Rain Fall Down

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"Rain Fall Down"
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Single by the Rolling Stones
from the album A Bigger Bang
Released5 December 2005 (2005-12-05) [1]
Genre Funk rock [2]
Length
  • 4:54 (album version)
  • 4:00 (radio edit)
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Jagger/Richards
Producer(s) Don Was
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"Streets of Love" / "Rough Justice"
(2005)
"Rain Fall Down"
(2005)
"Biggest Mistake"
(2006)

"Rain Fall Down" is a song from the Rolling Stones' 2005 album, A Bigger Bang . It was released on 5 December 2005 as the second single from the album, reaching number 33 in the UK Singles Chart, and served as their last top 40 hit in the UK until 2023 when "Angry" reached number 34. The single also reached number 21 on Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart in February 2006.

Contents

Track listings

  1. "Rain Fall Down" – 4:54
  2. "Rain Fall Down" (will.i.am Remix)
  3. "Rain Fall Down" (Ashley Beedle's 'Heavy Disco' Vocal Re-Edit)
  1. "Rain Fall Down" (will.i.am Remix) – 4:04
  2. "Rain Fall Down" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
  3. "Rain Fall Down" (Ashley Beedle's 'Heavy Disco' Radio Edit) – 4:04
  1. "Rain Fall Down" (will.i.am Remix)
  2. "Rain Fall Down" (Ashley Beedle's 'Heavy Disco' Vocal Re-Edit)

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes. [3]

The Rolling Stones

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2005–2006)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [4] 80
Italy (FIMI) [5] 46
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 31
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 77
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 33
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 13

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