Singing in the Rain (Simple Plan song)

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"Singing in the Rain"
Single by Simple Plan
from the album Taking One for the Team
ReleasedMarch 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
Genre
Length3:29
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Howard Benson
Simple Plan singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Go to Bed"
(2016) 		"Singing in the Rain"
(2016) 		"Perfectly Perfect"
(2016)
R.City singles chronology
"Make Up"
(2015) 		"Singing in the Rain"
(2016) 		"Don't You Need Somebody"
(2016)

"Singing in the Rain" is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan from their fifth studio album, Taking One for the Team (2016). On the album, American musical duo Rock City are featured on the track, with an additional verse written by the duo's Timothy and Theron Thomas, however the single version does not include this feature.[1] The solo Simple Plan version of "Singing in the Rain" was released to digital retailers on March 25, 2016 as the album's third official single.[2]

Music video[edit]

The accompanying music video was directed by Mark Staubach and pays homage to the 1996 film, That Thing You Do!.[3][4] It premiered April 12, 2016.[3] Set in 1964, the video seeks to depict the positive and negative aspects of the life of a musician, and "the exhilarating power that 3 chords, a drum beat and a catchy melody can have on the lives of the people who create it," according to a statement from the band.[4]

Track listings[edit]

Album version[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Singing in the Rain" (featuring Rock City)
3:42
Single version[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Singing in the Rain"
  • Bouvier
  • Comeau
3:29

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits are adapted from the digital liner notes at AllMusic.[5]

  • Neal Avron – Mixing
  • Chady Awad – Background vocals
  • Howard Benson – Organ, production
  • Chris Bousquet – Assistant engineer
  • Pierre Bouvier – Lead vocals, background vocals, songwriting
  • Chuck Comeau – Drums, background vocals, songwriting
  • David Desrosiers – Bass, background vocals
  • Melanie Fontana – background vocals
  • Chris Gehringer – Mastering
  • Gersh – Technician
  • Hatsukazu Inagaki – Recording
  • Myah Langston – background vocals
  • Sébastien Lefebvre – Guitar, background vocals
  • Jonny Litten – Keyboards, background vocals
  • Mike Plotnikoff – Recording
  • Lenny Skolnik – Keyboards, background vocals
  • Scott Skrzynski – Mixing engineer
  • Jeff Stinco – Guitar, background vocals
  • Wendell Teague – Assistant engineer
  • Theron Thomas – Composition[A]
  • Timothy Thomas – Composition[B]
  • Sidnie Tipton – Background vocals
  • Marc VanGool – Technician

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[6] 40
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[7] 27

Release history[edit]

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide[C] March 25, 2016 Digital download Atlantic [5]
Italy April 29, 2016 Mainstream radio Warner [9]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Theron Thomas is only a co-writer/composer on the album version of the song.
  2. ^ Timothy Thomas is only a co-writer/composer on the album version of the song.
  3. ^ "Singing in the Rain" was released as a digital single without the Rock City feature in all territories except the United States.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Yeung, Neil Z. "Taking One for the Team – Simple Plan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Singing in the Rain – Single by Simple Plan". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Simple Plan: Singing in the Rain (Video 2016)". IMDb. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b Press Releases (April 12, 2016). "SIMPLE PLAN RELEASE RETRO NEW VIDEO FOR "SINGING IN THE RAIN"". Warner Music Group Canada. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Singing in the Rain – Simple Plan | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Simple Plan – Chart history". Billboard Canada AC for Simple Plan. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Simple Plan Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Simple Plan on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  9. ^ Mompellio, Gabriel (April 26, 2016). "Simple Plan – Singing in the Rain (Radio Date: 29-04-2016)". EarOne. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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