[98], —Gaga talking about her main goal behind the video. I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive. [46] Rania Aniftos from Billboard thought that "the song showcases both Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga's unmatched vocals". But I was very ashamed, I didn't want to project all that negativity onto her. 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"Rain On Me" is the second single from Lady Gaga's album "Chromatica". "Rain on Me" also scored the biggest opening week of 2020, surpassing the previous best set by Billie Eilish's "No Time to Die". Ariana Grande's voice compliments Gaga's really well and vise-versa. Streams of the living water flow within us, yet we thirst for you.Refrain Rain on me, won’t you rain your love on me. " Rain on Me " is a single released by R&B singer Ashanti in 2003 from her second album Chapter II. An 18-second sample of the house-pop chorus, featuring Gaga's spoken-word deliveries, with the beats building up to a techno beat drop. Accompanied by dancers, they performed the choreography as seen in the music video of the song, which included their synchronized jumping. [15] Vocally, Gaga makes use of spoken word deliveries[26] and Grande uses her "signature" high note octave. An upbeat house, dance-pop and disco song, the song features a synth-disco beat and funk guitars. "Rain on Me," with Lady Gaga, one (to date), June 6, 2020 Grande makes history as the first artist with four Hot 100 No. [105] Kyle Munzenrieder of W magazine also noted that the choreography would translate well to TikTok videos as "the singers mostly stay static in place and pull the kind of moves one could easily record themselves doing in their bedroom". A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Gaga is also the third artist following Carey and Beyoncé to accumulate a number one single in the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s decades. Browse our 20 arrangements of "Rain on Me." Your people come before you; we need your healing pow’r. The single was premiered on the 22nd of May 2020. "[49], Matt Melis of Consequence of Sound wrote that "Gaga and Grande have vocal chops for miles", and called it a "dynamite feature". Notching up 70,000 chart sales to seize the top spot from the previous week's leader, DaBaby's "Rockstar", "Rain on Me" claimed the biggest ever opening week streaming numbers by an all-female collaboration in the UK, with 8.1 million plays in seven days. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be … Follow @genius on Twitter for updates ...When she came to the studio I was still crying, she came up to me and said, "You're gonna be alright, call me, here's my number", and she was very persistent, she tried being friends with me so many times. At six number-one singles each, Gaga and Grande match Britney Spears and Rod Stewart with the tenth-most number-ones on the UK Singles Chart. "[102] Choreographer Richy Jackson aspired to develop choreography which was uplifting and easy to recreate for those who watch it. "[3], In her May 21, 2020 interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music's Beats 1, Gaga further talked about the writing process of the song:.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, [Grande] was so wonderful and I think that maybe she assumed that she was gonna come in and I would be like "here, just sing this and thank you so much for your time" right. [95] It also debuted at number one on the Canadian Digital Songs Sales chart. Watch the video for Rain On Me from Ashanti's Chapter II for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. [115], On August 30, 2020, the duo performed the song at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, marking its first live performance. About “​rain on me” Joji had posted a couple of days before the actual drop that a new song was about to come out. The single reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and the top 20 in the United Kingdom. [16][17][18][19][20], It opens with a stripped-down verse where Gaga's vocals are in the forefront. "Rain on Me" was further promoted with the release of mock news broadcasts in partnership with The Weather Channel in which Gaga and Grande both appeared. [111][110] The video ends with a shot of the two singers hugging each other. It was written by Gaga, Grande, Nija Charles, Rami Yacoub, Tchami, Boys Noize and its producers BloodPop and Burns. The track was part of a medley of songs from Chromatica. [53] Billboard staff also named "Rain on Me" as the best song of the year, calling it a "stratospheric level of pop perfection" and stating "the song‘s true historical legacy will become clearer years from now when we look back on 2020, 'Rain on Me' stands apart as the song that helped millions of people cope with the uncertainty, tragedy and anxiety of an endless downpour of a year". ", "LOS40 Music Awards: Maluma, Dani Martín, Dua Lipa y C. Tangana se coronan como los máximos galardonados de la noche", "MTV Europe Music Awards 2020: See the Complete List of MTV EMA Winners", "Anitta Performs 'Me Gusta,' Lady Gaga Wins Big and More at MTV MIAW Brazil 2020", "2020 MTV VMA Winners: see the full list", "The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' Was MTV's Most Played Video Of 2020", "NRJ Music Awards 2020 : le tapis rouge et les lauréats", "E! Music critics lauded the singers' vocals as well as the song's message. [21] It is then accompanied by a French house bass and a thundering percussion. Pride 2020 parties would have truly been something to hear and see, Little Monsters. “She was so open to trying things that she hasn’t done before. "Rain On Me" is absolutely electric by its end, having charged up enough raw emotion and heartbreak to power an entire circuit party's worth of strobe lights. Rain on me, rain, rain. Described by Gaga as a "celebration of tears", the track explores resilience in defiance of the hardships in life. [39] "Rain on Me" was added to a list of songs played on Fortnite radio stations. “Rain On Me” is about persevering through your troubles and finding solace and comfort in the fact that things will get better. [51] Evan Sawdey from PopMatters named it "one of [Gaga's] all-time greatest singles", that "flies through its three-minute run time so quickly you barely realize it's about alcohol abuse". For Grande, it is the second top 10 duet single to debut in that tier in three, following "Stuck with U". //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. He also thought that "it's the release all of us have needed at least a couple dozen times during this pandemic", while highlighting its uplifting message: "No matter how bad the storm gets, we will endure and perhaps come out a little cleaner on the other side for the pain. [44] Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork praised the song, writing that it "draws its power from two women