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"
Released11 March 2005
GenreSoft rock
LabelSony BMG
Songwriter(s)
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 CertificationCertified 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
Released7 April 2006
Recorded2006
GenrePop
Length3:48
LabelMMS
Songwriter(s)
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.
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