Rain (Madonna Song)

Rain (Madonna Song)

"Rain" is a song performed by American recording artist and songwriter Madonna which was taken from her fifth studio album Erotica (1992). The song was released on July 17, 1993 by Maverick Records. It was the fifth single release, but the fourth single release in North America. The song was produced and written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone. Lyrically, the song likens rain to the empowering effect of love, and as with water's ability to clean and wash away physical things, to also wash away pain. The lyrics also talk about waiting and hoping (and likely, reciprocation of feelings) for love; per the other songs on Erotica, sexual contact is also a possible interpretation of the song.

"Rain" received rave reviews from music critics, who noted it as one of Madonna's best works, and was then compared to her aftermath single "I'll Remember", which was released a year later. The song was then granted with moderate chart success, as it peaked inside the top ten in some countries, including Canada, Japan, Australia, Ireland, Italy and the United Kingdom. An accompanying music video was released for the single, featuring Madonna in a futuristic background, where it was shot in black and white, until being applied by blue tones. The music video was hailed from many critics, noting it as one of the best music videos of all time.

The song was only commercially released on one Madonna compilation, this being Something to Remember (1995). It has not appeared in any other compilation since. The song was performed on only two tours of Madonna's, this being The Girlie Show Tour in 1993 and a remixed version of her Sticky & Sweet Tour in 2008-09.