It's A Rainy Day

"It's a Rainy Day" is a song by British, Italy based Eurodance artist Ice MC, released in August 1994 by Italian label Dance World Attack as the third single from his third album, '' Ice'n'Green'' (1994), on which it appears in two versions, and his eleventh single overall. Written and produced by Robyx, it features vocals by Italian singer Alexia. It became the most successful single of the album, reaching number-one in Italy and number two in both Belgium and Spain. The single was also released with new remixes for the Christmas holidays. Giacomo de Simone directed its accompanying music video, which was filmed in Italy with Alexia. It was played at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

Chart performance

"It's a Rainy Day" was a hit on the charts in Europe and remains one of Ice MC's most successful songs, alongside " Think about the Way". It peaked at number-one in Italy, as well as on the European Dance Radio Chart. The single entered the top 10 also in Belgian Flanders (2), Finland (9), France (6), the Netherlands (8) and Spain (2), as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it peaked at number six in December 1994. In Belgium, "It's a Rainy Day" was held off reaching the number-one position for two weeks by Rednex's "Cotton Eye Joe". Additionally, the song was a top-20 hit in Austria (13), Germany (14) and Switzerland (15). In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 73 in its first week on the UK Singles Chart, on April 2, 1995. But on the UK Dance Chart, the single fared better, reaching number 25. Outside Europe, "It's a Rainy Day" peaked at number six on the ''RPM'' Dance/Urban chart in Canada and number 11 in Israel.

The single was awarded with a silver record in France, with a sale of 132,000 units.

Critical reception

A reviewer from ''Music Week'' gave "It's a Rainy Day" three out of five, writing that "this dance track has been a hit in a few European countries and uses the familiar formula of diggedy doggedy vocal over a thumping beat." James Hamilton from the ''Record Mirror'' Dance Update described it as an "Italian galloper". Regarding the Christmas remix, a review published in ''Music & Media'' noted the lyrics change to "It's Christmas Day", "surprisingly turning it into a topical Eurodance single".

Music video

The accompanying music video for "It's a Rainy Day" was directed by Giacomo de Simone and filmed in Castello Malaspina, Massa in Italy. Unlike " Think about the Way", also directed by de Simone, it featured Italian singer Alexia. The video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in November 1994. Later it was made available on YouTube in 2014, and had received almost 40 million views as of early 2024.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "It's a Rainy Day".

Original release

* CD maxi - Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain
# "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12
# "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45
# "It's a Rainy Day" (a cappella fast) — 4:11
# "It's a Rainy Day" (a cappella slow) — 2:20

* CD maxi - Belgium
# "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12
# "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45

* CD maxi - Lebanon
# "It's a Rainy Day" - Lebanon , Syria (Dj Petro Club Mix) 5:00

* CD maxi - UK
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow mix - UK radio edit) — 3:19
# "It's a Rainy Day" (original radio version) — 4:12
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow extended - UK edit) — 6:34
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Jules & Skins Stormy house vocal mix) — 7:14
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happy man mix) — 6:30
# "It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:22
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow thunder remix) — 6:35

* CD maxi - Germany
# "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:15
# "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:55
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happy man mix) — 6:33
# "It's a Rainy Day" (eh - eh - mix) — 5:17
# "It's a Rainy Day" (new extended mix) — 6:37
# "It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari remix) — 5:47
# "It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:23

* CD single - France, Belgium
# "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30

* CD maxi - Remixes - Italy
# "It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari radio eemix) — 3:59
# "It's a Rainy Day" (original radio mix) — 4:19
# "It's a Rainy Day" (new extended remix) — 6:41
# "It's a Rainy Day" (thunder remix) — 6:40
# "It's a Rainy Day" (eh - eh - mix) — 5:19
# "It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:28
# "It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari remix) — 5:49
# "Dark Night Rider" (long version) — 6:35

* 12" maxi - Italy
# "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52
# "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45

* 12" maxi - Belgium, Germany, Spain
# "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52
# "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12
# "It's a Rainy Day" (a cappella fast) — 4:11
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45
# "It's a Rainy Day" (a cappella slow) — 2:20

* 12" maxi - UK
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow mix - UK extended radio edit) — 6:34
# "It's a Rainy Day" (happy man mix) — 6:30
# "It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:22
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Jules & Skins Stormy house vocal mix) — 7:14
# "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52

Christmas remixes

* CD single
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix radio edit) — 4:38
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix) — 7:00

* CD maxi
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix radio) — 4:38
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix long) — 7:00
# "It's a Rainy Day" (new extended remix) — 6:35
# "It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari remix) — 5:43
# "It's a Rainy Day" (thunder remix) — 6:30
# "It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:22

* 12" maxi
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix - long version) — 7:00
# "Dark Night Rider" (long edit) — 6:31
# "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix - radio version) — 4:38

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

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1994 songs
1994 singles
Alexia (Italian singer) songs
Blanco y Negro Records singles
Byte Records singles
English-language Italian songs
Ice MC songs
Number-one singles in Italy
Music videos directed by Giacomo De Simone
Music videos shot in Italy
Polydor Records singles
Songs about weather
Songs written by Savage (musician)