Bring On the Rain
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"Bring On the Rain" is the title of a country music
song written by Billy Montana
and Helen Darling
. It was recorded by Jo Dee Messina
on her 2000 album Burn
, and was released in September 2001 as that album's fourth single. In March 2002, it became Messina's fifth Number One hit, and her highest entry on the Adult Contemporary charts.
sings background vocals throughout.
Messina said that, from the first listen, she "loved" the song, and thought that its message would resonate well, considering that it was released a day before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. After the song had peaked, her fan club received an e-mail from a woman whose daughter was undergoing chemotherapy
. In the letter, the mother explained that her daughter quoted the chorus to her.
It was used on the Touched By an Angel
episode Bring On the Rain.
nomination for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, and a Vocal Event of the Year nomination from the Academy of Country Music
.
) charts for the week of March 9, 2002. During most of its chart run, it overlapped with McGraw's then-current single "The Cowboy in Me", which took over the Number One spot a week later. The song was also Messina's highest entry on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
charts, peaking at #6 there.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
song written by Billy Montana
Billy Montana
Billy Montana is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1995, Montana released one studio album and charted six singles on Billboards Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
and Helen Darling
Helen Darling (singer)
Helen Darling is an American country music artist. Darling has released one studio album on Decca Nashville...
. It was recorded by Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Marie Messina , known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two...
on her 2000 album Burn
Burn (Jo Dee Messina album)
Burn is the third studio album by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina, released in August of 2000 by Curb Records.Her first No. 1 Billboard album on the Top Country Albums charts, it also hit No. 19 on the Billboard 200...
, and was released in September 2001 as that album's fourth single. In March 2002, it became Messina's fifth Number One hit, and her highest entry on the Adult Contemporary charts.
Content
"Bring on the Rain" is a mid-tempo country pop ballad. In it, the narrator tells that she has had a bad day, but is not let down by it, and is ready for another day as well: "Tomorrow's another day / And I'm thirsty anyway / So bring on the rain." Tim McGrawTim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
sings background vocals throughout.
Messina said that, from the first listen, she "loved" the song, and thought that its message would resonate well, considering that it was released a day before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. After the song had peaked, her fan club received an e-mail from a woman whose daughter was undergoing chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen....
. In the letter, the mother explained that her daughter quoted the chorus to her.
It was used on the Touched By an Angel
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della...
episode Bring On the Rain.
Awards
"Bring on the Rain" received a Grammy AwardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nomination for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, and a Vocal Event of the Year nomination from the Academy of Country Music
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
.
Chart performance
"Bring On the Rain" debuted at #53 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 15, 2001. "Bring on the Rain" reached its peak of Number One on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country SongsHot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts for the week of March 9, 2002. During most of its chart run, it overlapped with McGraw's then-current single "The Cowboy in Me", which took over the Number One spot a week later. The song was also Messina's highest entry on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
charts, peaking at #6 there.
| Chart (2001-2002) | Peak position |
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External links
- Lyrics at CMT.com