Song · Dragon
“Rain” by Dragon
From the album Body and the Beat (1984)
“Rain” by Dragon appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1984 and 1988. It was first released in 1984 on the album Body and the Beat. Its best result is #94 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #171 alternative song of 1984 and #6,775 alternative song of all time.
Dragon sent "Rain" out in July 1983, the first single from the New Zealand band's seventh studio album, Body and the Beat, which didn't follow until June 1984. The group's two Hunter brothers, Marc and Todd, wrote it with Johanna Pigott, Todd's partner at the time, and the song had real staying power: 26 weeks on the Kent Music Report singles chart and a peak at number 2. In mid-1984 it even squeaked onto the Billboard Hot 100, at number 88.
There's a drummer switch tucked inside the story. Kerry Jacobson played the drums and percussion on the original single but was gone by September 1983, and his replacement, Terry Chambers, is the face on the cover art and in the videos. It also earned a nomination for Best Australian Single at the 1983 Countdown Music Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 94 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 425 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
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