Standing in the Rain (John Paul Young song) explained

Standing in the Rain
Cover:Standing_in_the_Rain_by_John_Paul_Young.jpg
Type:single
Artist:John Paul Young
Album:J.P.Y.
Released:February 1977
December 1977
Recorded:1976
Genre:Disco, pop
Length:4:19
Label:Albert Productions, Ariola
Producer:Harry Vanda, George Young
Prev Title:Keep On Smilin'
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:I Wanna Do It with You
Next Year:1977

"Standing in the Rain" is a disco song recorded by Australian pop singer John Paul Young. It was released in Europe in February 1977 and in Australia in December 1977 as the third and final single from Young's third studio album, J.P.Y. (1976). The song was written by George Young and Harry Vanda.

The song peaked at number 12 on the Kent Music Report in Australia, remaining on the chart for 27 weeks. In Europe it reached No. 2 in Belgium, No. 3 in the Netherlands, No. 4 in Germany and No. 11 in Austria.

Background

"Keep on Smilin'" was sent to Europe in 1977 to be released as the second single by John Paul Young from the J.P.Y. album as it was in Australia. German disc jockeys preferred the B-side, "Standing in the Rain", and flipped the single. The result was a charting success across Europe: the song reached No. 2 in Belgium, No. 3 in Netherlands, No. 4 in Germany and No. 11 in Austria. "Standing in the Rain" was released as the A-side in Australia in December 1977. It peaked at number 12 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart.

In an interview with Drum Media in 2009, Young explains “We'd sent over a song called "Keep On Smilin'" and "Standing in the Rain" was on the B-side. There was a guy working for [record label] Ariola, who didn't like "Keep On Smilin'" at all and turned it over and thought this might have something. He decided to sidestep the radio stations and went straight to a DJ friend in a club and it got played and it just bled from there into the charts and stayed in the charts for forty-something weeks.”[1]

In 1987, Young issued The Golden Dance-Floor Hits Vol. 10, a three-track extended play on German label ZYX Records. The album is a part of The Golden Dance-Floor Hits series. It provided two extended remix versions of "Standing in the Rain".[2]

Track listing

European 7" (Ariola 911 130)
Australian 7" vinyl (AP- 11618)
The Golden Dance-Floor Hits Vol. 10 (1987) ZYX Records (ZYX 8–5630)[3]
  1. "Standing in the Rain" (Extended Mix) (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 8:05
  2. "Love Is in the Air" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 3:31
  3. "Standing in the Rain" (Extended Mix Backing Track) (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 8:00

Charts

Year-end charts

1992 The Bogo Pogo Mix

Standing in the Rain (The Bogo Pogo mix)
Cover:Standing_in_the_Rain_1992_JPY.jpg
Type:single
Artist:John Paul Young
Album:Strictly Ballroom
Released:November 1992
Genre:Disco
Length:3:02 (The Bogo Pogo mix)
Label:Albert Productions
Producer:David Hirschfelder
Prev Title:Love Is in the Air
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Happy the Man]
Next Year:1996

"Standing in the Rain (The Bogo Pogo mix)" was released in November 1992 as the second single from the Strictly Ballroom soundtrack (1992).

Track listing

Australian/ New Zealand CD single (659545 2)
  1. "Standing in the Rain" (The Bogo Pogo Mix) - 3:02
  2. "Yesterday's Hero" (Ignatius Jones cover) - 3:23
  3. "Yesterday's Hero" (original Version) - 3:43

Notes and References

  1. News: Michael. Smith. ARIA Hall of Fame – John Paul Young. The Drum Media. Street Press Australia Pty Ltd. Western Australia. 14. 30 July 2009.
  2. Web site: The Golden Dance Floor Hits vol 10 by John Paul Young. Australian Music Database. 18 February 2017.
  3. Web site: John Paul Young – 'Standing in the Rain' . Hung . Steffen . Australian Charts Portal . Hung Medien . 18 February 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110204110/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=John+Paul+Young&titel=Standing+In+The+Rain&cat=s . 10 November 2012 .
  4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 346.

  5. Web site: Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 8 January 2022.