Rain (SWV song)

"Rain" is a 1997 single released by the group SWV. The musical backing track is based on Jaco Pastorius's "Portrait of Tracy." First heard on the group's third album Release Some Tension, the song was released as the fourth and final single from the album. It peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 7 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. Singer Tyrese appeared in the song's music video. He would later sing the hook on rapper Chingy's hit song "Pullin' Me Back", which samples the SWV song featuring the trio's original labelmate Tyrese. Smooth jazz musician and guitarist Norman Brown covered the song on his 1999 album, Celebration. Toronto based producer duo Team Majestic Music, also sampled "Rain" for their song "Let It Fall." New York City house producer Baltra sampled it late 2016/early 2017. Bryson Tiller also sampled the song for his song "Rain (Intro)" from his album True To Self

"Rain"
Single by SWV
from the album Release Some Tension
B-side
  • "Lose Myself"
  • "Lose My Cool" (Stoney's Pump Mix)
  • "Someone" (Mosso House Radio Edit)
ReleasedNovember 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)
Format
Recorded1997; The B Section
(Laguna Beach, California)
GenreR&B
Length4:25
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brian Alexander Morgan
SWV singles chronology
"Lose My Cool"
(1997)		 "Rain"
(1997)		 "Co-Sign"
(2011)

Track listing

US Promo

  1. Rain (LP Version) 4:24
  2. Rain (Instrumental) 4:54
  3. Rain (A Cappella) 3:55
  4. Rain (Suggested Callout Hook) 0:13

US CD

  1. Rain (LP Version) 4:25
  2. Lose Myself (LP Version) 4:38

UK CD

  1. Rain (LP Version) 4:25
  2. Lose My Cool (Stoney's Pump Mix) 6:53
  3. Someone (Mosso House Radio Edit) 3:47

Charts
Charts (1997–98) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 7
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[3] 19

Year-end charts
Chart (1998) Position
US Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Chart[4] 54
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[5] 87

References
  1. "SWV Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20,2019.
  2. "SWV Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20,2019.
  3. "SWV Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20,2019.
  4. http://www.soulsystem.it/yend.asp?date=31/12/1998
  5. "Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs Of 1998" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 6 no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 46. Retrieved June 3, 2020.


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