"When the Rain Begins to Fall" | ||||
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Single by Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora | ||||
from the album Voyage of the Rock Aliens and Jermaine Jackson | ||||
B-side | "Follow My Heartbeat" | |||
Released | October 1984 (Europe) January 1985 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
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Length | 4:06 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
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Producer(s) | Jack White | |||
Jermaine Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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"When the Rain Begins to Fall" on YouTube |
"When the Rain Begins to Fall" is a 1984 song written and composed by Peggy March,Michael Bradley,and Steve Wittmack,recorded by singers Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora,and released as a US single at the beginning of 1985 (In Europe in October 1984). The song was performed in the movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens, [1] in which Zadora played a lead role. The film's opening musical sequence features the official music video for the song. Filmed in Sperlonga,Italy, [2] the music video portrays Jackson and Zadora as star-crossed lovers belonging to rival biker gangs. Before being released in the US,"When the Rain Begins to Fall" went to number one in several European countries. The song failed to capitalize on its European success in America,but did better on the US dance charts,reaching number 22. In 2022,a K-pop cover version of the song was recorded by PSY and Hwasa. [3]
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] | 63 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] | 2 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] | 1 |
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [7] | 42 |
France (SNEP) [8] | 1 |
Italy (FIMI) [9] | 8 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] | 1 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [11] | 15 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] | 1 |
UK Singles (OCC) [13] | 68 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] | 54 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] | 61 |
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [16] | 22 |
West Germany (Official German Charts) [17] | 1 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [18] | 84 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP) [19] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
Netherlands (NVPI) [20] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
"When the Rain Begins to Fall" | ||||
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Single by Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn | ||||
from the album What's My Name? | ||||
Released | 30 March 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Length | 3:56 | |||
Label | Universal | |||
Songwriter(s) | Peggy March Michael Bradley Steve Wittmack | |||
Producer(s) | Bülent Aris,Toni Cottura | |||
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In 1998,the song was covered by Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn.
Weekly charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [21] | 50 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [22] | 6 |
Canada Top 50 Singles (RPM) | 42 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [23] | 9 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [24] | 15 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [25] | 21 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [26] | 4 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [27] | 56 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [28] | 16 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1998) | Position |
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Germany (Official German Charts) [29] | 65 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [30] | 24 |
"A csillagokban járunk" | ||||
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Single by Desperado feat. Pál Tamás | ||||
from the album Táncolj! | ||||
Released | 20 February 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Length | 4:06 | |||
Label | Sony BMG Entertainment (Hungary) | |||
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In 2007,the song was covered by Hungarian band Desperado featuring singer Tamás Pál.
CD maxi (20 February 2007)
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [31] | 7 |
Hungary (Single Top 40) [32] | 8 |
Hungary (Dance Top 40) [33] | 28 |
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