Rainbow in the Dark

Infobox Single
Name = Rainbow in the Dark


Artist = Dio
from Album = Holy Diver
B-side = Stand Up and Shout (live), Straight Through the Heart (live)
Released = October 21, 1983
Format = 7", 12"
Recorded = 1983, Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 4:15
Label = Vertigo Records
Writer = Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
Producer = Ronnie James Dio
Chart position = * #14 (US Mainstream Rock Tracks)
Last single = "Holy Diver" (1983)
This single = "Rainbow in the Dark" (1983)
Next single = "The Last in Line" (1984)Song infobox
Name = Rainbow in the Dark


Artist = Dio
Album = Holy Diver
Released = May 25, 1983
track_no = 8
Recorded = 1983
Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 4:15
Label = Vertigo Records
Mercury Records
Warner Bros. Records
Writer = Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
Producer = Ronnie James Dio
prev = "Invisible"
prev_no = 7
next = "Shame on the Night"
next_no = 9

"Rainbow in the Dark" was the second single released by heavy metal band Dio, appearing on their 1983 LP, "Holy Diver". It was numbered 13 on VH1's "Top 40 Greatest Metal Songs." ["VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1-4 May 2006, "VH1" Channel, reported by [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/103446/episode_this_list.jhtml VH1.com] ; last accessed September 10, 2006.] It is one of Dio's most popular songs.

Dio has said in a 2005 interview that he was displeased with the song, considering it to sound too much like pop music. He said that after the recording was finished he took a razor blade and declared his intention to destroy the tape. However, the other members of the band talked him out of it.

In a VH1 documentary, Dio also stated that the lyrics reflected his feelings after leaving Black Sabbath, as he felt alone and rejected, hence a "Rainbow in the Dark". It should also be noted that the title may refer to Dio's other band, Rainbow.

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