2011 single by Pitbull
"Rain Over Me " is a song byCuban-American rapperPitbull from his sixth studio album,Planet Pit . It features vocals from Puerto Rican-American singerMarc Anthony . Both artists also co-wrote it, alongsideRedOne ,Bilal "The Chef" Hajji ,AJ Janussi and Rachid "Rush" Aziz. It was also 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 June 8, 2011.
It charted at number 30 on the USBillboard Hot 100 . The song also became Pitbull's second number one single on theBillboard Hot Latin Songs chart as well his first number-one single on theTropical 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 withVíctor Manuelle .[ 4] The music video was directed by David Rosseau, who also directed a previous Pitbull single, "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) " in 2009.[ 5] The song is featured on the dance rhythm game,Just Dance 2020 .
Background and composition [ edit ] "Rain Over Me" is a dance song produced byRedOne , David Rush and Jimmy Joker.[ 6] It contains dramatic "disco-rave"synths .[ 7] According to Robert Copsey ofDigital Spy the song is "a step outside his [Pitbull's] usual robotic sound.[ 8] Bill Lamb ofAbout.com noted that both Pitbull and Marc Anthony are of Latin Caribbean descent, referring to the song as a "superstar Latin Caribbean duet".[ 9]
This song also marks the second collaboration between the two artists, following their guest appearances on their 2010 singleArmada Latina alongside hip hop groupCrypress Hill .
The music video was released ontoPitbull's officialVevo channel on July 22, 2011. The video was directed by David Rousseau. It features both Pitbull and Marc Anthony in the desert along with actressNatalie Martinez , with many water effects.
On April 13, 2020, the video surpassed the 1 billion views mark, thus making it in the first 200YouTube videos to reach this milestone. This is the third and second video to accomplish this feat for Pitbull and Marc Anthony in that order respectively.[ 10]
"Rain Over Me"(featuring Marc Anthony) – 3:51 German maxi CD single [ 12] "Rain Over Me" (Album Version)(featuring Marc Anthony) "Rain Over Me" (Benny Benassi Remix) – 5:16 "Rain Over Me" (Jorge Duran Remix) – 2:53 "Rain Over Me" (Laidback Luke Remix) — 6:15 Credits and personnel [ edit ] Pitbull – songwriter, vocalsRedOne – songwriter, producer, instruments, programming and vocal editingMarc Anthony – songwriter, lead vocals and backing vocalsBilal "The Chef" Hajji – songwriterAJ Janussi – songwriter, vocal editing and recordingRachid "Rush" Aziz – songwriter producer, instruments and programmingJimmy Joker – producer, instruments and programming Trevor Muzzy – vocal editing, recording and mixing Al Burna – Pitbull vocal recording Tom Coyne – mastering Credits adapted fromPlanet Pit album liner notes.[ 6]
Chart (2011) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 61] 62 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 62] 36 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[ 63] 65 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 64] 51 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 65] 56 France (SNEP)[ 66] 10 Germany (Official German Charts)[ 67] 63 Greece (IFPI)[ 68] 79 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[ 69] 24 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[ 70] 29 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 71] 97 Polish Dance Singles Chart [ 72] 18 Romanian Top 100[ 73] 22 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[ 74] 78 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[ 75] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 76] 61 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 77] 15 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[ 78] 75 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard )[ 79] 37
Chart (2012) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40)[ 80] 76 Poland (ZPAV)[ 81] 26 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[ 82] 39
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 83] 2× Platinum 140,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 84] Gold 15,000* Belgium (BEA )[ 85] Gold 15,000* Canada (Music Canada )[ 86] 2× Platinum 160,000* Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 87] Gold 15,000^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat )[ 88] Gold 7,920[ 88] Germany (BVMI )[ 89] Gold 150,000^ Italy (FIMI )[ 90] Platinum 30,000‡ Mexico (AMPROFON )[ 91] 2× Platinum 120,000* New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 92] Gold 7,500* Norway (IFPI Norway)[ 93] 5× Platinum 50,000* Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 94] Platinum 40,000* Sweden (GLF )[ 95] 2× Platinum 80,000‡ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 96] 2× Platinum 60,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 97] Silver 200,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 98] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡ Streaming Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 99] Platinum 900,000† * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
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