Rain (Let the Children Play)

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"Rain (Let the Children Play)"
Rain (Let the Music Play) by Marcia.jpg
Single by Marcia Hines
from the album Right Here and Now
B-side "Nobody Knows"
ReleasedAugust 1994
Studio Studios 301 (Sydney)
Length4:12
Label WEA
Songwriter(s) Robyn Smith
Producer(s) Robyn Smith
Marcia Hines singles chronology
"The Lord's Prayer"
(1988)
"Rain (Let the Children Play)"
(1994)
"Give It All You Got"
(1994)

"Rain (Let the Children Play)" is a song by American-Australian singer Marcia Hines. The song was written and produced by Robyn Smith and released in August 1994 as the lead single from Hines' eighth studio album, Right Here and Now (1994).

Contents

Track listing

Australian CD single [1]

  1. "Rain (Let the Children Play)" (radio edit) – 4:12
  2. "Rain (Let the Children Play)" (album version) – 4:42
  3. "Nobody Knows" (album version) – 4:28
  4. "Nobody Knows" (bonus mix) – 5:33

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 47
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [3] 35

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References

  1. Rain (Let the Children Play) (Australian CD single liner notes). Marcia Hines. WEA Records. 1994. 4509971592.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Marcia Hines – Rain (Let the Children Play)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. "Marcia Hines – Rain (Let the Children Play)". Top 40 Singles.