Red Rain (song)
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| "Red Rain" | ||
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| Single by Peter Gabriel | ||
| from the album So | ||
| Released | 1987 | |
| Format | 7", 12", CD | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 5:39 | |
| Label | Geffen | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Gabriel, Chris Hughes and Daniel Lanois | |
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| Peter Gabriel singles chronology | ||
| "Big Time" (1987) |
"Red Rain" (1987) |
"Biko Live/No More Apartheid" (1987) |
Red Rain is the first track on Peter Gabriel's solo album So. In the USA, it reached #3 on Billboard magazine's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Stewart Copeland from The Police, played the hi-hat for the rain-like background sound.
The song is a combination of several inspirations. The lyrics directly reference a recurring dream Gabriel was having where he swam through red water.[citation needed]
Earlier in his solo career, Gabriel had an idea for a movie, Mozo. In it, villagers were punished for their sins with a blood red rain. "Red Rain" was to be the theme song. This idea was eventually scrapped, although there was a mention of Mozo in the song "On The Air" in Peter Gabriel (II).
According to the sleeve notes from the remastered version of So, it is also a reference to acid rain. The song was covered by Ill Niño on The Under Cover Sessions.
[edit] "Red Rain" album appearances:
- So (1986)
- Shaking the Tree (1990)
- Secret World Live (Live, 1994)
- Hit (2003)
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