| Rainbow | |
| Cover: | Rainbow_by_Sia.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sia |
| Album: | My Little Pony: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| Released: | 15 September 2017 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | RCA |
| Producer: | Jesse Shatkin |
| Prev Title: | Dusk Till Dawn |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Santa's Coming for Us |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"Rainbow" is a song by Australian singer Sia, released on 15 September 2017 as the lead single from the animated film My Little Pony: The Movie soundtrack. In the film, the song is performed by a pop singer pegasus named Songbird Serenade (voiced by Sia). The lyric penned by James Vincent Notorleva (JIM), "I can see your rainbow / in your tears / as they're falling down", has inspired the makeup trend of "rainbow tears".[1]
The music video for "Rainbow" was released on 19 September 2017. The video was directed by Daniel Askill and features Maddie Ziegler with choreography by Ryan Heffington.[2] The video cuts between footage of Songbird Serenade performing for a large crowd and Ziegler dancing only on a stage covered by a thin strip of water, wearing a wig resembling Songbird Serenade's mane, and successfully fighting and conquering the elements.[3] [4]
"Rainbow" received critical praise. Bryan Rolli from Billboard called the song "uplifting", explaining "The Australian pop star eschews the vocal acrobatics of past hits like 'Chandelier' in favor of a restrained hook and hypnotic beat, while still sounding as powerful and inspired as ever. She maintains the evenhanded, optimistic spirit that elevates her best songs, singing, 'I can see a rainbow in your tears as the sun comes out.'"[5] Hilary Hughes from MTV said, "'Rainbow' has all the hallmarks of a stellar Sia single: Empowering message, driving beat, and an infectiously catchy melody."[6] Gabriella Ginsberg from Hollywood Life said the song was "simply gorgeous".[7]