Summer Rain (Belinda Carlisle song)

Infobox Single
Name = Summer Rain


Caption =
Artist = Belinda Carlisle
from Album = Runaway Horses
A-side =
B-side =
Released = April 2, 1990 (Australia) December 10, 1990 (UK)
Format = CD, 7", 12"
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length = 5:25
Label = MCA, Virgin
Writer = Robbie Seidman, Maria Vidal
Producer = Rick Nowels
Certification = Gold (ARIA)
Last single = "Runaway Horses" (1990)
This single = "Summer Rain" (1990)
Next single = "Vision of You" (1990)
Misc = "Summer Rain" is a song written by Robbie Seidman and Maria Vidal, produced by Rick Nowels for Belinda Carlisle's third solo album "Runaway Horses". It was released around the world in 1990 and was issued as a CD single, 7" single and a 12" single.

Chart performance

The song was released as the album's third single in Australia and made its debut in the charts on April 9, 1990 at #42. After five weeks of being in the charts it made its way into the top ten at #10 and then jumped four places to its peak position of #6. It stayed there for three weeks and then fell down the charts, spending sixteen weeks in the top fifty and twenty-two weeks in the top one hundred. The song became Carlisle's fourth top ten single in Australia and was the fortieth highest selling single in Australia for 1990 [cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1990.htm|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1990|work=ARIA Charts|accessdate=May 26|accessyear=2007] .

The song was released in the United Kingdom on December 22, 1990, and was the sixth and final release from "Runaway Horses". It became Carlisle's fifth top thirty single there. "Summer Rain" made its debut at #47 and stayed around that position until its fifth week where it jumped fifteen places to #25. The week after that it reached its peak position of #23 on January 22, 1991 and then fell down the charts from then on, spending ten weeks in the top seventy-five.

"Summer Rain" was the second last charting single in the United States, peaking at #30 and staying in the charts for thirteen weeks.

Cover versions

"Summer Rain" was covered by Australian dance act Slinkee Minx in 2004 for their first album "Electric Dreams" (2007). It was the first song released from the album, and was released in Australia on August 9, 2004 as a CD single. The song was released under the record label Central Station and was produced by Mike Felks. Slinkee Minx's version of the song was a much remixed dancier version than Carlisle's and was received well.

The song made its debut on the singles chart at number five, hitting the top spot on the dance chart knocking off "Push Up" by the Freestylers. On its second week it fell out of the top ten to number eleven but jumped back into the top ten, staying there for four more weeks. It spent fifteen weeks in the top fifty and eighteen weeks in the top one hundred, becoming the sixty-first highest selling single in Australia for 2004 [cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2004.htm|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2004|work=ARIA Charts|accessdate=May 26|accessyear=2007] and was accredited gold by ARIA [cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2004.htm|title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Singles|work=ARIA Charts|accessdate=May 26|accessyear=2007] . "Summer Rain" was released to clubs in more than fifty countries including the U.S., UK and Europe.

A more recent cover was made by German dance act Groove Coverage.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Summer Rain".;Belinda Carlisle CD single
# "Summer Rain"
# "Summer Rain" (Justin Strauss mix)
# "Leave a Light On" (Kamikazee mix)

;Slinkee Minx CD single
# "Summer Rain" (radio edit) — 4:15
# "Summer Rain" (Zander radio edit) — 4:08
# "Summer Rain" (KCB remix) — 7:57
# "Summer Rain" (Zander club mix) — 7:11
# "Tell Me" (radio edit) — 4:34

;Other versions/remixes
*"Summer Rain" Lee S remix
*"Summer Rain" Friday Night Posse remix
*"Summer Rain" KB Project monster remix
*"Summer Rain" Alex K mix
*"Summer Rain" extended mix
*"Summer Rain" NRGize remix
*"Summer Rain" Clubstar Remix

Charts

* ¹ Belinda Carlisle.
* ² Slinkee Minx.

References