double A-side set features the song plus his recording of Simon & Garfunkel's song "Bridge over Troubled Water", which he performed on Australian Idol.

The CD single for the song was released as a three-track standard version with the B-side "Don't Tell Me". It was also available for a short time as a limited edition collector's 2CD tri-gatefold set with a second B-side, "Wanna Be the One".

Track listing

Rain / Bridge over Troubled Water
  1. "Rain"
  2. "Bridge over Troubled Water"
  3. "Don't Tell Me"
Rain / Bridge over Troubled Water 2CD
  • Disc 1
  1. "Rain"
  2. "Wanna Be the One"
  • Disc 2
  1. "Bridge over Troubled Water"
  2. "Don't Tell Me"

Charts

"Rain" / "Bridge Over Troubled Water" debuted at #1 in Australia and remained at #1 for two weeks.

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 1
End-of-year chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 34

Ola Svensson version

"Rain"
Song

In early 2006, Swedish singer Ola Svensson covered the song and released it as his debut single. Following his participation in Idol 2005, the single debuted at #1 on the Swedish singles chart and remained there for three consecutive weeks.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Rain" – 3:38
  2. "Rain" (Instrumental) – 3:47

Chart positions

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Swedish Singles Chart 1
Preceded by
"Temple of Love" by BWO
Swedish Singles Chart number-one single
27 April 2006 – 17 May 2006
Succeeded by
"Lovegun"/"Nightfever" by Andreas Lundstedt

References

  1. ^ "Anthony Callea – Rain / Bridge Over Troubled Water". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2005". ARIA. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ^ Ola version on Swedish singles chart

External links