The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)


"The Rain " is a song recorded by American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. It was written and composed by Don Bryant, Bernard "Bernie" Miller, Elliott, and producer Timbaland for her debut album Supa Dupa Fly and contains a sample of Ann Peebles' 1973 single "I Can't Stand the Rain", whose lyrics serve as the chorus.
The song was released to US radio stations on May 20, 1997, and the Hype Williams-directed video was released to video shows starting June 3, 1997. The song entered the Hot R&B Airplay chart in mid-June, and peaked at number 6 the week of August 9, 1997. It peaked at number 51 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart the following week.
The song was released as the album's lead single on July 2, 1997, and reached the top twenty in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. VH1 ranked the song 99th on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s. And in 2010 Pitchfork Media included the song at number 33 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s. In 2000, "The Rain " was named the fourth-best single of 1999 by The Village Voices annual-year end Pazz & Jop critics' poll.
The song's moans are used as a sample in Method Man & Redman's "The ?"

Music video

The breakout music video was the first of Missy's career directed by Hype Williams. The most notable aspect of the video is the patent leather blow up suit, which resembles an inflated trash bag that Missy wears during a fisheye lens shot. Timbaland, Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George of SWV, Yo Yo, Lil' Kim, Total, 702, Da Brat, Lil' Cease and Puff Daddy all make cameos. The video was nominated for Best Rap Video at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards.

Legacy

The song was used in a 2016 Coca-Cola commercial featuring professional golfer Jordan Spieth.

Formats and track listings

  1. "The Rain " - 4:05
  2. "The Rain " - 3:57
  3. "The Rain " - 4:09
;German 12" Remixes
Side A
  1. "The Rain " - 5:10
  2. "The Rain " - 3:46
Side B
  1. "The Rain " - 7:25
;German CD Maxi-Single
  1. "The Rain " - 3:59
  2. "The Rain " - 3:53
  3. "The Rain " - 4:32
  4. "The Rain " - 4:20
  5. "The Rain " - 4:04
  6. "The Rain " - 4:11
  7. "The Rain " - 4:08
;U.S. 12-inch Promo
Side A
  1. "Supa Dupa Fly " - 4:11
  2. "Supa Dupa Fly " - 4:11
Side B
  1. "Supa Dupa Fly " - 3:59
  2. "Supa Dupa Fly " - 4:11
;U.S. 12-inch Single
Side A
  1. "The Rain " - 3:59
  2. "The Rain " - 4:11
  3. "The Rain " - 4:08
Side B
  1. "The Rain " - 4:32
  2. "The Rain " - 4:04
  3. "The Rain " - 4:20
;U.S. CD Maxi-Single
  1. "The Rain " - 4:05
  2. "The Rain " - 3:57
  3. "The Rain " - 4:09

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