Raining Tacos

"Raining Tacos"
Single by Parry Gripp
Released	June 29, 2012
Genre	Novelty
Length	1:32
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]

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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [18]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Raining Tacos - Single by Parry Gripp". Spotify. June 29, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
2. Sells, Toby (2021-07-08). "Raining Tacos". Memphis Parent - Memphis, TN. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
3. "There's a Song Called 'Raining Tacos' and It Will Make You Happy". ENTITY. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
4. Raining Tacos, 2013-02-26, retrieved 2023-01-26
5. "Before He Wrote Great Kids' Music, the 'Baby Yoda' Song Creator Rocked the '90s". Fatherly. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
6. Fenn, Mike (2014-07-15). "'Raining Tacos' makes us hungry for old-school gaming". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
7. Gallizzi, Ben (December 9, 2021). "The songs that have caused the most carbon emissions". Uswitch.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024. First becoming popular due to inclusion in ROBLOX, an online platform game, 'Raining Tacos' by Parry Gripp is next, coming in fourth, with 44 tons of CO2 emissions generated and almost two thousand trees needed to counteract the CO2 impact.
8. Rodríguez, David (September 30, 2021). "Códigos musicales para escuchar tus propias canciones en Roblox: qué son y cómo se usan". hobbyconsolas (in Spanish). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
9. Gribble, Julie (2021-06-14). "KidLit MTV with Parry Gripp IT'S RAINING TACOS!". KidLit TV. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
10. "Parry Gripp's Top 5 Favorite Weird Al Songs". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
11. "Podcast: Parry Gripp (Nerf Herder/Raining Tacos) appears on This Might Be A Podcast". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
12. Ali, Safia Samee. "Florida city playing 'Baby Shark' and 'Raining Tacos' on loop to drive homeless people away". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
13. "US city plays Baby Shark song to keep out homeless". BBC News. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
14. "City playing 'Baby Shark' on loop to drive away homeless - National | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
15. Palminteri, John (July 24, 2019). "Santa Barbara musician helps homeless after dispute with Florida city". KEYT-TV . NPG of California. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
16. Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas (2019-07-18). "A Playlist to Deter the Homeless: 'Baby Shark' and 'Raining Tacos'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-01-26.
17. Walsh, Michael (November 6, 2020). ""Raining Tacos (on Christmas Eve)" Video is a Yuletide Delight". Nerdist . Retrieved February 17, 2023.
18. "British single certifications – Parry Gripp – Raining Tacos". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 14, 2024.