When the Rain Begins to Fall

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“When the Rain Begins to Fall”
“When the Rain Begins to Fall” cover
Single by Pia Zadora & Jermaine Jackson
B-side "Follow My Heartbeat"
Released 1984
Format 7" single
12" maxi
Recorded 1984
Genre Pop music
Length 4:06
Label Arista
Writer(s) Peggy March
Michael Bradley
Steve Wittmack
Producer Jack White
Certification Platinum France, 1985

"When the Rain Begins to Fall" is a 1984 song recorded by the singers Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora. The song was released as a single at the end of 1984.

The song was performed in the movie Voyage Of the Rock Aliens in which Zadora played a lead role.

The song was covered by many artists.

Contents

[edit] Original version

[edit] Music video

In the music video, the song's lyrics are subtitled in French-language.

[edit] Charts performances

The song had a great success in France, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Germany where it topped the Singles Chart.

In France, the single appeared on the chart from the beginning of this one, on November 4, 1984, at #30. It reached the top five five weeks later and was number one for three unsuccessive weeks. It stayed on the chart (Top 50) for a total of 27 weeks, including 18 weeks in the Top ten[1]. The song was certified Platinum disc by the SNEP for a minimum of 1 million copies sold[2] (1,017,000 sales, according to Infodisc website[3] and is the 87th best-selling single of all time in that country[4].

In Switzerland, the single remained on the chart from November 11, 1984 to February 17, 1985 (14 weeks), debuting at #8 and peaking at #1 two weeks after and for five weeks. After that, it kept on dropping on the chart[5].

In Austria, the single entered the Top Singles on December 15, 1984 at number 7 before climbing to #2, its highest position. It desappeared from the chart on April 1, 1985[6].

However, the song failed to reached the top of the various charts in US : it peaked at low positions on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (#61), Hot Dance Club Play (#22), and Billboard Hot 100 (#54)[7].

[edit] Track listings

12" maxi
  1. "When the Rain Begins to Fall" (Extended Version) (6:07)
  2. "Follow My Heartbeat" - by Pia Zadora (4:22)
  3. "Escape from the Planet of the Ant Men"
    - by Jermaine Jackson feat. T. Jackson and R. Jackson (5:04)
7" single
  1. "When the Rain Begins to Fall" (4:06)
  2. "Follow My Heartbeat" - by Pia Zadora (4:22)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1984-1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] 22
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[8] 61
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 54
Austrian Singles Chart[9] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[10] 1
French Singles Chart[11] 1
German Singles Chart[12] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 1

[edit] Cover versions

  • Age Pee
  • Wisecräcker (1998)
  • Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn (1998)
  • Future Pop (2002)
  • Nouky (2003) - #41 in the Netherlands[14]
  • Crystal K. (2005)

[edit] Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn cover

“When the Rain Begins to Fall”
“When the Rain Begins to Fall” cover
Single by Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn
from the album What's My Name?
Released March 30, 1998
Format CD single
CD maxi
Recorded 1998
Length 3:56
Label Universal
Writer(s) Peggy March
Michael Bradley
Steve Wittmack
Producer Bülent Aris
Toni Cottura
Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn singles chronology
"Cherish"
(1997)		 "When the Rain Begins to Fall"
(1998)

In 1998, the song was covered by Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn.

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi (March 30, 1998)
  1. "When The Rain Begins to Fall" (Radio Edit) (3:56)
  2. "Brotherhood" (4:21)
  3. "Like This" (3:24)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1998)[15] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 50
Austrian Singles Chart 6
Dutch Singles Chart 21
New Zealand Singles Chart 4
Swedish Singles Chart 56
Swiss Singles Chart 16
Preceded by
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder		 Swiss number one single
November 25, 1984 - December 30, 1984		 Succeeded by
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid
Preceded by
"Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr		 French (SNEP) number one single
February 2, 1985 - February 9, 1985
February 23, 1985		 Succeeded by
"Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr

[edit] References

  1. ^ "When the Rain Begins to Fall", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  2. ^ Jermaine Jackson's certifications, in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  3. ^ Pia Zadora & Jermaine Jackson's sales in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  4. ^ Best-selling singles in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  5. ^ "When the Rain Begins to Fall", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  6. ^ "When the Rain Begins to Fall", Austrian Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  7. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  8. ^ a b c Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  9. ^ "When the Rain Begins to Fall", Austrian Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  10. ^ De Nederlandse Top 40, week 48, 1984. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
  11. ^ "When the Rain Begins to Fall", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  12. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  13. ^ "When the Rain Begins to Fall", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  14. ^ "When the Rain Begins to Fall" (Nouky version) Dutcharts.nl (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  15. ^ "When the Rain Begins to Fall" (Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn version) Hitparade.com (Retrieved February 20, 2008)