Rain (Anthony Callea song) explained

Rain
Cover:Rain_Bridge_over_troubled_water_artwork.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Anthony Callea
Album:Anthony Callea
A-Side:Bridge over Troubled Water
Released:[1]
Genre:Soft rock
Label:Sony BMG
Producer:Quiz & Larossi
Prev Title:The Prayer
Prev Year:2004
Title2:Bridge over Troubled Water
Next Title:Hurts So Bad
Next Year:2005

"Rain" is the second song released by Australian Idol series two runner-up Anthony Callea. The song appears on his self-titled debut album, Anthony Callea (2005). It was released as a double A-side with his recording of Simon & Garfunkel's song "Bridge over Troubled Water", which he performed on Australian Idol.

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". Upon the song's release on 14 March 2005, "Rain" / "Bridge over Troubled Water" became Callea's second number-one single on the Australian Singles Chart

Track listings

Australian CD single[2]

  1. "Rain"
  2. "Bridge over Troubled Water"
  3. "Don't Tell Me"

Australian 2-CD single[3]

1-1. "Rain"

1-2. "Wanna Be the One"

2-1. "Bridge over Troubled Water"

2-2. "Don't Tell Me"

Charts

Year-end charts

Ola Svensson version

Rain
Cover:OlaRain.png
Type:single
Artist:Ola Svensson
Album:Given to Fly
Released:7 April 2006
Recorded:2006
Genre:Pop
Length:3:48
Label:MMS
Producer:Quiz & Larossi
Next Title:Brothers
Next Year: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.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Rain" – 3:38
  2. "Rain" (Instrumental) – 3:47

Charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14th March 2005. ARIA. 28. 14 March 2005. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222428/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050320-0000/issue785.pdf. 22 February 2008. 21 May 2021.
  2. Rain / Bridge over Troubled Water. Anthony Callea. 2005. Australian CD single liner notes. Sony BMG. 82876678042.
  3. Rain / Bridge over Troubled Water. Anthony Callea. 2005. Australian 2-CD single liner notes. Sony BMG. 82876685552.
  4. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005. ARIA. 21 May 2021.
  5. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=202994&cat=s Ola version on Swedish singles chart