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“It's Gonna Rain” by Violent Femmes
From the album Hallowed Ground (1984)
“It's Gonna Rain” by Violent Femmes appears on 14 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1984 on the album Hallowed Ground. Its best result is #1140 on the CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,366 alternative song of all time.
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"It's Gonna Rain" turns up on Hallowed Ground, the second Violent Femmes album, released in 1984, and the credits are compact: Gordon Gano wrote it, Mark Van Hecke produced, and Warren Bruleigh and John Tanner engineered.
The album around it threw a lot of people. Like the debut, most of it came from songs Gano, the band's singer, guitarist and lyricist, had written back in high school, but where the first record had been fairly plain folk rock, Hallowed Ground went stark and experimental. Fans and critics split over it, and plenty of listeners heard Gano's Christian lyrics as a put-on when he meant every word.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1872 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1872 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1878 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1863 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1622 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1622 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1619 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1185 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1140 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1159 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1192 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1240 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1295 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1351 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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