It's a Rainy Day

"It's a Rainy Day"
Single by ICE MC
from the album Ice'n'Green
B-side	Remix
Released	30 August 1994
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi single
Recorded	1994
Genre	Eurodance
Length	4:42
Label	Polydor (Germany) Eternal (UK) Ariplay Records (France) Dance World Attack (Italy) 12INC (Sweden) Blanco Y Negro (Spain) Byte Records (Belgium)
Writer(s)	Roberto Zanetti
Producer(s)	Roberto Zanetti
ICE MC singles chronology
"Think about the Way" (1994) "It's a Rainy Day" (1994) "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction)" (1995)

"It's a Rainy Day" is a 1994 recorded and released song by British, Italy based Eurodance artist ICE MC. It was his third single from his 1994 album Ice'n'Green 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 of 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".^[1]

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" (a cappella fast) — 4:11 "It's a Rainy Day" (a cappella 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" (a cappella 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" (a cappella 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

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (1994) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 2 Canada Dance (RPM)[4] 6 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 9 France (SNEP)[6] 6 Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 14 Italy (FIMI)[8] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 8 Spain (AFYVE)[10] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 25 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 15 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[13] 73

End of year charts End of year chart (1994) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 76 Certifications and sales Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales France[15] Silver 1994 125,000 132,000[16]

References

1. "ICE MC — "It's a Rainy Day"". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Ice MC – It's a Rainy Day" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Ice MC – It's a Rainy Day" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. Canadian dance peak
5. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
6. "Lescharts.com – Ice MC – It's a Rainy Day" (in French). Les classement single.
7. "Musicline.de – Ice MC Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
8. Italy: Top Singles of 1994
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ice MC search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
10. Billboard: Hits of the World, October 29, 1994
11. "Swedishcharts.com – Ice MC – It's a Rainy Day". Singles Top 100.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Ice MC – It's a Rainy Day". Swiss Singles Chart.
13. ""It's a Rainy Day", UK Singles Chart". Chartstats. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
14. "Single top 100 over 1994" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
15. "1994 silver certifications of singles in French". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
16. "Les Ventes & Les Certifications, database". Infodisc. Retrieved 2009-06-30.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics