Here Comes the Rain Again

Infobox Single
Name = Here Comes the Rain Again

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Artist = Eurythmics
from Album = Touch
Released = January 1984
B-side = "Paint a Rumour"
Format = 7", 12"
Recorded = 1983
Genre = New Wave, Synth Pop
Length =
Label = RCA
Producer = David A. Stewart
Reviews =
Last single = "Right By Your Side"
(1983)
This single = "Here Comes the Rain Again"
(1984)
Next single = "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)"
(1984)"Here Comes the Rain Again" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song was released as the third single in the UK from the album "Touch" and in the United States as the first single. It became Eurythmics' second Top 10 U.S. hit, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. "Here Comes the Rain Again" hit number eight in the UK singles chart, becoming their fifth consecutive Top 10 single in that country.

The track is similar in musical style to past Eurythmics singles and its melancholy lyrics draw a comparison between the painful and tragic feelings of unrequited love with falling rain. Notably, the group adorned the recording with the composition and arrangement skills of Michael Kamen, resulting in more natural feel to the overall finished product (versus the heavily synthetic aeshtetic of the "Sweet Dreams" album and its singles). The music video featured Lennox and Stewart in a shore house possibly on Hoy in the Orkney Islands, with Lennox walking along the rocky shore and cliff top in a nightgown, holding a lantern. In many scenes the two are filmed separately, then superimposed into the same frame. The result is that the viewer may perceive one as being a ghost in the world of the other.

During Eurythmics reunion "Peacetour" they performed an in-studio concert for the A&E Network in the U.S. Dave Stewart revealed that the lyrics to the song came into being after an argument between himself and Lennox while they were doing some songwriting in New York City's Columbus Hotel. The basic melody had already been written and Lennox looked out the window after their fight and noticed it was starting to rain. She announced, "Here comes the rain again."

"Here Comes the Rain Again"'s running time is about five minutes long and was edited on the "Touch" album (fading out at approximately four-and-a-half minutes). Although it was edited even further for its single and video release, many U.S. radio stations played the full-length version of it. The entire five-minute version did not appear on any Eurythmics album until the US edition of "Greatest Hits" in 1991.

Some artist have sampled "Here Comes The Rain Again." The line "Talk To Me" was sampled in Alice Deejay's 2000 hit song "Better off Alone," while the line 'Walk with me, like lovers do, talk to me, like lovers do' from "Here Comes the Rain Again" also features on Platinum Weird's track 'Taking Chances' which was incidentally co-written by Stewart. "Taking Chances" was covered by Celine Dion and released as the title track of her 2007 album.

Track listings

7"
*A: "Here Comes the Rain Again" [edited] 3'50
*B: "Paint a rumour" [edited] 4'00

12"
*A: "Here Comes the Rain Again" [full version] * 5'05
*B1: "This City never sleeps" (live San Francisco 83) 5'30
*B2: "Paint a rumour" [full version] * 8'00

* both these versions are longer than the ones found on the "Touch" album

Chart performance

Cover versions

* Alternative synth pop group The Crüxshadows recorded a cover of the song for their 1999 EP "Until the Voices Fade...".
* "Fame Academy" winner Alex Parks included a rendition of the song on her debut album "Introduction" from 2003.
* The song was covered in a modern rock style by American indie band The Drama Club (from northeastern Pennsylvania) for their 2005 "Greatest Hits" compilation.
* Various dance covers of the song have been released by Sheryl Lee Ralph, Chrissy D., Vic Latino featuring Akyra, Shockwave and Eastman.
* George Nozuka sings the same note when he says "Talk to me" with a slight studder in his hit single, "Talk To Me". Another hit by Nozuka, "Last Night", features a riff that is inspired by "Sweet Dreams".
* Madonna layered elements of her own "Rain" with "Here Comes the Rain Again" for a video interlude in her 2008 Sticky and Sweet Tour.
* Hungarian metal band Nevergreen has covered the song.

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PscogedAWTI Youtube - Music video]