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"It's a Rainy Day" is an eurodance

Eurodance

Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...

song recorded and released in 1994 by British

British people

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hip-house/eurodance

Eurodance

Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...

singer ICE MC

Ian Campbell (artist)

Ian Campbell aka ICE MC is a hip-house/eurodance rapper.-Early life:Campbell's parents were from Jamaica, and he grew up in the Hyson Green area of Nottingham. When he was in high school his initials IC quickly got him a nickname ICE...

. It was his third single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

from his 1994 album Ice'n'Green
Ice'n'Green
Ice'n'Green is a 1994 album by British hip-house/eurodance ICE MC. It was his third album and was provided three successful singles. It includes two versions for each of two of his greatest hits, "It's a Rainy Day" and "Think about the Way". Later, the album was re-released with remixed versions...

on which it appears in two versions, and his eleventh single overall. It was written and produced by Robyx, and the female vocals were performed by Alexia. It became the most successful single off the album, reaching the top ten in France and the Netherlands, and was a top 15 hit in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. The formats were also released with new remixes for the Christmas holidays.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "It's a Rainy Day".

Original release

CD maxi - Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain

"It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12
"It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52
"It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30
"It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45
"It's a Rainy Day" (acappella fast) — 4:11
"It's a Rainy Day" (acappella slow) — 2:20

CD maxi - Belgium

"It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12
"It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52
"It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30
"It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45

CD maxi - UK

"It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow mix - UK radio edit) — 3:19
"It's a Rainy Day" (original radio version) — 4:12
"It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow extended - UK edit) — 6:34
"It's a Rainy Day" (Jules & Skins Stormy house vocal mix) — 7:14
"It's a Rainy Day" (happy man mix) — 6:30
"It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:22
"It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow thunder remix) — 6:35

CD maxi - Germany

"It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:15
"It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:55
"It's a Rainy Day" (happy man mix) — 6:33
"It's a Rainy Day" (eh - eh - mix) — 5:17
"It's a Rainy Day" (new extended mix) — 6:37
"It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari remix) — 5:47
"It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:23

CD single - France, Belgium

"It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12
"It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30

CD maxi - Remixes - Italy

"It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari radio eemix) — 3:59
"It's a Rainy Day" (original radio mix) — 4:19
"It's a Rainy Day" (new extended remix) — 6:41
"It's a Rainy Day" (thunder remix) — 6:40
"It's a Rainy Day" (eh - eh - mix) — 5:19
"It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:28
"It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari remix) — 5:49
"Dark Night Rider" (long version) — 6:35

12" maxi - Italy

"It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52
"It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12
"It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30
"It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45

12" maxi - Belgium, Germany, Spain

"It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52
"It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12
"It's a Rainy Day" (acappella fast) — 4:11
"It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30
"It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45
"It's a Rainy Day" (acappella slow) — 2:20

12" maxi - UK

"It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow mix - UK extended radio edit) — 6:34
"It's a Rainy Day" (happy man mix) — 6:30
"It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:22
"It's a Rainy Day" (Jules & Skins Stormy house vocal mix) — 7:14
"It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52

Christmas remixes

CD single

"It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix) radio edit) — 4:38
"It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix) — 7:00

CD maxi

"It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix radio) — 4:38
"It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix long) — 7:00
"It's a Rainy Day" (new extended remix) — 6:35
"It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari remix) — 5:43
"It's a Rainy Day" (thunder remix) — 6:30
"It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:22

12" maxi

"It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix - long version) — 7:00
"Dark Night Rider" (long edit) — 6:31
"It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix - radio version) — 4:38

Peak positions

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	13
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	8
French SNEP Singles Chart	6
German Singles Chart	14
Swedish Singles Chart	25
Swiss Singles Chart	15
UK Singles Chart	73

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994)	Position
Dutch Top 40	76

Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Silver	1994	125,000	132,000

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