Blame It on the Rain


"Blame It on the Rain" is a song written by Diane Warren and recorded by the German dance-pop group Milli Vanilli.

Composition

The verses are in the key of B major and modulate up one step to B major for the main chorus and modulate once more to C major during the final repetition of the chorus. It is originally 98 beats per minute and features a sparse bass line and heavy handclaps. The music video version of the song differs in a few ways, most noticeably in the longer length and brass synth introduction absent in the album and single variations.

Track listings

  1. "Blame It on the Rain" — 7:02
  2. "Baby Don't Forget My Number" — 4:55
  1. "Blame It on the Rain" — 4:08
  1. "Blame It on the Rain" — 7:15
  2. "Blame It on the Rain" — 4:08

    Chart performance

"Blame It on the Rain" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on October 7, 1989, at number sixty-five. Seven weeks later, for the week ending November 25, 1989, it reached number one, and occupied the spot for two weeks. It also spent a total of twenty-three weeks on the Hot 100. The song became Milli Vanilli's third number one single on the Hot 100 after "Baby Don't Forget My Number" and "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"."Blame It On the Rain" was preceded at number one on the Hot 100 by Bad English's "When I See You Smile" and succeeded by Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire".
The song was ranked at number 21 on Billboard's Year-End Singles list for 1989, and number forty-six for 1990.
"Blame It On the Rain" would be the duo’s final single as Milli Vanilli. In November 1990, the duo’s manager, Frank Farian, publicly announced that he had fired Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. He also confirmed long standing rumors that Morvan and Pilatus did not actually sing on any Milli Vanilli releases. Session singers had
provided the lead vocals while Morvan and Pilatus lip synced to the recorded tracks when performing live.

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

All-time charts

Certifications