"Rain Is a Good Thing" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in January 2010 as the second single from his 2009 album ''

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''. The song became Bryan's first number one hit on the US ''

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chart for the weeks of July 24 and 31, 2010. Bryan wrote this song with

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Content

"Rain Is a Good Thing" is an up-tempo tune in which the narrator explains how rain can affect life by facilitating the growth of corn, which in turn is processed into whiskey, which in turn causes his significant other to "feel a little frisky." Bryan told The Boot that he and co-writer

"used to have the saying, 'Rain makes corn, and corn makes whiskey,' and it was just something we always said. If we were a little bummed out about the rain ��we'd be like, 'Well, rain makes corn, and corn makes whiskey,' and that would kind of make us feel a little better about it ��We didn't start with 'Rain Is a Good Thing' as a title and wrote to it. We just started with 'rain makes corn, and corn makes whiskey' and we kind of arrived at 'Rain Is a Good Thing.'" The song is set in the

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, with Bryan's vocals ranging from B3 to G♯5. One of the lyrics in the second verse, 'Ringin' out our soakin' clothes,' is incorrect, despite near universal circulation. It should read 'Wringin' out our soakin' clothes,' as wet clothes do not ring, but one does wring clothes to remove water from them.

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' stated that the song "spins the old 'where I'm from' lyric into a much more pliable song chock full of that charm."

Charitable contribution

Bryan appeared on an episode of the 2010 season of

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. He, along with singer

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, were presented as up-and-coming artists in need of an image makeover. The two teams on the show each took on one singer in an attempt to help them become more marketable. Bryan performed "Rain is a Good Thing" on the program. The winner of the challenge was

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, whose charity (The True Colors Fund, which advocates for gay and lesbian rights) received 20% of all sales of the single.

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Shaun Silva, was released on

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on February 9, 2010. The video was filmed on October 5, 2009 at a concert at Hurricane Plantation in

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Chart performance

The song debuted on the ''

chart at number 60 for the week of January 23, 2010. On the chart dated for July 24, 2010, it became Bryan's first number one single on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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