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Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Lied aus dem Jahr 1970 von Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Vorlage:Infobox song "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" is a song written by John Fogerty and released as a single in 1971 from the album Pendulum (1970) by roots rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song charted highest in Canada, reaching number 1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart in March 1971.[1] In the U.S., in the same year it peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (where it was listed as "Have You Ever Seen the Rain / Hey Tonight", together with the B-side).[2] On Cash Box pop chart, it peaked at number 3. In the UK, it reached number 36. It was the group's eighth gold-selling single.[3]

Some have speculated that the song's lyrics are referencing the Vietnam War, with the "rain" being a metaphor for bombs falling from the sky.[4] In his review for Allmusic website, Mark Deming suggests that the song is about the idealism of the 1960s and about how it faded in the wake of events such as the Altamont Free Concert and the Kent State shootings, and that Fogerty is saying that the same issues of the 1960s still existed in the 1970s but that people were no longer fighting for them.[5] However, Fogerty himself has said in interviews and prior to playing the song in concert that it is about rising tension within CCR and the imminent departure of his brother Tom from the band. In an interview, Fogerty stated that the song was written about the fact that they were on the top of the charts, and had surpassed all of their wildest expectations of fame and fortune. They were rich and famous, but somehow all of the members of the band at the time were depressed and unhappy; thus the line "Have you ever seen the rain, coming down on a sunny day?". The band split up in October the following year after the release of the album Mardi Gras.

In a literal sense, the song describes a sunshower, such in the lyric "It'll rain a sunny day" and the chorus, "Have you ever seen the rain, comin' down on a sunny day?".[6] These events are particularly common in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama, but less common in other parts of the United States, due to localized atmospheric wind shear effects.[6] In Southern regional dialect, there is even a term for it: "the devil beating his wife".[6]

John Fogerty released a live version of the song on his The Long Road Home - In Concert DVD which was recorded at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on September 15, 2005.

Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Argentina (Prensario)[7] 10
Australia (Go-Set)[8] 6
Austria[9] 6
Belgium (Ultratop)[10] 6
Brazil (IBOPE)[11] 8
Canada RPM Top Singles[12] 1
Japan (Music Labo Co.)[13] 14
Netherlands (Radio Veronica)[8] 9
Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[8] 1
New Zealand (Listener)[14] 3
Norway (Verdens Gang)[15] 3
Singapore (Rediffusion)[8] 5
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[16] 1
Sweden (Radio Sweden)[8] 8
UK (Record Retailer)[8] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 8
US Cash Box Top 100[18] 3
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Rock Digital Songs (Billboard)[19] 1
US Rock Streaming Songs (Billboard)[20] 11
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Chart (2021) Peak
position

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Year-end charts

Chart (1971) Rank
Australia[21] 40
Canada[22] 13
South Africa[23] 14
US Cash Box[24] 60

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Certifications and sales

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The song was featured in movies and television shows Cold Case, Nurse Jackie, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., Stargate: SG-1, Evan Almighty and The Longest Yard.

Cover versions

Pop rock singer Bonnie Tyler covered the song on her 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of Night.

Chart (1983) Rank Ref.
Ireland Irish Singles Chart 13 [25]
UK Singles Chart records and statistics 47 [26]
France Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique 25 [27]
Germany GfK Entertainment charts 63 [28]

Funk rock band Spin Doctors covered the song for the soundtrack of the 1993 film Philadelphia.

Rod Stewart included the song on his 2006 covers album Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time.

Chart (2006) Rank Ref.
US Adult Contemporary Billboard 6 [29]

Spanish-language versions

Portuguese-language versions

References

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  1. ↑ Item: 2736 – Library and Archives Canada. Abgerufen am 3. März 2016.
    Item: 2795 – Library and Archives Canada. Abgerufen am 3. März 2016.
  2. ↑ Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chart history. Abgerufen am 4. März 2016 (englisch).
  3. ↑ Chronicle, Vol. 1 Liner notes
  4. ↑ Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have You Ever Seen The Rain Lyrics. SongMeanings, abgerufen am 21. August 2014.
  5. ↑ Mark Deming: Have You Ever Seen the Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival | Listen, Appearances, Song Review. AllMusic, abgerufen am 21. August 2014.
  6. ↑ a b c Simon Mahan: Did a rock band explain why wind power will work in the south, 45 years ago? In: Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. 2. September 2016, abgerufen am 2. September 2016.
  7. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  8. ↑ a b c d e f Vorlage:Cite magazine
  9. ↑ Creedence Clear Water. Abgerufen am 16. Juli 2021.
  10. ↑ Ultra Top – Charts. Ultratop, abgerufen am 16. Juli 2021.
  11. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  12. ↑ Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada. Abgerufen am 4. April 2017.
  13. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  14. ↑ flavour of new zealand – search listener. In: www.flavourofnz.co.nz.
  15. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  16. ↑ SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs H-I. In: South Africa's Rock Lists. Abgerufen am 29. September 2018.
  17. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – Vorlage:ISBN
  18. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 3/13/71. In: tropicalglen.com. Archiviert vom Original am 7. Juni 2015; abgerufen am 7. April 2018.
  19. ↑ Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History. In: Billboard. Abgerufen am 10. April 2021.
  20. ↑ Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History. In: Billboard. Abgerufen am 10. April 2021.
  21. ↑ Forum – 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts). In: Australian-charts.com. Archiviert vom Original am 2. Juni 2016; abgerufen am 7. Mai 2017.
  22. ↑ Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada. In: collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  23. ↑ Top 20 Hit Singles of 1971. Abgerufen am 2. September 2018.
  24. ↑ Cash Box YE Pop Singles – 1971. In: tropicalglen.com. Archiviert vom Original am 6. Oktober 2016; abgerufen am 7. April 2018.
  25. ↑ IRMA. Abgerufen am 11. Februar 2020.
  26. ↑ Official Charts. Abgerufen am 11. Februar 2020.
  27. ↑ SNEP. Abgerufen am 11. Februar 2020.
  28. ↑ Offizielle Deutsch Charts. Abgerufen am 11. Februar 2020.
  29. ↑ Billboard Charts. Abgerufen am 11. Februar 2020.
  30. ↑ The Fevers – Não Devo Mais Ficar (Have You Ever Seen The Rain). YouTube, abgerufen am 23. April 2021.
  31. ↑ Gilberto e Gilmar – Não Devo Mais Ficar (Have You Ever Seen The Rain). YouTube, abgerufen am 23. April 2021.
  32. ↑ - YouTube. YouTube, abgerufen am 23. April 2021.Vorlage:Dead Youtube links
  33. ↑ Paulo Ricardo "Eu Não Devo Mais Ficar". YouTube, abgerufen am 23. April 2021.
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