She's My Kind of Rain

"She's My Kind of Rain" is a song written by Tommy Lee James and Robin Lerner, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in January 2003 as the third single from his album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

"She's My Kind of Rain"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2003
Recorded2002
GenreCountry pop, adult contemporary
Length4:15 (album version) 4:33 (music video version)
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Tiny Dancer"
(2002)		 "She's My Kind of Rain"
(2003)		 "Real Good Man"
(2003)

Content

"She's My Kind of Rain" is a ballad in which the narrator describes his wife in an abstract fashion.

Critical reception

The song earned a Broadcast Music Incorporated award for reaching Number One on the former Radio & Records country singles charts.[1] It also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Vocal Performance-Male at the 46th Grammy Awards.[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Tim's usual director of choice: Sherman Halsey. McGraw's wife, Faith Hill were featured at the end of the video, as well as their three daughters, Gracie, Maggie and Audrey. It was filmed in London, England, and shows Tim walking with a cloak on, and him performing the song in a royal dining room of a restaurant. It premiered on CMT on November 22, 2002, two months before its official release as a single; the music video version is 4:33, complete with a full ending. However, this version is unavailable on any of McGraw's greatest hits compilations.

Chart positions

"She's My Kind of Rain" re-entered the charts as an official single at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of January 25, 2003. The song reached a peak of number 2 on the Billboard country singles charts in May 2003, behind Darryl Worley's "Have You Forgotten?".

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 27

Year-end charts
Chart (2003) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 23

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. ""She's My Kind of Rain" Pools #1 Prize". BMI. 2003-09-14. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  2. Susman, Gary (December 4, 2003). "Grammylicious". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  3. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  6. "American single certifications – Tim McGraw – She's My Kind of Rain". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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