Rain on Your Parade
"Rain on Your Parade" | ||||
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Single by Duffy | ||||
from the album Rockferry (Deluxe edition) | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 9 November 2008 | |||
Recorded |
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Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Steve Booker | |||
Duffy singles chronology | ||||
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"Rain on Your Parade" is a song by Welsh singer
Commercially, the song was a moderate chart success, peaking at number 15 on the
Release and background
Promotion
Duffy performed the song on various TV shows and broadcast festivals in order to promote the release. Shows included
Reception
Critical
The song was well received by critics with many picking up on the "James Bond" feel to the track.[1][2][3] Digital Spy gave the single four out of five stars and predicted that it would be another "smash" for Duffy with its "distinctive" vocals. Music.Com described it as a "big, retro-sounding pop-soul number".
Chart performance
On the
The song was also Duffy's second top ten hit on the
Music video
The music video was shot in London, with director Sophie Muller and premiered via YouTube on 17 October 2008. The video has Duffy in a black background which changes to white, it also has people playing violins, and has male dancers around her whilst she stands in the centre of the room. Inspiration for the video came from the Judy Garland number "Get Happy" in the 1950 film Summer Stock. The video was released onto UK iTunes on 14 October.
Track listing
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Release history
Region | Date | Format |
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United Kingdom | 9 November 2008 | Digital download |
17 November 2008[8] |
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United States | 1 December 2008 |
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Germany | 5 December 2008 |
Charts
Charts (2008-2009) | Peak position |
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Australian ARIA Singles Chart[9] | 55 |
Austrian Singles Chart
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49 |
Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders)
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27 |
Czech IFPI Singles Chart | 26 |
Dutch Top 40 | 31 |
19 | |
German Singles Chart
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29 |
Irish Singles Chart | 50 |
Italian Singles Chart
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10 |
Norway Singles Chart | 17 |
Swedish Singles Chart | 32 |
Swiss Singles Chart
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36 |
UK Singles Chart
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15 |
End of year
Chart (2008) | Position |
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UK Singles Chart[11]
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151 |
References
- ^ "Duffy: 'Rain on Your Parade' – Music Singles Review". Digital Spy. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Music | Unreality Shout". Music.unrealitytv.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Duffy – Rain on Your Parade | track reviews". musicOMH.com. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Rain on Your Parade: Duffy". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Rain on Your Parade 7" vinyl Single". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Rain on Your Parade". Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Rain on Your Parade". Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Duffy "Rain on Your Parade (CD SINGLE)"". HMV. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 992" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Euro Digital Song Sales Chart (The week of December 6, 2008)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart – 2008" (PDF). Ukchartplus.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2013.