- Source: Raining (Six60 song)
"Raining", also known by the title "It's Been Raining", is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the third single from their third album Six60 in October 2019, on the same day as their song "Please Don't Go".
Background and composition
Six60 wrote the song in Los Angeles in collaboration with Nico & Vinz, due to their shared love of reggae. The song has a minimal production, incorporating vocal harmonies with a reggae sound and a gospel choir. The band members felt vulnerable releasing the song, as the band had been attempting to distance themselves from reggae and dub-inspired music for their most recent albums. Lyrically, "Raining" expresses the feeling of falling in love.
Release and promotion
The song was released as a single on 11 October 2019, coinciding with the release of "Please Don't Go" and the announcement that Six60 had been signed by United States label Epic Records. Later that month, the band collaborated with All Black Sevu Reece to perform a live version of the song for a promotional video for the All Blacks, during the 2019 Rugby World Cup held in Japan.
In 2021, the band Coterie performed a cover of the song, which led to Six60 reaching out to them to collaborate.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
Ron Blake – flugelhorn, trumpet
Matt Chamberlain – drums
Vincent Dery – background vocalist, songwriter
Ji Fraser – guitar
Marlon Gerbes – guitar, keyboards songwriter
Dave Kutch – mastering engineer
Tom Luer – saxophone
Chris Mac – bass guitar
Malay – producer, engineer, songwriter
Manny Marroquin – mixer
Eli Paewai – drums
Nicolay Sereba – background vocalist, guitar, songwriter
Supa Dups – co-producer
Francisco Torres – trombone
Matiu Walters – vocals, songwriter
Charts
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References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Raining (Six60 song)
- Six60
- Rain (disambiguation)
- Please Don't Go (Six60 song)
- Never Enough (Six60 song)
- Royals (song)
- 21 (Adele album)
- New Zealand top 50 singles of 2023
- Green Light (Lorde song)
- Barbra Streisand
