Crying in the Rain
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| “Crying In The Rain” | |||||
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| Single by a-ha from the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon |
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| B-side | (Seemingly) Non-stop July | ||||
| Released | 1 October 1990 | ||||
| Format | Cd Single | ||||
| Recorded | 1989 | ||||
| Genre | Synthpop New Wave Alternative rock |
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| Length | 4:25 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros | ||||
| Writer(s) | Howard Greenfield and Carole King | ||||
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"Crying in the Rain" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Carole King and was originally recorded by the Everly Brothers. Country singer Tammy Wynette also covered the song in 1981, bringing it to the top twenty on the country singles charts. The band a-ha later covered the song with some large success.
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[edit] a-ha version
In 1990, the Norwegian pop band a-ha covered the song. Following its success, a-ha became closer to the Everly Brothers, who had originally recorded the song. They were each presented with a set of guitars by the Everly Brothers that a-ha continue to use.
This is one of the only commercially available songs which a-ha have covered. The only other is "Velvet", first released with Savoy, or Magne's "Dragonfly".
The video was directed by Steve Barron. The theme of the video is a robbery gone wrong. It is actually the second version of this video, the first version did not feature any of the scenes of Morten singing alone. The video was filmed entirely with a specific technique of mobile cameras and was filmed in Big Timber, Montana.
Though often given the misnomer of "one-hit wonder" in the U.S., the band has actually had a number of singles appear on various charts there, though none anywhere near as big a hit as their debut, "Take on Me". "Crying in the Rain" was a-ha's last single to go top 40 on a Billboard chart in the U.S. to date, peaking at #26 on the Adult Contemporary chart during the week ending April 6, 1991.[1]
[edit] Other songs with the same title
Whitesnake also recorded a song by the same name. It was written by David Coverdale and released in 1982 on the album Saints & Sinners. In 1987, it was re-recorded for Whitesnake's self titled album.
[edit] Chart position (a-ha)
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| Year | Chart | Peak |
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| 1989 | Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 17 | |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 21 | |
| British Singles Chart | 13 | |
| Irish Singles Chart | 8 | |
| French Singles Chart | 11 | |
| German Singles Chart | 6 |
[edit] References
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- ^ Norwegian Singles Chart. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ American Single Charts. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ American Single Charts. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ British Single Chart. UK Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Swedish Singles Chart. Hitlista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ French Singles Chart. Palmares. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Austrian Singles Chart. Austria Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Swiss Singles Chart. Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Irish Singles Chart. The Irish Chart. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ German Singles Chart. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
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