Rainbow (Elisa song)

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"Rainbow"
Single by Elisa
from the album Then Comes the Sun
Released28 February 2002 (2002-02-28) (Italy) 14 July 2008 (2008-07-14) (US radio)
Length5:01
Label
Songwriter(s) Elisa
Producer(s) Glen Ballard

"Rainbow" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa. It was the second single from the 2001 album Then Comes the Sun [1] and the first single released from the American compilation Dancing , published in 2008. The song was a hit in Italy.

Contents

Music video

The American music video of Rainbow was filmed in July 2008 with the participation of Lacey Schwimmer from So You Think You Can Dance . [2]

Track listing

Standard edition
  1. "Rainbow" (Bedroom Rockers Remix) [3]
  2. "Rainbow" (Radio edit)
  3. "Heaven Out " (Sensual Heaven remix)
  4. "Heaven Out " (Live at Tropical Pizza 14/11/01)
US edition
  1. "Rainbow" (Glen Ballard remix)
  2. "Rainbow" (Album Version)

Chart performance

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) [4] 5

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References

  1. "Cosa è successo nel 2001: 5 novembre". Rockol.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. "Rainbow" Video on YouTube with Lacey Schwimmer
  3. "Rainbow" Video on YouTube
  4. "Elisa – Rainbow". Top Digital Download.