| "When the Rain Begins to Fall" | |
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| Single by Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora | |
| B-side | "Follow My Heartbeat" |
| Released | October 25, 1984 |
| Format | 7" single, 12" maxi |
| Recorded | 1984 |
| Genre | Synthpop, New Wave |
| Length | 4:06 |
| Label | Arista |
| Writer(s) | Peggy March Michael Bradley Steve Wittmack |
| Producer | Jack White |
| Certification | Platinum France |
"When the Rain Begins to Fall" is a 1984 song recorded by singers Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora, and released as a single at the end of 1984. The song was performed in the movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens[1] in which Zadora played a lead role. It was covered by a variety of artists through the years.
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In the music video, the song's lyrics are subtitled in the French-language. The plot of the video begins as Pia Zadora's gang is waiting, who then start their motorcycles and go to Jackson's gang. When the two gangs meet, Jackson sings the beginning of the song while Zadora's gang drives off, to later meet again in a bar. The two gangs disappear from the bar, then Zadora and Jackson take refuge near the place where there is to be a real battle between the gangs. Afterwards, Jackson and Zadora again flee from both gangs, but are caught together in the woods. After a big brawl at the end Zadora's gang fled on their motorcycles. Bob Giraldi directed the clip, and it was featured in the movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens.
The song had a great success in France, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and Germany, where it topped the singles charts in those countries.
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.[2] The song was certified Platinum disc by the SNEP for 1,017,000 units sold[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 disappeared from the chart on April 1, 1985.[6]
The song failed to have significiant impact on various charts in the US, peaking relatively low on the pop singles (#54), R&B Singles (#61), and dance club (#22) charts.[7]
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| "When the Rain Begins to Fall" | ||||
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| Single by Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn | ||||
| from the album What's My Name? | ||||
| Released | 30 March 1998 | |||
| Format | CD single, CD maxi | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Writer(s) | Peggy March Michael Bradley Steve Wittmack |
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| Producer | Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura | |||
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In 1998, the song was covered by Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[11] | 50 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[11] | 6 |
| Dutch Mega Top 100[11] | 21 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[11] | 4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[11] | 56 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[11] | 16 |
| "A csillagokban járunk" | ||||
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| Single by Desperado feat. Pál Tamás | ||||
| from the album Táncolj! | ||||
| Released | 20 February 2007 | |||
| Format | CD maxi | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG Entertainment (Hungary) | |||
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In 2007, the song was covered by Desperado feat. Pál Tamás.
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Hungarian Mahasz Singles Chart[12] | 8 |
| Hungarian Mahasz Dance Chart[13] | 28 |
| Hungarian Mahasz Radio Airplay Chart[14] | 7 |
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