"Rain Over Me" | ||||
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Single by Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony | ||||
from the album Planet Pit | ||||
Released | June 8, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
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Length | 3:51 | |||
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"Rain Over Me" is a song by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull from his sixth studio album, Planet Pit . It features vocals from Puerto Rican-American singer Marc Anthony. Both artists also co-wrote it,alongside RedOne,Bilal "The Chef" Hajji,AJ Janussi and Rachid "Rush" Aziz. It was also produced by RedOne,Rush and Jimmy Joker. It was released on June 10,2011,as the third promotional single from the album and received a full release as the album's third official single on June 8,2011.
It charted at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also became Pitbull's second number one single on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart as well his first number-one single on the Tropical Songs. In addition,it is Marc Anthony's sixth number-one single on the Hot Latin Songs and twentieth number-one single on the Tropical Songs,reclaiming his position as having the artist with the most number-one Tropical Songs chart after a two-year tie with Víctor Manuelle. [4] The music video was directed by David Rosseau,who also directed a previous Pitbull single,"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" in 2009. [5] The song is featured on the dance rhythm game, Just Dance 2020 .
"Rain Over Me" is a dance song produced by RedOne,David Rush and Jimmy Joker. [6] It contains dramatic "disco-rave" synths. [7] According to Robert Copsey of Digital Spy the song is "a step outside his [Pitbull's] usual robotic sound. [8] Bill Lamb of About.com noted that both Pitbull and Marc Anthony are of Latin Caribbean descent,referring to the song as a "superstar Latin Caribbean duet". [9]
This song also marks the second collaboration between the two artists,following their guest appearances on their 2010 single Armada Latina alongside hip hop group Crypress Hill.
The music video was released onto Pitbull's official Vevo channel on July 22,2011. The video was directed by David Rousseau. It features both Pitbull and Marc Anthony in the desert along with actress Natalie Martinez,with many water effects.
On April 13,2020,the video surpassed the 1 billion views mark,thus making it in the first 200 YouTube videos to reach this milestone. This is the third and second video to accomplish this feat for Pitbull and Marc Anthony in that order respectively. [10]
Credits adapted from Planet Pit album liner notes. [6]
Weekly Charts
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All-time charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [83] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [84] | Gold | 15,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [85] | Gold | 15,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [86] | 2× Platinum | 160,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [87] | Gold | 15,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [88] | Gold | 7,920 [88] |
Germany (BVMI) [89] | Gold | 150,000^ |
Italy (FIMI) [90] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [91] | 2× Platinum | 120,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [92] | Gold | 7,500* |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [93] | 5× Platinum | 50,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [94] | Platinum | 40,000* |
Sweden (GLF) [95] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [96] | 2× Platinum | 60,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [97] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [98] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [99] | Platinum | 900,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Date | Format |
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United States | June 10, 2011 [11] | Digital download — promotional single |
Australia | July 4, 2011 [100] | Contemporary hit radio |
United States | July 19, 2011 [101] | Mainstream radio airplay |
France [102] | September 5, 2011 | CD single |
Germany [12] | October 21, 2011 |
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