Rain (Anthony Callea song)

"Rain" is the second song released by Australian Idol series two runner-up Anthony Callea, and features on his self-titled debut album Anthony Callea (2005). It was released as a double A-side set features the song plus his recording of Simon & Garfunkel's song "Bridge over Troubled Water", which he performed on Australian Idol.

"Rain"
Single by Anthony Callea
from the album Anthony Callea
A-side	"Bridge over Troubled Water"
B-side	"Don't Tell Me" "Wanna Be the One"
Released	11 March 2005
Genre	Soft rock
Label	Sony BMG
Songwriter(s)	Andreas Romdhane Josef Larossi Savan Kotecha
Producer(s)	Quiz & Larossi
Anthony Callea singles chronology
"The Prayer" (2004) "Rain" / "Bridge over Troubled Water" (2005) "Hurts So Bad" (2005)
Music video
"Rain" on YouTube

The CD single for the song was released as a three-track standard version with the B-side "Don't Tell Me". It was also available for a short time as a limited edition collector's 2CD tri-gatefold set with a second B-side, "Wanna Be the One".

Track listing

Rain / Bridge over Troubled Water

1. "Rain"
2. "Bridge over Troubled Water"
3. "Don't Tell Me"

Rain / Bridge over Troubled Water 2CD

• Disc 1

1. "Rain"
2. "Wanna Be the One"

• Disc 2

1. "Bridge over Troubled Water"
2. "Don't Tell Me"

Charts

"Rain" / "Bridge Over Troubled Water" debuted at #1 in Australia and remained at #1 for two weeks.

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	1

End-of-year chart (2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Ola Svensson version

"Rain"
Single by Ola Svensson
from the album Given to Fly
Released	7 April 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop
Length	3:48
Label	MMS
Songwriter(s)	Andreas Romdhane Josef Larossi Savan Kotecha
Producer(s)	Quiz & Larossi
Ola Svensson singles chronology
"Rain" (2006) "Brothers" (2006)

In early 2006, Swedish singer Ola Svensson covered the song and released it as his debut single. Following his participation in Idol 2005, the single debuted at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart and remained there for three consecutive weeks.[4]

Track listing

1. "Rain" – 3:38
2. "Rain" (Instrumental) – 3:47

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5]	1

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Anthony Callea – Rain / Bridge Over Troubled Water". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2005". ARIA. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
3. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
4. Ola version on Swedish singles chart
5. "Swedishcharts.com – Ola – Rain". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics