It's a Rainy Day

"It's a Rainy Day" was a hit on the charts in Europe and remains Ice MC's most successful song, alongside "Think About the Way". It peaked at number-one in Italy, where it spent three weeks atop the Musica e dischi singles chart and additionally 12 weeks inside the Italian top 5.^[1] The single entered the top 10 also in Belgium (2), Finland (9), France (6), the Netherlands (8) and Spain (2), as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it peaked at number six in December 1994, in its tenth week on the chart.^[2] In Belgium, "It's a Rainy Day" was held off reaching the number-one position for two weeks by Rednex's "Cotton Eye Joe", while in Spain, it was kept from the top spot by Outhere Brothers' "Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)".^[3]

Additionally, the song was a top-20 hit in Austria (13), Germany (14) and Switzerland (15). In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 73 in its first week on the UK Singles Chart, on April 2, 1995.^[4] But on the UK Dance Chart, the single fared much better, reaching number 25. On the European Dance Radio Chart, the song reached number one, becoming the most-played dance song on European radio for several weeks. It ended up as number 13 on its year-end chart.^[5][6] Outside Europe, "It's a Rainy Day" peaked at number six on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada and number 11 in Israel. The single was awarded with a silver record in France, with a sale of 132,000 units.

A reviewer from Music Week gave "It's a Rainy Day" three out of five, writing that "this dance track has been a hit in a few European countries and uses the familiar formula of diggedy doggedy vocal over a thumping beat."^[7] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as an "Italian galloper" in his weekly dance column, DJ directory.^[8] Regarding the Christmas remix, a review published in Music & Media noted the lyrics change to "It's Christmas Day", "surprisingly turning it into a topical Eurodance single".^[9]

The music video for "It's a Rainy Day" was directed by Giacomo de Simone and filmed in Castello Malaspina, Massa in Italy.^[10][11] Unlike "Think About the Way", also directed by de Simone, it featured Italian singer Alexia. The video was A-listed on German music television channel VIVA in November 1994.^[12] Later it was made available on YouTube in 2014, and had received more than 50 million views as of July 2025.^[13]

Summarize Fact Check

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "It's a Rainy Day".^[14]

Original release

CD maxi - Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12 "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52 "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30 "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45 "It's a Rainy Day" (a cappella fast) — 4:11 "It's a Rainy Day" (a cappella slow) — 2:20 CD maxi - Belgium "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12 "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52 "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30 "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45 CD maxi - Lebanon "It's a Rainy Day" - Lebanon, Syria (Dj Petro Club Mix) 5:00 CD maxi - UK "It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow mix - UK radio edit) — 3:19 "It's a Rainy Day" (original radio version) — 4:12 "It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow extended - UK edit) — 6:34 "It's a Rainy Day" (Jules & Skins Stormy house vocal mix) — 7:14 "It's a Rainy Day" (happy man mix) — 6:30 "It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:22 "It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow thunder remix) — 6:35 CD maxi - Germany "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:15 "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:55 "It's a Rainy Day" (happy man mix) — 6:33 "It's a Rainy Day" (eh - eh - mix) — 5:17 "It's a Rainy Day" (new extended mix) — 6:37 "It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari remix) — 5:47 "It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:23 CD single - France, Belgium "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12 "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30 CD maxi - Remixes - Italy "It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari radio eemix) — 3:59 "It's a Rainy Day" (original radio mix) — 4:19 "It's a Rainy Day" (new extended remix) — 6:41 "It's a Rainy Day" (thunder remix) — 6:40 "It's a Rainy Day" (eh - eh - mix) — 5:19 "It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:28 "It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari remix) — 5:49 "Dark Night Rider" (long version) — 6:35

12" maxi - Italy "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52 "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12 "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30 "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45 12" maxi - Belgium, Germany, Spain "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52 "It's a Rainy Day" (radio version) — 4:12 "It's a Rainy Day" (a cappella fast) — 4:11 "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman mix) — 6:30 "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman dub) — 5:45 "It's a Rainy Day" (a cappella slow) — 2:20 12" maxi - UK "It's a Rainy Day" (Lee Marrow mix - UK extended radio edit) — 6:34 "It's a Rainy Day" (happy man mix) — 6:30 "It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:22 "It's a Rainy Day" (Jules & Skins Stormy house vocal mix) — 7:14 "It's a Rainy Day" (euro club mix) — 6:52 Christmas remixes CD single "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix radio edit) — 4:38 "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix) — 7:00 CD maxi "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix radio) — 4:38 "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix long) — 7:00 "It's a Rainy Day" (new extended remix) — 6:35 "It's a Rainy Day" (ferrari remix) — 5:43 "It's a Rainy Day" (thunder remix) — 6:30 "It's a Rainy Day" (mad sun remix) — 5:22 12" maxi "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix - long version) — 7:00 "Dark Night Rider" (long edit) — 6:31 "It's a Rainy Day" (Christmas remix - radio version) — 4:38