"Rain Over Me" is a song by
Cuban-American
Cuban Americans ( es, cubanoestadounidenses or ''cubanoamericanos'') are Americans who trace their cultural heritage to Cuba regardless of phenotype or ethnic origin. The word may refer to someone born in the United States of Cubans, Cuban desc ...
rapper
Pitbull
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from his sixth studio album, ''
Planet Pit
''Planet Pit'' is the sixth studio album by American rapper Pitbull. It was released on June 17, 2011, through Polo Grounds Music, Mr. 305 Entertainment, Sony Music, and J Records. The production on the album was handled by a variety of pop an ...
''. It features vocals from Puerto Rican-American singer
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gra ...
. The song was written by Pitbull,
RedOne
Nadir Khayat ( ar, نادر الخياط; born 9 April 1972), better known by his stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, record producer and record executive.
As a record producer and songwriter, he has worked with many high-profi ...
, Marc Anthony,
Bilal "The Chef" Hajji
Bilal Hajji, sometimes also known as The Chef (at times Bilal "The Chef" or Bilal "The Chef" Hajji) is a Moroccan-Swedish songwriter and record producer. Based in Sweden, of Moroccan origin, he has worked with many worldwide artists and celebrit ...
,
AJ Janussi
Achraf Janussi, better known as AJ Junior, and also known as AJ Janussi, is a well-known songwriter and music producer based in Sweden. The credits may also use A Janussi, Ashraf Janussi and sometimes Jannusi as well. He closely cooperates with re ...
and Rachid "Rush" Aziz. It was also produced by RedOne, Rush and Jimmy Joker. It was released on June 10, 2011, as the third promotional single from the album and received a full release as the album's third official single on June 8, 2011.
It charted at number 30 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also became Pitbull's second number one single on the
''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart as well his first number-one single on the
Tropical Songs
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. In addition, it is Marc Anthony's sixth number-one single on the Hot Latin Songs and twentieth number-one single on the Tropical Songs, reclaiming his position as having the artist with the most number-one Tropical Songs chart after a two-year tie with
Víctor Manuelle
Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez (born September 27, 1968), known professionally as Víctor Manuelle, is an American salsa musician, known to his fans as ''El Sonero de la Juventud'' ("The Singer Of Youths"). He is identified primarily with '' ...
. The music video was directed by David Rosseau, who also directed a previous Pitbull single, "
I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
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" in 2009. The song is featured on the dance rhythm game, ''
Just Dance 2020
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''.
Background and composition
"Rain Over Me" is a dance song produced by
RedOne
Nadir Khayat ( ar, نادر الخياط; born 9 April 1972), better known by his stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, record producer and record executive.
As a record producer and songwriter, he has worked with many high-profi ...
, David Rush and Jimmy Joker.
It contains dramatic "disco-rave"
synths
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.
According to Robert Copsey of
Digital Spy
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the song is "a step outside his
itbull'susual robotic sound.
Bill Lamb of
About.com
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noted that both Pitbull and Marc Anthony are of Latin Caribbean descent, referring to the song as a "superstar Latin Caribbean duet".
Music video
The music video was released onto
Pitbull's official
Vevo
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channel on July 22, 2011. The video was directed by David Rousseau. It features both Pitbull and Marc Anthony in the desert along with actress
Natalie Martinez
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, with many water effects.
On April 13, 2020, the video surpassed the 1 billion views mark, thus making it in the first 200
YouTube
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videos to reach this milestone. This is the third and second video to accomplish this feat for Pitbull and Marc Anthony in that order respectively.
Track listing
*Digital download
#"Rain Over Me" – 3:51
*German maxi CD single
#"Rain Over Me" (Album Version)
*Other remixes
#"Rain Over Me" (
Benny Benassi
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He started his career ...
Remix) – 5:16
#"Rain Over Me" (Jorge Duran Remix) – 2:53
#"Rain Over Me" (
Laidback Luke
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Remix) — 6:15
Credits and personnel
*
Pitbull
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– songwriter, vocals
*
RedOne
Nadir Khayat ( ar, نادر الخياط; born 9 April 1972), better known by his stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, record producer and record executive.
As a record producer and songwriter, he has worked with many high-profi ...
– songwriter, producer, instruments, programming and vocal editing
*
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gra ...
– songwriter, lead vocals and backing vocals
*
Bilal "The Chef" Hajji
Bilal Hajji, sometimes also known as The Chef (at times Bilal "The Chef" or Bilal "The Chef" Hajji) is a Moroccan-Swedish songwriter and record producer. Based in Sweden, of Moroccan origin, he has worked with many worldwide artists and celebrit ...
– songwriter
*
AJ Janussi
Achraf Janussi, better known as AJ Junior, and also known as AJ Janussi, is a well-known songwriter and music producer based in Sweden. The credits may also use A Janussi, Ashraf Janussi and sometimes Jannusi as well. He closely cooperates with re ...
– songwriter, vocal editing and recording
*
Rachid "Rush" Aziz – songwriter producer, instruments and programming
*Jimmy Joker – producer, instruments and programming
*Trevor Muzzy – vocal editing, recording and mixing
*Al Burna – Pitbull vocal recording
*Tom Coyne – mastering
Credits adapted from ''Planet Pit'' album liner notes.
Charts
Weekly Charts
Year-end charts
All-time charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
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List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 2011
The ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart ranks the best-performing Spanish-language singles in the United States. Published by ''Billboard'' magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical a ...
*
List of number-one Billboard Hot Tropical Songs of 2011
The ''Billboard'' Tropical Songs is a chart that ranks the best-performing tropical songs of the United States. Published by '' Billboard'' magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems based on each single's weekly airplay.
...
*
List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2010s
Founded in 1995, the Romanian Top 100 was the national music chart of Romania. It was compiled by broadcast monitoring services Body M Production A-V (1990s and 2000s) and by Media Forest (2010s), and measured the airplay of songs on radio statio ...
References
External links
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{{Marc Anthony singles
2011 singles
2011 songs
Pitbull (rapper) songs
Marc Anthony songs
Eurodance songs
Number-one singles in Romania
Number-one singles in Spain
Song recordings produced by RedOne
Songs written by Pitbull (rapper)
Songs written by RedOne
Songs written by Marc Anthony
Songs written by Bilal Hajji
Dance-pop songs
Songs written by AJ Junior