Nothing Like the Rain

"Nothing Like the Rain"
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album Real Things
Released June 1995
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7", 12"
Recorded 1994
Genre Pop, trip hop
Label Byte Records
Writer(s) Phil Wilde, Peter Bauwens, Michael Leahy
Producer(s) Phil Wilde, Jean-Paul De Coster, Peter Bauwens
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Here I Go"
(1995)		 "Nothing Like the Rain"
(1995)		 "Do What's Good for Me"
(1995)
US cover

"Nothing Like the Rain" is a song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited.

Release and reception

"Nothing Like The Rain" was released as the fourth and final single from 2 Unlimited's third album Real Things.[1]

In their native Netherlands the single peaked at #8.[2] Otherwise, "Nothing Like The Rain" was their least successful commercial release to date, with limited chart notability in Europe. "Nothing Like the Rain" was the first 2 Unlimited song not to obtain a UK release.

"Nothing Like The Rain" was released as a double a side single in the US with European hit single "Here I Go".

Ballads

2 Unlimited included ballads at the end of their three first studio albums:

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Nothing Like The Rain" (Airplay Edit) (3:59)
  2. "Nothing Like The Rain" (Rainy Edit) (3:43)
CD maxi
  1. "Nothing Like The Rain" (Airplay Edit) (3:59)
  2. "Nothing Like The Rain" (Rainy Edit) (3:43)
  3. "Nothing Like The Rain" (Rainy Remix) (5:49)
  4. "No Limit" (X-Out '95) (5:59)
7" single
  1. "Nothing Like The Rain" (Airplay Edit) (3:59)
  2. "Nothing Like The Rain" (Rainy Edit) (3:43)
12" single maxi
  1. "Nothing Like The Rain" (Rainy Remix) (5:49)
  2. "Nothing Like The Rain" (Rainy Edit) (3:43)
  3. "No Limit" (X-Out '95) (5:59)

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 134
Belgium (Flanders) (Ultratop)[4] 23
Belgium (Wallonia) (Ultratop)[5] 29
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 68
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 18
Netherlands (MegaCharts)[2] 8
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 17
Spanish Singles Chart 14

References

  1. ↑ "Allmusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  2. 1 2 "dutchcharts.nl > 2 Unlimited – Nothing Like the Rain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  3. ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop Vlaanderen > 2 Unlimited – Nothing Like the Rain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop Belgique Francophone > 2 Unlimited – Nothing Like the Rain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  6. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  7. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com > 2 Unlimited – Nothing Like the Rain (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
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