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It's Raining Men

"It's Raining Men"
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Single by The Weather Girls
from the album Success
B-side "It's Raining Men" (long version)
Released September 10, 1982
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1982
Genre Hi-NRG Disco
Length 3:31 (7" single)
4:06 (album version)
5:24 (12" single)
Label Columbia
Writer(s)
The Weather Girls singles chronology
"Just Us"
(1980)
"It's Raining Men"
(1982)
"No One Can Love You More Than Me"
(1985)
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"It's Raining Men"
Single by Martha Wash featuring RuPaul
from the album The Collection and RuPaul's Go-Go Box Classics
B-side "It's Raining Men... The Sequel" (Radio Mix)
Released November 10, 1998
Format CD
Recorded 1997
Genre Eurodance
Length 3:45
Label Rhino Records
Writer(s)
  • Paul Jabara
  • Paul Shaffer
Producer(s) Gary Haase
Martha Wash featuring RuPaul singles chronology
"Come"
(1998)
"It's Raining Men"
(1998)
"Listen to the People"
(2000)
"It's Raining Men"
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Single by Geri Halliwell
from the album Scream If You Wanna Go Faster
B-side
  • "Brave New World"
  • "I Was Made That Way"
Released April 30, 2001
Format
Recorded 2001
Genre Dance-pop, post-disco
Length 4:18
Label EMI
Writer(s)
  • Paul Jabara
  • Paul Shaffer
Producer(s) Stephen Lipson
Geri Halliwell singles chronology
"Bag It Up"
(2000)
"It's Raining Men"
(2001)
"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster"
(2001)
Music video
"It's Raining Men" on YouTube

"It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979, originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982. The song had been offered to Diana Ross, Donna Summer,Cher, and Barbra Streisand before being accepted by Martha Wash and Izora Armstead of The Weather Girls, with their version becoming an international hit, selling over 6 million copies worldwide.

It was covered by Martha Wash (of The Weather Girls) as a duet with RuPaul in 1997, by Geri Halliwell in 2001, and by Young Divas in 2006. The song is hailed as a camp classic and more recently as a dance, gay, and female anthem.

The Weather Girls' version went number one on the US Disco chart, debuting in October 1982. It made number 34 on the US R&B chart and number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released from their album Success. This version also made it to number two on the UK Singles Chart and number two in Australia, as well as number one on the Euro Hot 100.

The Weather Girls' music video was directed by Jim Canty and Jake-Sebastian Wynne, and featured Gene Anthony Ray.

RuPaul and Martha Wash duetted on "It's Raining Men... The Sequel", which was included on the 1998 Rhino Records compilation CD RuPaul's Go-Go Box Classics.


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