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{{Infobox Single |
{{Infobox song
| Name = Rain
| name = Rain
| Cover = Erasure single rain.jpg
| cover = Erasure single rain.jpg
| Artist = [[Erasure]]
| alt =
| from Album = [[Cowboy (album)|Cowboy]]
| type = single
| B-side = "First Contact"
| artist = [[Erasure (duo)|Erasure]]
| Released = 24 November 1997 (UK)
| album = [[Cowboy (album)|Cowboy]]
| B-side = First Contact
| Format = [[12" single]]<br />[[CD single]]
| Recorded = 1996
| released = 24 November 1997
| recorded =
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| Genre = [[Synth pop]]
| Length = 04:11
| studio =
| venue =
| Label = [[Mute Records]] (UK),<br>[[Maverick Records]] (US)
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| genre = [[Synth-pop]]
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| Writer = [[Vince Clarke]],<br>[[Andy Bell (singer)|Andy Bell]]
| length = 4:11
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| Producer = [[Gareth Jones (music producer)|Gareth Jones]],<br>[[Neil McLellan]]
| label =
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| Last single = "[[Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me]]"<br/>(1997)
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* [[Mute Records|Mute]] (UK)
| This single = "'''Rain'''"<br/>(1997)
* [[Maverick (company)|Maverick]] (US)
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| Next single = "[[Freedom (Erasure song)|Freedom]]"<br/>(2000)
| writer =
* [[Vince Clarke]]
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* [[Andy Bell (singer)|Andy Bell]]
| producer =
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* [[Gareth Jones (music producer)|Gareth Jones]]
* [[Neil McLellan]]
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| prev_title = [[Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me]]
| prev_year = 1997
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| next_title = [[Freedom (Erasure song)|Freedom]]
| next_year = 2000
}}
}}


'''"Rain"''' is a song by British [[synth pop]] duo [[Erasure]]. It appears on their eighth studio album ''[[Cowboy (album)|Cowboy]]''. The song was released in the UK by [[Mute Records]] as the album's third single, although with multiple [[remix]]es, bonus material and an extended playing time, the "Rain" release could be considered an [[extended play|EP]]. The release is titled as "Rain Plus" and was ineligible for the [[UK Singles Chart]] at the time due to its track count and length.
"'''Rain'''" is a song by English [[synth-pop]] duo [[Erasure (duo)|Erasure]], released as the third single from their eighth studio album, ''[[Cowboy (album)|Cowboy]]'' (1997). [[Mute Records]] distributed the single on CD and vinyl in the UK and Europe. Some releases, titled ''Rain Plus'', had so many remixes and live recordings, that the number of the tracks and their combined running-time made ''Rain Plus'' ineligible for ranking on the [[UK Singles Chart]].


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
;CD single #1 (INT884697-2)
;CD single #1 (INT884697-2)
# Rain ([[Al Stone]] Mix)
# "Rain" ([[Al Stone]] Mix)
# Rain ([[Jon Pleased Wimmin]] Vocal Mix)
# "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Mix)
# In My Arms (Dekkard's Dub)
# "[[In My Arms (Erasure song)|In My Arms]]" (Dekkard's Dub)
# First Contact (Vocal Mix)
# "First Contact" (Vocal Mix)


;CD single #2 (INT884760-2)
;CD single #2 (INT884760-2)
# Rain (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Dub)
# "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Dub)
# Rain (Blue Amazon Twisted Circles Mix)
# "Rain" ([[Blue Amazon (group)|Blue Amazon]] Twisted Circles Mix)
# Sometimes ([[John "00" Fleming]]'s Full Vocal Club Mix)
# "[[Sometimes (Erasure song)|Sometimes]]" ([[John Fleming (DJ)|John "00" Fleming]]'s Full Vocal Club Mix)
# First Contact (Instrumental Mix)
# "First Contact" (Instrumental Mix)


;12" single (12LPMUTE208)
;12" single (12LPMUTE208)
# "Rain" ([[Blue Amazon]] Twisted Circles Mix)
# "Rain" (Blue Amazon Twisted Circles Mix)
# "[[In My Arms (Erasure song)|In My Arms]]" ([[Dekkard]] Dub)
# "In My Arms" (Dekkard Dub)
# "[[Sometimes (Erasure song)|Sometimes]]" (John "00" Fleming's Full Vocal Club Mix)
# "Sometimes" (John "00" Fleming's Full Vocal Club Mix)
# "Sometimes" (John "00" Fleming's 'Give it Some Welly' Dub Mix)
# "Sometimes" (John "00" Fleming's 'Give it Some Welly' Dub Mix)
# "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Mix)
# "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Mix)
# "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Dub)
# "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Dub)
# "First Contact" (Instrumental Mix)
# "First Contact" (Instrumental Mix)
# "In My Arms" ([[BBE (band)|BBE]] Mix)
# "In My Arms" ([[B.B.E.|BBE]] Mix)

