Rain (Status Quo song)

"Rain" is a single from British rock band Status Quo's album Blue for You.[1] It was written by Rick Parfitt.[2]

"Rain"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Blue for You
B-side"You Lost the Love"
Released6 February 1976 (1976-02-06)
GenreRock, hard rock
Length4:33
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Rick Parfitt
Producer(s)Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology
"Roll Over Lay Down"
(1975)		 "Rain"
(1976)		 "Mystery Song"
(1976)

"Rain" was intended for Blue for You's predecessor On the Level – but, at the time of the recording sessions, Parfitt had not completed the song and so it was held over. It followed guitarist Francis Rossi's introduction to speed; "That's why songs like 'Rain' were so edgy and fast," he explained.[3]

The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band's thirty-first studio album Aquostic (Stripped Bare). It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance for the album at London's Roundhouse on 22 October, broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[4][5]

Track listing
  1. "Rain" (Parfitt) (4.33)
  2. "You Lost the Love" (Rossi/Young) (2.58)

Charts
Chart (1976)Position
UK Singles Chart7
Switzerland8
Netherlands5
Sweden9
Germany27
Belgium10
Norway12
Ireland14
Australia9
New Zealand8

References
  1. "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. "Status Quo - Rain". 45cat.com. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. Ling, Dave (January 2002). "Again again again…". Classic Rock #36. p. 71.
  4. "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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