"Happy When It Rains" is a song by Scottish

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group

the Jesus and Mary Chain The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they re ...

, released as the second single from their second studio album, '' Darklands'' (1987). It was issued through

Blanco y Negro Records Blanco y Negro Records ( Spanish: "White and Black"), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records and Mike Alway of él Records. Michel Duval of Les Disques du Crépuscule was also involv ...

on 3 August 1987 and reached number 25 on the

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. It was released across three different formats; the

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is labelled as an

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(EP).

Track listing

All tracks were written by

Jim Reid James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid in 1983. Career The Jes ...

and William Reid. 7-inch single (NEG25) :A. "Happy When It Rains" :B. "Everything's Alright When You're Down" 7-inch limited-edition single (NEG25B) :A1. "Happy When It Rains" (long version)3 :B1. "Everything's Alright When You're Down" :B2. "Shake" 10-inch EP (NEG 25TE) :A1. "Happy When It Rains" (long version) :A2. "Shake" :B1. "Everything's Alright When You're Down" :B2. "Happy When It Rains" (demo) 12-inch single (NEG 25T) :A1. "Happy When It Rains" (long version) :B1. "Shake" :B2. "Happy Place" :B3. "F-Hole"

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain *

– vocals, guitar * William Reid – guitar,

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Additional personnel * Bill Price – production ("Happy When It Rains") * John Loder – production ("Shake", "Everything's Alright When You're Down"), backing vocals ("Everything's Alright When You're Down") *

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–

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* Helen Backhouse – design

Charts

References

{{Authority control The Jesus and Mary Chain songs 1987 singles 1987 songs Blanco y Negro Records singles Songs written by Jim Reid Songs written by William Reid (musician)