Everytime It Rains

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"Everytime It Rains"
Ace of Base - Everytime It Rains.jpg
Single by Ace of Base
from the album Flowers
Released5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) [1]
Studio C&J
Genre
Length4:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Cutfather & Joe
Ace of Base singles chronology
"Always Have, Always Will"
(1998)		"Everytime It Rains"
(1999)		"Cecilia"
(1999)

Originally written for Annie Lennox, "Everytime It Rains" is the fourth single released from Swedish band Ace of Base's album Flowers in the UK, featured on a re-release of the album. The song was written by Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg and Maria Vidal. The single peaked at number 22 in the UK in April 1999.

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It was also remixed for American audiences and promotionally released as a lead single for their Greatest Hits record in April 2000. The single was not released commercially in the United States.

Background

"The tipping point, for Linn anyway, was when she was forced to sing a track about “getting wet” that Jenny already had sung but they (the American label) only wanted 100% Linn on the track. Linn said to me once that it was the worst thing for her. It made it even more difficult between Jenny and Linn – Jenny felt bad-neglected. Linn felt terrible-forced to sing a lyric she didn’t like and at the same time push Jenny away. Impossible situation around Everytime It Rains. I don’t like that track one bit, it killed us so to say – The tipping point anyway."

—Jonas Berggren talking to Renowned for Sound about the song. [2]

Clive Davis of Arista Records, who had suggested the band cover "Don't Turn Around" for The Sign , requested for Malin Berggren to record Everytime It Rains for Cruel Summer, as she had no solo songs on the album. Jenny Berggren initially recorded the track when Malin, looking to take a secondary role in the band, ignored Davis's demands. According to Jonas Berggren, once Davis found out that the track had not been recorded by the vocalist of his choosing as instructed, he called Malin and cautioned her regarding Ace of Base's future in the Americas. Linn promptly flew to Norway to record her vocals. However, in continued protest, she only allowed for one take. This one vocal take was used for the released version. "She was sad", Jonas Berggren wrote to fans about the incident in February 2011. "And you can hear she didn't like it [...] it was after that incident that she decided she didn't want to be involved in the music industry anymore."

Critical reception

Quentin Harrison of Albumism described Linn's vocal performance in the song as "gorgeous" in his retrospective review of Flowers . [3] AllMusic editor Bryan Buss called it "poetic". [4] David Browne from Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Everytime It Rains" is "the best song Celine Dion never recorded." [5] Gary Shipes from The Stuart News noted that "the gorgeous ballad" "oozes maturity and confidence". He added that the song could send Ace of Base scurrying to pop glory again." [6]

Track listings

UK CD1 [7]

  1. "Everytime It Rains" (radio edit)
  2. "Everytime It Rains" (Soul Poets club mix)
  3. "Travel to Romantis" (Wolf mix)

UK CD2 [8]

  1. "Everytime It Rains" (radio edit)
  2. "Into the Night of Blue"
  3. "Living in Danger" (New Buddha version)

US cassette single [9]

  1. "Everytime It Rains" (radio edit)
  2. "Everytime It Rains" (Soul Poets club mix)

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [10] 70
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 91
Scotland (OCC) [12] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 22

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References

  1. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 5 April, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 3 April 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Interview: Ace of Base". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Harrison, Quentin (13 June 2018). "Ace of Base's 'Flowers' Turns 20: An Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ace of Base – Greatest Hits [Arista]". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Several 90's bands release new compilations". Entertainment Weekly . 16 June 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Shipes, Gary (August 7, 1998). "MAKING A CASE FOR ACE OF BASE; UN-APEELING 'AVENGERS'". The Stuart News . Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Everytime It Rains (UK CD1 liner notes). Ace of Base. London Records, Mega Records, Polydor Records. 1999. ACECD 10, 563 761-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Everytime It Rains (UK CD2 liner notes). Ace of Base. London Records, Mega Records, Polydor Records. 1999. ACCDP 10, 563 759-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Everytime It Rains (UK cassette single sleeve). Ace of Base. London Records, Mega Records, Polydor Records. 1999. ACEMC10 10, 563 758-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7259." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 16, no. 17. 24 April 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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