Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
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| "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" | ||
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| Single by Travis | ||
| from the album The Man Who | ||
| Released | August 2, 1999 | |
| Format | CD, Cassette | |
| Recorded | ? | |
| Genre | Rock, Britpop | |
| Length | 4 min 25 s | |
| Label | Independiente | |
| Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich | |
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| Travis singles chronology | ||
| "Driftwood" (1999) |
"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" (1999) |
"Turn" (1999) |
"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" is the breakthrough single that earned Travis international recognition. It was the third single from their second album The Man Who and their first Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart. Regional singles were released for the UK, Austria, Japan, and USA.
The song is noted for its strings introduction and heartfelt lyrics.
Fittingly, when Travis was performing "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" at the 1999 Glastonbury Festival, it promptly began to rain at the site.
The song was performed at the Live 8 concert, London on July 2, 2005.
It was written by Fran Healy on a trip to the city of Eilat in Israel, which is known of its extremely dry climate, but still through the brief time them Glasgow lads were there, the rain managed to follow them in this out most rare occasion.