;CD single (ICDMUTE208)
# "Rain" (Album Version)
# "Sometimes" (Live in Oxford)
# "[[Love to Hate You]]" (Live in Oxford)


;CD EP (CDLPMUTE208)
;CD EP (CDLPMUTE208)
# "Rain" (Al Stone Mix)
# "Rain" (Al Stone Mix)
# "In My Arms" (BBE Mix)
# "In My Arms" (BBE Mix)
# "First Contact" (Vocal Mix) (Clarke, Bell, [[Phil Harding (producer)|Phil Harding]], [[Ian Curnow]], Jones)
# "First Contact" (Vocal Mix) (Clarke, Bell, [[Phil Harding (producer)|Phil Harding]], Ian Curnow, Jones)
# "Rain" (Live in [[San Francisco]])
# "Rain" (Live in San Francisco)
# "Sometimes" (Live in Oxford)
# "Sometimes" (Live in Oxford)
# "[[Love to Hate You]]" (Live in Oxford)
# "Love to Hate You" (Live in Oxford)
# "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Mix)
# "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Mix)
# "Sometimes" (John "00" Fleming's Full Vocal Club Mix)
# "Sometimes" (John "00" Fleming's Full Vocal Club Mix)
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# "Rain" (Blue Amazon Twisted Circles Mix)
# "Rain" (Blue Amazon Twisted Circles Mix)
# "First Contact" (Instrumental Mix) [hidden track]
# "First Contact" (Instrumental Mix) [hidden track]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|erasure|rain}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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[[Category:Songs written by Vince Clarke]]
[[Category:Songs written by Vince Clarke]]
[[Category:Songs written by Andy Bell (singer)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Andy Bell (singer)]]
[[Category:1997 EPs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Gareth Jones]]
[[Category:Erasure albums]]
[[Category:1997 remix albums]]
[[Category:Remix EPs]]
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[[Category:Mute Records EPs]]
[[Category:Mute Records remix albums]]
[[Category:Maverick Records EPs]]
[[Category:Maverick Records remix albums]]
[[Category:Mute Records singles]]
[[Category:Mute Records singles]]



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Latest revision as of 11:37, 20 January 2024

"Rain"
Single by Erasure
from the album Cowboy
B-side"First Contact"
Released24 November 1997
GenreSynth-pop
Length4:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Erasure singles chronology
"Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me"
(1997) 		"Rain"
(1997) 		"Freedom"
(2000)

"Rain" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released as the third single from their eighth studio album, Cowboy (1997). Mute Records distributed the single on CD and vinyl in the UK and Europe. Some releases, titled Rain Plus, had so many remixes and live recordings, that the number of the tracks and their combined running-time made Rain Plus ineligible for ranking on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

[edit]
CD single #1 (INT884697-2)
  1. "Rain" (Al Stone Mix)
  2. "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Mix)
  3. "In My Arms" (Dekkard's Dub)
  4. "First Contact" (Vocal Mix)
CD single #2 (INT884760-2)
  1. "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Dub)
  2. "Rain" (Blue Amazon Twisted Circles Mix)
  3. "Sometimes" (John "00" Fleming's Full Vocal Club Mix)
  4. "First Contact" (Instrumental Mix)
12" single (12LPMUTE208)
  1. "Rain" (Blue Amazon Twisted Circles Mix)
  2. "In My Arms" (Dekkard Dub)
  3. "Sometimes" (John "00" Fleming's Full Vocal Club Mix)
  4. "Sometimes" (John "00" Fleming's 'Give it Some Welly' Dub Mix)
  5. "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Mix)
  6. "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Dub)
  7. "First Contact" (Instrumental Mix)
  8. "In My Arms" (BBE Mix)
CD single (ICDMUTE208)
  1. "Rain" (Album Version)
  2. "Sometimes" (Live in Oxford)
  3. "Love to Hate You" (Live in Oxford)
CD EP (CDLPMUTE208)
  1. "Rain" (Al Stone Mix)
  2. "In My Arms" (BBE Mix)
  3. "First Contact" (Vocal Mix) (Clarke, Bell, Phil Harding, Ian Curnow, Jones)
  4. "Rain" (Live in San Francisco)
  5. "Sometimes" (Live in Oxford)
  6. "Love to Hate You" (Live in Oxford)
  7. "Rain" (Jon Pleased Wimmin Vocal Mix)
  8. "Sometimes" (John "00" Fleming's Full Vocal Club Mix)
  9. "In My Arms" (Dekkard Vocal)
  10. "Rain" (Blue Amazon Twisted Circles Mix)
  11. "First Contact" (Instrumental Mix) [hidden track]


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