"Raining", also known by the title "It's Been Raining", is a song by New Zealand band

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, released as the third single from their third album ''

'' in October 2019, on the same day as their song " Please Don't Go".

Background and composition

Six60 wrote the song in

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in collaboration with

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, due to their shared love of reggae. The song has a minimal production, incorporating vocal harmonies with a reggae sound and a gospel choir. The band members felt vulnerable releasing the song, as the band had been attempting to distance themselves from reggae and dub-inspired music for their most recent albums. Lyrically, "Raining" expresses the feeling of falling in love.

Release and promotion

The song was released as a single on 11 October 2019, coinciding with the release of "Please Don't Go" and the announcement that Six60 had been signed by United States label

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. Later that month, the band collaborated with

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to perform a live version of the song for a promotional video for the All Blacks, during the

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held in Japan. In 2021, the band Coterie performed a cover of the song, which led to Six60 reaching out to them to collaborate.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *Ron Blake – flugelhorn, trumpet *Matt Chamberlain – drums * Vincent Dery – background vocalist, songwriter *Ji Fraser – guitar *Marlon Gerbes – guitar, keyboards songwriter *Dave Kutch – mastering engineer *Tom Luer – saxophone *Chris Mac – bass guitar *

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– producer, engineer, songwriter *Manny Marroquin – mixer *Eli Paewai – drums * Nicolay Sereba – background vocalist, guitar, songwriter *

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– co-producer *Francisco Torres – trombone *Matiu Walters – vocals, songwriter

Charts

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Certifications

References

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