Raincloud (song)

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“Raincloud”
“Raincloud” cover
UK CD single #1
Single by Lighthouse Family
from the album Postcards from Heaven
B-side "From a Desert to a Beach"
Released 17 August 1997
Format CD, cassette[1]
Recorded Miraval and Sarm West
Genre Pop
Length 4:06
Label Wildcard / Polydor
Writer(s) Paul Tucker
Producer Mike Peden
Lighthouse Family singles chronology
"Loving Every Minute"
(1996)
"Raincloud"
(1997)
"High"
(1997)
Greatest Hits track listing
"High
(3)
"Raincloud"
(4)
"Lost in Space"
(5)
Alternate cover
UK CD single #2
UK CD single #2

"Raincloud" was the first pop single written by British duo Lighthouse Family, for their second album Postcards from Heaven (1997). The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released as the second in August 1997 and reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom.

With "Raincloud", another song called "From a Desert to a Beach" was included. This song wasn't in any of the Lighthouse Family's albums apart from their remix album Relaxed & Remixed.

Contents

[edit] Track listing and formats

# Title Length
UK CD single #1[2]
1. "Raincloud" (7" edit) 4:06
2. "Raincloud" (D'Influence remix edit) 4:27
3. "From a Desert to a Beach" 4:28
4. "Raincloud" (Basement Boys Paradox vocal) 8:11
# Title Length
UK CD single #2[3]
1. "Raincloud" (7" edit) 4:05
2. "Raincloud" (Mark!'s Tribal Madness vocal) 9:16
3. "Raincloud" (Mark!'s Tribal Madness dub) 7:30
4. "Raincloud" (Basement Boys Paradox dub) 6:42

[edit] Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 6
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 34
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia Singles Chart 29
France Singles Chart 47
Dutch Singles Chart 71

[edit] Chart performance

When the Lighthouse Family released "Raincloud", they reached to #6 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1997. This meant that this was their second Top 10 hit and their first from their album "Postcards From Heaven". They were in the UK singles Chart for 7 weeks.

"Raincloud" was also a success in Australia following their #1 with High. It went to #29 in the Australia Singles Chart in November 1998 and were in the charts for 10 weeks. It also went to #47 in the French Singles Chart in January 1998 and #71 in the Dutch Singles Chart in December 1997.

The single "Raincloud" also went in the Eurochart Hot 100. The single peaked at #34 in October 1997. They stayed in the charts for 5 weeks.

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