Editing It's Raining Men

{{Short description|1982 single by the Weather Girls}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = It's Raining Men
| cover      = It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls 1982 US vinyl 12-inch.jpeg
| alt        =
| caption    = 1982 US 12-inch vinyl picture sleeve (also used for some original overseas releases)
| type       = single
| artist     = [[the Weather Girls]]
| album      = [[Success (The Weather Girls album)|Success]]
| written    = 1979
| released   = {{Start date|1982|09|10}}
| recorded   = 1982
| studio     =
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Post-disco]]|[[synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite book|title= Last Night a Dj Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey |first1= Bill |last1= Brewster |author-link= Bill Brewster (DJ) |first2= Frank |last2= Broughton |year= 1999 |publisher= [[Headline Publishing Group|Headline Book Publishing]] |isbn= 0-7472-6230-6 |page= 200|title-link= Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (book) }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Ben |last= Sisario |title= Izora Armstead, a Singer in the Weather Girls Duo, Dies |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/28/arts/music/28armstead.html?_r=0 |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |date= September 28, 2004 |access-date= March 31, 2015}}</ref>}}
| length     =
* 5:24 (album version)
* 3:34 (single edit)
* 4:55 (video version)
| label      = {{hlist|[[CBS Records International|CBS]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}}
| writer     = {{hlist|[[Paul Jabara]]|[[Paul Shaffer]]}}
| producer   = {{hlist|Paul Jabara|Bob Esty}}
| prev_title = Never Like This
| prev_year  = 1981
| next_title = Success
| next_year  = 1983
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|l5aZJBLAu1E|"It's Raining Men"}}}}
}}

"'''It's Raining Men'''" is a song by the American musical duo [[the Weather Girls]] from their third studio album, ''[[Success (The Weather Girls album)|Success]]'' (1983). It was released as the album's lead single on September 10, 1982, through [[Columbia Records]] and [[CBS Records International]]. [[Paul Jabara]] wrote the song in collaboration with [[Paul Shaffer]], and produced the song in collaboration with Bob Esty. "It's Raining Men" incorporates elements of [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]], and 1970s-style [[electronic dance music]].<ref name="itsrainingmenallmusic">[https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-raining-men-uk-cd-mw0000982833 It's Raining Men  - The Weather Girls | User Reviews | All Music]. All Music. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> Its lyrics describe an excitement and enjoyment of many different types of men.

"It's Raining Men" was a number-one [[Dance Club Songs|dance]] hit in the United States, and reached the top ten in various other countries worldwide. [[VH1]] listed the song as one of the Greatest Songs of the 1980s as well as one of the Greatest Songs of the 2000s decade. At the [[26th Annual Grammy Awards]] (1983), "It's Raining Men" received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]].

==Development and production==
[[File:Paul Jabara Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|upright|"It's Raining Men" was co-written and co-produced by [[Paul Jabara]]]]
Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer wrote the song over the course of one afternoon in 1979, intending it for [[Donna Summer]], who had scored a hit with "[[Last Dance (Donna Summer song)|Last Dance]]" (1978).<ref name="vanityfair">{{cite magazine|last=Wayne|first=George|title=Celebs, Jokes, and Rock 'n' Roll!|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/11/wayne-shaffer-200911|magazine=Vanity Fair|access-date=July 20, 2013|date=November 2009|quote=Paul Shaffer: Paul Jabara called me up and said, "I've got a great song for Donna Summer. I want you to write the song with me. What do you think about 'It's Raining Men'?" We wrote it in one afternoon. Lyrically she hated it, because she had become a born-again Christian. She thought it was blasphemous. She called Paul [Jabara] and said, 'I hate the song. Oh, we've lost you.' And then she sent him a Bible the next day.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Edwards|first=David|title=Fox News introduces Romney sons with gay anthem 'It's Raining Men'|url=http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/27/fox-news-introduces-romney-sons-with-gay-anthem-its-raining-men/|access-date=July 20, 2013|work=The Raw Story|date=August 27, 2012|archive-date=July 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717231727/http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/27/fox-news-introduces-romney-sons-with-gay-anthem-its-raining-men/|url-status=dead}}<!-- Quote from The Raw Story article: "The song "It's Raining Men" was written in 1979 by David Letterman sidekick Paul Shaffer and gay songwriter Paul Jabara…" --></ref><ref name="huffingtonpost">[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/pollo-del-mar/post_10720_b_8780734.html Gay Anthem "It's Raining Men" Almost Didn't Get Made, Says Singer Martha Wash]. Huffington Post. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> However, as Shaffer later recalled, Summer had recently become a [[Born again|born-again]] Christian and rejected the song as "blasphemous".<ref name="vanityfair" /><ref name="huffingtonpost"/><ref name="popcultureexperiment">[https://popcultureexperiment.com/2016/06/13/cover-songs-uncovered-its-raining-men/ Cover Songs Uncovered: "It's Raining Men"]. Pop Culture Experiment. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> The song was then offered to [[Diana Ross]], [[Cher]], and [[Barbra Streisand]], all of whom declined it.<ref name="popcultureexperiment"/>

