Rain (The Script song)
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| Single by The Script | ||||
| from the album Freedom Child | ||||
| Released | 14 July 2017 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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| "Rain" on YouTube | ||||
"Rain" (stylised as "Ra!n" on the cover art) is a song by Irish rock band The Script. It was written by James Barry, Camille Purcell, Mark Sheehan and Danny O'Donoghue, with the latter two and Andrew Frampton, Jimbo Wallace, Max Farrar handling the song's production. The song was released on 14 July 2017, through Sony Music, as the lead single from the band's upcoming fifth studio album Freedom Child.[2]
Background
The Script described the track as a "feel-good summer tune". "After a very long process of making 'Album 5', the song 'Rain' came right at the end. It's a summer song so we thought, only The Script can make it 'Rain in Summer'" the band stated.[3][4][5] In an interview with Metro, the band regarded the single as a progression. "I think we have afforded ourselves a little bit of leeway. The past four records have been not the same sound but we've been progressing at a slow rate. It's been two years since we had something out so there's two years worth of progression in our music. I'm sure to a lot of people it might sound quite drastic at first but if they heard the 60 songs we've put out you'd hear a slower progression." When asked if their change in sound was deliberate, they said:
"When we started this record we wanted to do something where people would hear a song and go 'oh I love that song!' and then look it up and find it's us. We wanted to change our sound a push our sound a bit. It's either adapt, change or die in this industry. It's very difficult in this industry. We wanted to revamp and reboot the sound and at the end of the day we're still the same songwriters and that's never going to go away."
The band said that they always "want something different in our lives" and "hoping our songs penetrate different markets and gain new fans", They referred themselves as an ambitious band. "With Rain we just decided we needed something a bit lighter, you can't just walk into a party of people and start with a heavy topic. It's nice to have a bit of escapism that people can bob their head to and not be so serious about but when people peel the layers of the song they realise that lyrically we've gone deep but on the surface we wanted people to have a bit of fun."[6]
Critical reception
Laura McCarthy of CelebMix wrote that the song is "very different to anything they have released before but it still sounds fantastic and exciting", "catchy" and definitely one to sing along and dance your troubles away to". "Heavy guitar chords kick in and it is a stark contrast to the melancholy sorrow the song and video is portraying. It gives you the feeling of being at a chilled party as more and more instruments are added as the song builds. The juxtaposition of the music and message of both the song and video work well to The Script’s advantage."[4] Isabella Waldron of Hot Press regarded the song as "an upbeat track with a chorus that is bound to get stuck in your head".[7]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]
- Mark Sheehan – composing, lyrics, producing
- James Barry – composing, lyrics
- Camille Purcell – composing, lyrics, background vocals
- Danny O'Donoghue – composing, lyrics, producing
- Andrew Frampton – producing, keyboard, programming, vocal producing
- Jimbo Wallace – producing, bass guitar, drums, guitar, programming
- Max Farrar – producing, keyboard, programming
- Manny Marroquin – mixing engineering
- Michelle Mancini – mastering engineering
- Filippo Barbieri – engineering
- Chris Galland – engineering
- Robin Florent – assistant engineering
- Scott Desmarais – assistant engineering
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9] | 11 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 30 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] | 36 |
| Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] | 4 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 10 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] | 17 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[15] | 37 |
References
- ↑ Murphy, Lauren (14 July 2017). "The Script are back - watch the video for their new song 'Rain' now". entertainment.ie. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ Baillie, Katie (21 July 2017). "The Script announce new album Freedom Child and tour: 'We wanted to revamp and reboot the sound'". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ Pell, Mike (13 July 2017). "Exclusive! The Script Are BACK With New Single 'Rain' & Here's Your First Look At The Music Video". MTV UK. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- 1 2 McCarthy, Laura (14 July 2017). "SINGLE REVIEW: The Script and Their New Song 'Rain'". CelebMix. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ Ians (15 July 2017). "Irish band 'The Script' to make comeback after three years". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ Baillie, Katie (14 July 2017). "The Script are back and with a whole new sound: 'Fans will think its pretty drastic but it's just progression'". Metro. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ Waldron, Isabella (14 July 2017). "Watch: The Script releases music video for new song 'Rain'". Hot Press. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ "Rain / The Script TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Script – Rain" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 32, 2017" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2017-08-11". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 32, 11 augusti 2017". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2017-08-11" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "The Script – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for The Script. Retrieved 8 August 2017.