“Rain on Me” is a song by American singers Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, from Gaga’s sixth studio album, Chromatica. It was written by Gaga, Grande, Nija Charles, Rami Yacoub, Tchami, Boys Noize and its producers BloodPop and Burns. An upbeat house, dance-pop and disco song, the song features a synth-disco beat and funk guitars. Described by Gaga as a “celebration of tears,” it is about being able to keep going despite the hardships of life. This is the first time Grande worked with Burns and BloodPop.
The accompanying music video was directed by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, and features the two singers dancing inside a giant arena during a rainstorm, with daggers falling from the sky. The music video received acclaim and was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year. The single was further promoted with the release of mock news broadcasts in partnership with The Weather Channel in which Gaga and Grande both appeared.
It was released by Interscope Records as the album’s second single on May 22, 2020. Many critics complimented the singers’ vocals as well as the song’s message. With the song’s debut at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100, it became Gaga’s fifth and Grande’s fourth US number-one single in the country. It marked the first female collaboration to debut atop the chart, and made Grande the first artist to have four songs debut at the top spot. Additionally, “Rain on Me” topped the charts in fourteen other countries, and also charted within the top-ten in more than fifty other territories.
Watch the critically acclaimed music video below:
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