Rainy Dayz


"Rainy Dayz" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige featuring additional vocals by rapper Ja Rule. Taken from Blige's re-release of her fifth studio album, No More Drama, the track was released to coincide with the release of the album's reissue, serving as its final single. The Irv Gotti-produced duet became another hit for both, while peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 in the United Kingdom.

Background

Ja Rule wrote "Rainy Dayz" in response to the September 11 attacks in his home city of New York. He told Complex, "I went in my basement in my studio and put that record together because that’s how I was feeling about the situation. I felt like the nation—us as a country, us as people—we were going through a rainy day. It will pass but today this is what it is. Speaking to TRL, he said, "It’s basically about how we feel going through life. But these times, especially right now what’s going on, it kind of fits. On the record, I’m basically saying that it’s these rainy days that we spend a lifetime trying to wash away. Just waiting for the sun to come and shine again. But until then, come smile for me. So that’s the kind of vibe that is on.
The track was originally written for TLC for their fourth studio album 3D, but the group turned the track down. Group member Tionne Watkins commented on this, saying "It wasn't that I didn't like the song, it was more so that I felt like I've already been there, done that, and I was just on another page at the time". References to TLC being the group in mind when the track was written can be heard in the lyrics "We’re always livin’ so crazy and sexy and cool" and "Baby didn’t we tell you before about chasin’ those waterfalls". The track also has a reference to the Marvin Gaye song "What's Going On."

Formats and track listings

CD 01
  1. "Rainy Dayz"
  2. "Rainy Dayz"
  3. "Rainy Dayz"
  4. "Rainy Dayz"
CD 02
  1. "Rainy Dayz"
  2. "Let No Man Put Asunder"
  3. "Sexy"

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