Rain Rain Go Away (Bobby Vinton song)
| "Rain Rain Go Away" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Over and Over" |
"Rain Rain Go Away" is a song released by Bobby Vinton in August 1962.[2] The song is sung from the perspective of a man who is wishing his childhood sweetheart sunshine after she asks to be set free so that she can marry another.[3][4]
The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 12,[5] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[6][7] No. 11 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[8] and No. 10 in Israel.[9]
Chart performance
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| US Billboard Pop-Standard Singles | 4 |
| Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 11 |
| Israel - Kol Yisrael[9] | 10 |
References
- ^ Rain, Rain, Go Away - By: Bobby Vinton, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ "Vinton Record Cracks Mill-5, Matching Ray", Billboard, August 18, 1962. p. 1. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ Bobby Vinton "Rain Rain Go Away" OldieLyrics. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ "Spotlight Singles of the Week: Singles Review", Billboard, August 18, 1962. p. 29. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ Bobby Vinton - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ Bobby Vinton - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ "Easy Listening", Billboard, October 6, 1962. p. 25. Accessed October 17, 2015
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade", CHUM, Week of October 01, 1962
- ^ a b "Hits of the World", Billboard, November 17, 1962. p. 28. Accessed October 17, 2015
 | This 1960s single-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |