"Queen of Rain" is a song by Swedish duoRoxette. It was released on 26 October 1992 as the second single from their fourthstudio album,Tourism (1992). Theballad became a top-20 hit in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden, and spent over three months on theGerman Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 19.

"Queen of Rain"
Single byRoxette
from the albumTourism
B-side	"Pearls of Passion"
Released	26 October 1992 (1992-10-26)
Recorded	June 1990
Studio	EMI (Stockholm, Sweden)
Length	4:49
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Per Gessle Mats Persson
Producer(s)	Clarence Öfwerman
Roxette singles chronology
"How Do You Do!" (1992) "Queen of Rain" (1992) "Fingertips '93" (1993)
Music video
"Queen of Rain" onYouTube

The song was recorded in July 1990 at EMI Studios inStockholm during sessions for their 1991 albumJoyride. It was originally set to appear as that album's final track, but was excluded in favour of "Perfect Day". However, the closing notes and sound effects contained on the outro of the album version of "Things Will Never Be the Same" – the track which precedes "Perfect Day" onJoyride – can still be heard over the crowd noise contained on the intro of "Queen of Rain".^[1] Roxette later recorded a Spanish version of the track, titled "Una reina va detrás de un rey" ("A Queen Goes After a King"), for their 1996 compilation albumBaladas en Español.

Prior to the release of "Queen of Rain", one of the single's b-side, "Pearls of Passion", had remained unreleased outside of Sweden. The song would later be included as a bonus track on the 1997 reissue of their debut album,Pearls of Passion (1986).

AllMusic editor Bryan Buss described the song as "haunting" and "hopeful" in his review ofTourism.^[2]

Credits are adapted from the liner notes ofThe Ballad Hits.^[3]

Studios

• Recorded at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) in June 1990
• Mixed at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)

Musicians

• Marie Fredriksson – lead and background vocals
• Per Gessle – background vocals, mixing
• Bo Eriksson –oboe
• Anders Herrlin bass guitar,programming,engineering
• Jonas Isaacson – guitars
• Clarence Öfwerman – keyboards, programming,production, mixing
• Alar Suurna – engineering, mixing