connecting on an emotional level. The song won the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category at the 63rd Grammy Awards, being the first female collaboration in history to win. "[9] In a rave review, Brenden Wetmore of Paper described the song as "absolutely electric by its end, having charged up enough raw emotion and heartbreak to power an entire circuit party's worth of strobe lights. "[20], Craig Jenkins of Vulture magazine complimented the singers' vocals and the beat, and thought that the song "will be huge", because "it has that nebulous quality memorable pop hits have where the lyric seems distinctly about one thing but also not about anything in particular. [34] On July 17, song remixes done by Ralphi Rosario and Purple Disco Machine were released digitally. [54] Chris DeVille from Stereogum named "Rain on Me" as the best pop song of 2020, calling it an epic dance track that finds euphoria in resilience and stating "over a mammoth '90s-vintage house beat, Gaga and Grande channeled every ounce of their diva power, not quite erasing their trauma and struggle but vanquishing it for three minutes at a time". [12][13][14] It was composed using 44 common time in the key of C♯ minor, with a tempo of 123 beats per minute. "Rain on Me" is a song by American singers Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, from Gaga's sixth studio album, Chromatica (2020). [41], "Rain On Me" received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. [22] In the chorus, which is described as thundering,[18] the beats build up, which then is altered into a techno beat drop. [100] The outfits worn by Gaga and Grande were designed by Laura Pulice and manufactured by Vex Clothing, a company specialized in latex suits. Definitely a well deserved 5 star rating for these talented women. [23][21] The final chorus "explodes" with the singers belting the song. (Verse 1: Lady Gaga) Am Em F I didn't ask for a free ride Am Em F G I only asked you to show me a real good time Am Em F I never asked for the rainfall Am Em F G At least I showed up, you showed me nothing at all [108] Gaga appears in a pink outfit and platform boots, leading a troupe of dancers also dressed in pink as in her previous video for "Stupid Love",[109] while Grande wears a purple outift and a "shiny black metallic miniskirt with butterfly wings", with her respective group of dancers also in purple.[110][111]. The song was driven by 31.5 million streams, 73,000 downloads and 11.1 million audience impressions in the week ending May 28, 2020. It additionally became the first female-collaboration song to debut at number one on the chart. [24], Gaga's and Grande's vocals, which were described as "booming",[25] span from the low note of G♯3 to the high note of B5. "[48] Chris DeVille of Stereogum called the song "epic", saying that "there is some genuine catharsis in there [...] when Gaga and Ariana Grande come together to persevere through trauma. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief. [43] Althea Legapsi of Rolling Stone labelled the song "rejuvenating", noting that the singers offer "a call-and-response exchange" as they "tout the rejuvenating aspects of the situation, despite the metaphorical bad weather sentiments. I took the vocal and wanted to try some new movement of the chords and explored different progressions to see if it changed the mood. "Rain on Me" is Gaga's first song to debut in pole position in over nine years since "Born This Way" in 2011 and Grande's sixth to lead the top 50 in Ireland, and in doing so, she matched Rihanna as the female artists with the most number-ones of the past ten years. 1. "Rain on Me" was written by Gaga, Grande, Burns, Nija Charles, Rami Yacoub, Bresso, Boys Noize and Chromatica executive producer BloodPop. Rain On Me Lyrics: I didn't ask for a free ride / I only asked you to show me a real good time / I never asked for the rainfall / At least I showed up, you showed me nothing at all / It's coming down 1 debuts , as her first three leaders also all opened atop the tally. [112] Erin Vanderhoof of Vanity Fair called it a "lavishly produced and animated video" with "TikTok–friendly" dance moves, and found it "a bit of nostalgia to [...] the pre-coronavirus days". [37][38] On May 28, 2020, they released another weather update, filmed in Gaga's pool and Grande's bathtub. [22] The mid-90s house-pop hook contains a pitched-down vocal loop. "Rain on Me" is Gaga's second song to debut at the top following "Born This Way", making her the fourth female artist to have two songs debut at number one, following Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, and Ariana Grande, and seventh overall, following Drake, Justin Bieber, and Travis Scott. At one point in the clip, Gaga sports Grande's "trademark high pony" hairstyle, with Grande having her hair down. Rain On Me Lyrics: I've been drowning in my own tears / Wasting time running from my fears / When all the while you've been right here / Waiting on me / If I'd have told you what I'm going through [89], In the United Kingdom, "Rain on Me" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart becoming both Gaga and Grande's sixth UK number one single and Gaga's first single to debut atop. [93] "Rain on Me" was the 20th biggest song of 2020 in the Ireland, being the 5th biggest song by a female artist in the country. "[45] Hannah Mylrea from NME called it a "smash hit" that "may just be Gaga's best song since 2011's 'Born This Way"". Stream "Rain on Me" right here. Find your perfect arrangement and access a variety of transpositions so you can print and play instantly, anywhere. 2020 single by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. [31] The song was also promoted through an Amazon Music lyric video commercial. It's two women having a conversation about how to keep going and how to be grateful for what you do. !function(t,e,r){var n,s=t.getElementsByTagName(e)[0],i=/^http:/.test(t.location)? 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Share the best GIFs now >>> [108] The video also features "some dramatic close-ups of Gaga with rain pouring down her face" behind a pane of glass, and a scene where the two singers are holding hands, "each with lengthy Sailor Moon hair floating in the wind behind them". Then she came up to me and said "you're hiding", and I said "yeah, you're right, I'm absolutely hiding", and that's where our friendship blossomed.[4]. About “Rain On Me” “Rain On Me” is about persevering through your troubles and finding solace and comfort in the fact that things will get better. Rain On Me is the tenth song by Ariana Grande in the series. She added that the visual for the song "makes a convincing case that, when the world falls, society should really just become a huge dance party. After performing "911", Gaga changed into a purple outift with a spiky shoulder-piece and started singing "Rain on Me". //