Raining Tacos

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"Raining Tacos"
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Single by Parry Gripp
ReleasedJune 29, 2012
Genre Novelty
Length1:32
Songwriter(s) Parry Gripp
Producer(s) Parry Gripp
Music video
"Raining Tacos - Parry Gripp & BooneBum" on YouTube

"Raining Tacos" is a song by American musician Parry Gripp. It was released onto streaming services on June 29, 2012. [1] [2] [3] It subsequently appeared on his greatest hits album Parry Gripp Mega-Party (2013). [4]

Contents

History

According to Gripp, "Raining Tacos" is his most popular song. [5] It was adapted into a mobile game in 2014. [6] Between 2014 and late 2019, "Raining Tacos" became popular online due to its popularity within Roblox 's player base. [7] [8]

"Raining Tacos" was also adapted into a book by Harper Collins in June 2021. [9] [10] It was also featured on This Might be a Podcast. [11] The song, along with "Baby Shark", were used by the West Palm Beach authorities to deter homeless people from staying at a park during the night. [12] [13] [14] Upon hearing of its usage, Gripp requested the city stop using his song and made donations to local homeless shelters. [15] [16]

A Christmas rendition of the song titled "Raining Tacos (On Christmas Eve)" was released on Gripp's album Jingle Burgers – A Parry Gripp Christmas Album (2020). [17]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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