"Raining All Over the World"
Single by The Adventures
from the album Lions and Tigers and Bears
B-side"Straight to Heaven"
Released1992
Length4:26
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Pat Gribben
Producer(s)Pat Collier
The Adventures singles chronology
"Your Greatest Shade of Blue"
(1990) 		"Raining All Over the World"
(1992) 		"Monday, Monday"
(1993)

"Raining All Over the World" is a song by Northern Irish band The Adventures, which was released in 1992 as the lead single from their fourth and final studio album Lions and Tigers and Bears (1993). The song was written by Pat Gribben and produced by Pat Collier. "Raining All Over the World" reached number 68 in the UK Singles Chart and number 21 in the Music Week Top 50 Airplay Chart.[1][2]

Music video

The song's original music video was shot by a French director who, according to the band's vocalist Terry Sharpe, had "all these ideas for a concept video which sounded dodgy to begin with". Polydor were unhappy with the results and asked the band re-shoot most of the video. Sharpe explained to the Sunday Sun in 1992, "The video revolved around me standing in the bathroom singing at myself in the mirror with a camera specially angled so you couldn't see it. This French guy was sitting underneath with two little sticks moving the mirror doors on the cabinet. The video had a lot of nice colours in it but didn't break into anything – our marketing people went berserk and told us to re-do most of it again."[3]

Critical reception

On its release, Jim Lawn of The Lennox Herald described the song as "bright and breezy pop with a fabulous hook".[4] In his 2015 book Chart Watch UK - Hits of 1988, James Masterton considered it to be a "memorable single" and "well worth seeking out".[5]

Track listing

7-inch and cassette single[6][7]

  1. "Raining All Over the World" – 4:28
  2. "Straight to Heaven" – 3:51

12-inch promotional single (UK)[8]

  1. "Raining All Over the World" – 4:28
  2. "Straight to Heaven" – 3:51
  3. "Say I'm Sorry" – 4:04
  4. "In the Garden" – 4:00

CD single[9]

  1. "Raining All Over the World" – 4:28
  2. "Straight to Heaven" – 3:51
  3. "Say I'm Sorry" – 4:04
  4. "In the Garden" – 4:00

Personnel

The Adventures

Additional musicians

Production

Other

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 68

References

  1. ^ "ADVENTURES; full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 13 June 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 23 March 2022 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ Downing, Jane (31 May 1992). "Raining cats and frogs for the Adventures!". Sunday Sun. p. 20.
  4. ^ Lawn, Jim (19 June 1992). "Singles reviews". The Lennox Herald. p. 24.
  5. ^ Masterton, James (2019). Chart Watch UK - Hits of 1988. ISBN 9780463270998. Retrieved 23 March 2022 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Raining All Over the World (UK and European 7-inch single sleeve notes). The Adventures. Polydor Records. 1992. PO 211, 863 044-7.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Raining All Over the World (UK cassette single liner notes). The Adventures. Polydor Records. 1992. POCS 211.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Raining All Over the World (UK 12-inch single sleeve notes). The Adventures. Polydor Records. 1992. PZ 211DJ.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Raining All Over the World (UK and German CD single liner notes). The Adventures. Polydor Records. 1992. PZCD 211, 863045-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "The Adventures: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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