Rain (Status Quo song)

"Rain"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Blue for You
B-side	"You Lost the Love"
Released	6 February 1976 (1976-02-06)
Genre	Hard rock boogie rock
Length	4:33
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Rick Parfitt
Producer(s)	Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology
"Roll Over Lay Down" (1975) "Rain" (1976) "Mystery Song" (1976)

"Rain" is a single from British rock band Status Quo's album Blue for You . ^[1] It was written by Rick Parfitt. ^[2]

"Rain" was intended for Blue for You's predecessor On the Level – but, at the time of the recording sessions, Parfitt had not completed the song and so it was held over. It followed guitarist Francis Rossi's introduction to speed; "That's why songs like 'Rain' were so edgy and fast," he explained. ^[3]

The song was reprised in 2014 for the band's thirty-first studio album Aquostic (Stripped Bare) . It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance for the album at London's Roundhouse on 22 October, broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series. ^{[4] [5]}

Track listing

1. "Rain" (Parfitt) (4.33)
2. "You Lost the Love" (Rossi/Young) (2.58)

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australian Singles (Kent Music Report) [6]	40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [7]	10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [8]	29
French Singles (SNEP) [9]	35
Germany (GfK) [10]	27
Ireland (IRMA) [11]	14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [12]	8
UK Singles (OCC) [13]	7

References

1. "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
2. "Status Quo - Rain". 45cat.com. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
3. Ling, Dave (January 2002). "Again again again…". Classic Rock #36. p. 71.
4. "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
5. "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
7. "Status Quo – Rain" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
8. "Status Quo – Rain" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
9. "Le Détail des Chansons de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.Select Status Quo from the menu, then press OK.
10. "Status Quo – Rain" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rain". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
12. "Status Quo – Rain". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.