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"Rain Over Me"
File:Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony - Rain Over Me.jpg
Single by Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony
from the album Planet Pit
Released June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded Henson Recording Studios,
(Los Angeles, California);
Al Burna Studios,
(Miami, Florida)
Genre Eurodance, dance-pop, Latin pop
Length 3:51
Label Polo Grounds, J, Mr. 305
Writer(s) Armando C. Perez, RedOne, Marc Anthony, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Janussi, Rachid "Rush" Aziz
Producer(s) RedOne, Rush, Jimmy Joker
Pitbull singles chronology
"Boomerang"
(2011)
"Rain Over Me"
(2011)
"Suave (Kiss Me)"
(2011)
Marc Anthony singles chronology
"La Fuerza del Destino"
(2011)
"Rain over Me"
(2011)
"Cautivo de Este Amor"
(2012)
Planet Pit track listing
Music sample
Music video
"Rain Over Me" on YouTube

"Rain Over Me" is a song by American rapper Pitbull from his sixth studio album, Planet Pit. It features vocals from Puerto Rican-American singer Marc Anthony. The Eurodance song was written by Pitbull, RedOne, Marc Anthony, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Janussi and Rachid "Rush" Aziz, and it was produced by RedOne, Rush and Jimmy Joker. It was released on June 10, 2011 as the third promotional single from the album and received a full release as the album's third official single on July 19, 2011.

It charted at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The song became Pitbull's second number one single on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart as well his first number-one single on the Tropical Songs. In addition, it is Marc Anthony's sixth number-one single on the Hot Latin Songs and twentieth number-one single on the Tropical Songs, reclaiming his position as having the artist with the most number-one Tropical Songs chart after a two-year tie with Víctor Manuelle.[1] The music video was directed by David Rosseau, who also directed a previous Pitbull single, "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" in 2009.[2]

Background and composition

"Rain Over Me" is a Eurodance song produced by RedOne, David Rush and Jimmy Joker.[3][4] It contains dramatic "disco-rave" synths.[5] According to Robert Copsey of Digital Spy the song is "a step outside his [Pitbull's] usual robotic sound.[6] Bill Lamb of About.com noted that both Pitbull and Marc Anthony are of Latin Caribbean descent, referring to the song as a "superstar Latin Caribbean duet".[7]

Music video

The music video was released onto Pitbull's official VEVO channel on July 22, 2011. The video was directed by David Rousseau. It features both Pitbull and Marc Anthony in the desert along with actress Natalie Martinez, with many water effects.

The video has been viewed over 690 million times on video-sharing website YouTube.[8]

Track listing

  • Digital download[9]
  1. "Rain Over Me" (featuring Marc Anthony) – 3:51
  • German Maxi CD Single[10]
  1. "Rain Over Me" (Album Version) (featuring Marc Anthony)
  • Other Remix
  1. Rain Over Me" (Benny Benassi Remix) - 5:16
  2. Rain Over Me" (Jorge Duran Remix) - 2:53

Credits and personnel

  • Pitbull – songwriter, vocals
  • RedOne – songwriter, producer, instruments, programming and vocal editing
  • Marc Anthony – songwriter, lead vocals and backing vocals
  • Bilal "The Chef" Hajji – songwriter
  • AJ Janussi – songwriter, vocal editing and recording
  • Rachid "Rush" Aziz – songwriter producer, instruments and programming
  • Jimmy Joker – producer, instruments and programming
  • Trevor Muzzy – vocal editing, recording and mixing
  • Al Burna – Pitbull vocal recording
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Credits adapted from Planet Pit album liner notes.[4]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[63] 2× Platinum 140,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[64] Gold 15,000
Belgium (BEA)[65] Gold 15,000
Canada (Music Canada)[66] 2× Platinum 160,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[67] Gold 15,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[68] Gold 7,920[68]
Germany (BVMI)[69] Gold 150,000
Italy (FIMI)[70] Platinum 30,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[71] 2× Platinum 120,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[72] Gold 7,500
Norway (IFPI Norway)[73] 5× Platinum 50,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[74] Platinum 40,000
Sweden (GLF)[75] 2× Platinum 160,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[76] 2× Platinum 60,000
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[77] Platinum 900,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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Release history

Country Date Format
United States June 10, 2011[9] Digital download — promotional single
Australia July 4, 2011[78] Contemporary Hit Radio, Nights
United States July 19, 2011[79] Mainstream radio airplay
France[80] September 5, 2011 CD single
Germany[10] October 21, 2011

See also

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