English Summer Rain Explained

English Summer Rain
Cover:Englishsummerrainsinglecover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Placebo
Album:Sleeping with Ghosts
Released:23 February 2004
Genre:Alternative rock, electronic rock
Length:4:01 (album version)
3:10 (single version)
Label:Virgin
Producer:Jim Abbiss
Prev Title:Special Needs
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Protège-Moi
Next Year:2004

"English Summer Rain" is the fourth single from Placebo's fourth studio album Sleeping with Ghosts, released in 2004.

In the UK, it peaked at number 23 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] In Australia, the song was ranked number 53 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.[2]

CMJ New Music Report said of the song that it "encapsulates seduction in its steady, determined melody".[3]

Track listings

7" vinyl

Notes and References

  1. "Placebo", Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 August 2014
  2. "Triple J Hottest 100 2004 ". Retrieved 3 August 2014
  3. Santangelo, Antonia (2003) "Placebo Sleeping with Ghosts", CMJ New Music Report, 7 April 2003, p. 9. Retrieved 3 August 2014