Rain Over Me

"Rain Over Me" is a song by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull from his sixth studio album, Planet Pit. It features vocals from Puerto Rican-American singer Marc Anthony. The song was written by Pitbull, RedOne, Marc Anthony, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Janussi and Rachid "Rush" Aziz. It was also produced by RedOne, Rush and Jimmy Joker. It was released on June 10, 2011, as the third promotional single from the album and received a full release as the album's third official single on June 8, 2011.

Not to be confused with Reign Over Me.
"Rain Over Me"
Single by Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony
from the album Planet Pit
ReleasedJune 8, 2011 (2011-06-08)
Recorded2010
Studio
Genre
Length3:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pitbull singles chronology
"Boomerang"
(2011)		 "Rain Over Me"
(2011)		 "Suave (Kiss Me)"
(2011)
Marc Anthony singles chronology
"La Fuerza del Destino"
(2011)		 "Rain over Me"
(2011)		 "Cautivo de Este Amor"
(2012)
Music video
"Rain Over Me" on YouTube
Audio sample
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It charted at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also became Pitbull's second number one single on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart as well his first number-one single on the Tropical Songs. In addition, it is Marc Anthony's sixth number-one single on the Hot Latin Songs and twentieth number-one single on the Tropical Songs, reclaiming his position as having the artist with the most number-one Tropical Songs chart after a two-year tie with Víctor Manuelle.[2] The music video was directed by David Rosseau, who also directed a previous Pitbull single, "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" in 2009.[3] The song is featured on the dance rhythm game, Just Dance 2020.

Background and composition

"Rain Over Me" is a dance song produced by RedOne, David Rush and Jimmy Joker.[4] It contains dramatic "disco-rave" synths.[5] According to Robert Copsey of Digital Spy the song is "a step outside his [Pitbull's] usual robotic sound.[6] Bill Lamb of About.com noted that both Pitbull and Marc Anthony are of Latin Caribbean descent, referring to the song as a "superstar Latin Caribbean duet".[7]

Music video

The music video was released onto Pitbull's official Vevo channel on July 22, 2011. The video was directed by David Rousseau. It features both Pitbull and Marc Anthony in the desert along with actress Natalie Martinez, with many water effects.

On April 13, 2020, the video surpassed the 1 billion views mark, thus making it in the first 200 YouTube videos to reach this milestone. This is the third and second video to accomplish this feat for Pitbull and Marc Anthony in that order respectively.[8]

Track listing
  • Digital download[9]
  1. "Rain Over Me" (featuring Marc Anthony) – 3:51
  • German maxi CD single[10]
  1. "Rain Over Me" (Album Version) (featuring Marc Anthony)
  • Other remixes
  1. "Rain Over Me" (Benny Benassi Remix) – 5:16
  2. "Rain Over Me" (Jorge Duran Remix) – 2:53
  3. "Rain Over Me" (Laidback Luke Remix) — 6:15

Credits and personnel
  • Pitbull – songwriter, vocals
  • RedOne – songwriter, producer, instruments, programming and vocal editing
  • Marc Anthony – songwriter, lead vocals and backing vocals
  • Bilal "The Chef" Hajji – songwriter
  • AJ Janussi – songwriter, vocal editing and recording
  • Rachid "Rush" Aziz – songwriter producer, instruments and programming
  • Jimmy Joker – producer, instruments and programming
  • Trevor Muzzy – vocal editing, recording and mixing
  • Al Burna – Pitbull vocal recording
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Credits adapted from Planet Pit album liner notes.[4]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[80] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[81] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[82] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[83] 2× Platinum 160,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[84] Gold 15,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[85] Gold 7,920[85]
Germany (BVMI)[86] Gold 150,000^
Italy (FIMI)[87] Platinum 30,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[88] 2× Platinum 120,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[89] Gold 7,500*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[90] 5× Platinum 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[91] Platinum 40,000*
Sweden (GLF)[92] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[93] 2× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[94] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[95] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[96] Platinum 900,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Country Date Format
United States June 10, 2011[9] Digital download — promotional single
Australia July 4, 2011[97] Contemporary hit radio
United States July 19, 2011[98] Mainstream radio airplay
France[99] September 5, 2011 CD single
Germany[10] October 21, 2011

See also

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