Make It Rain (Foy Vance song)

"Make It Rain"
Song by Foy Vance
Writer	Foy Vance

"Make It Rain" is a song by the Northern Irish musician Foy Vance. It was made famous by Ed Sheeran in 2014 when it was used in the television series Sons of Anarchy.

Ed Sheeran version in Sons of Anarchy

"Make It Rain"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album Sons of Anarchy and x (Wembley Edition)
Released	December 2, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Blues rock
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Foy Vance
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"All About It" (2014) "Make It Rain" (2014) "Bloodstream" (2015)

Ed Sheeran's recording of the song was used in an episode in season 7 of the television series Sons of Anarchy.^[1] Sheeran was an avid fan of the music for the series and mentioned it in a tweet. When the show's creator (Kurt Sutter) read the tweet, he proposed that Sheeran record a song for one of the episodes. As Sheeran was touring with Foy Vance at the time, and as one of Vance's songs (Make It Rain) started with the lyrics "When the sins of my father / Weigh down in my soul", Sheeran thought it was appropriate for the series and with Vance's approval, Sheeran recorded the song to be used in the episode "Red Rose" broadcast on December 2, 2014.

Charts

Ed Sheeran version

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3]	27
France (SNEP)[4]	103
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	58
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	23
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[7]	23
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8]	38
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	34

References

1. Billboard: Ed Sheeran Covers Foy Vance’s "Make It Rain" For "Sons of Anarchy"
2. "Australian-charts.com – Ed Sheeran – Make It Rain". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Ed Sheeran – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Ed Sheeran. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
4. "Lescharts.com – Ed Sheeran – Make It Rain" (in French). Les classement single.
5. "Chart Track: Week 49, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
6. "Charts.org.nz – Ed Sheeran – Make It Rain". Top 40 Singles.
7. "Archive Chart: 2014-12-13". Scottish Singles Top 40.
8. "Archive Chart: 2014-12-13" UK Singles Chart.
9. "Ed Sheeran – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ed Sheeran.