In 1982, the song was offered to [[the Weather Girls]] (then known as the Two Tons and formerly known as Two Tons O' Fun). [[Martha Wash]] and [[Izora Armstead]] of the Two Tons also dismissed the song. Wash recounted "We thought it was a crazy song — in fact, too crazy to record. I kept saying, 'It's raining men? Really? Are you kidding me?'... I just did not think people would buy it... That's why I kept saying no."<ref name="popcultureexperiment"/> The duo eventually recorded the song in ninety minutes after Jabara persistently pleaded with them to record the song.<ref name="huffingtonpost"/> The Waters Sisters (Julia Waters-Tillman and Maxine Waters-Willard), Stephanie Spruill, and Zenobia Conkerite performed background vocals on the chorus of the song.

==Music==
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According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by [[Alfred Music Publishing]], "It's Raining Men" is composed in the key of [[F minor]].<ref name="musicnotes">[https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0041856 The Weather Girls "It's Raining Men" Sheet Music Ab Major (transposable)]. Music Notes. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> It incorporates [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]], and 1970s-style [[electronic dance music]].<ref name="itsrainingmenallmusic"/> The song's [[tempo]] is a moderate [[Tempo|beats per minute]], in [[Time signature|common time]].<ref name="musicnotes"/> Wash sang the lead vocals in the song. Wash's vocal range spans around two octaves in the song, from the low note of F3 to the high note of F5.<ref name="musicnotes"/> "It's Raining Men" uses one minor chord, F minor, with the rest of the notes in major chords.<ref name="musicnotes"/>
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==Release==
"It's Raining Men" was first released to dance club DJs in the United States in mid-1982. The single was then released for [[Gramophone record|7" single]] and [[12-inch single|12" single]] in the United States in 1982. Shortly after the release of the single, the Two Tons changed their name to the Weather Girls after much confusion by press and fans due to the duo introducing themselves as "the weather girls" in the introduction of the song. In 1993, a then-newly recorded version of "It's Raining Men" was released by the Weather Girls, now composed of Armstead and her daughter Dynelle Rhodes, on their sixth album ''Double Tons of Fun'' (1993).

In 2005, a live version of the song was released on the Weather Girls' ninth album ''Totally Wild!'' This version features vocals by Dynelle Rhodes and then-newly added member Ingrid Arthur. In 2012, the same lineup of the Weather Girls released "It's Raining Men - 2012" (stylized as "It's Raining Men 2K12"). The song is based in the [[house music]] genre produced by Sebo Reed.<ref>[https://music.apple.com/dk/album/its-raining-men-2k12-sebo-reed-meets-weather-girls/507858825 It's Raining Men 2K12 (Sebo Reed Meets Weather Girls) &#91;Remixes&#93; - EP by Sebo Reed & The Weather Girls on Apple Music]. iTunes. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref>

==Impact and legacy==
{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="It's definitely stood the test of time. Now you have the grandparents who love the song, the parents who love the song and the grandkids who love the song. They all get up and dance." |source=—Martha Wash reflects on "It's Raining Men" during her ''[[HuffPost|Huffington Post]]'' cover story in 2011.<ref name="huffingtonpost"/>}}
[[VH1]] ranked the song at number 35 on their list of the "100 Greatest Dance Songs" in 2000,<ref>[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1dance.htm  "Rock on the Net: VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs"]. Rock on the Net. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> and also at number 35 in their "100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 1980s" ranking in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vh1.com/news/58qjan/100-greatest-one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220628182745/https://www.vh1.com/news/58qjan/100-greatest-one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s|url-status= live|archive-date= June 28, 2022|title=100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s|last=Ali|first=Rahsheeda|date=May 2, 2013|website=[[VH1]]|access-date =October 8, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine ranked the song number 12 in their list of the "60 Best Dancefloor Classics" in February 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/02/the-60-best-dance-floor-classics.html?p=5|title=The 60 Best Dancefloor Classics|date=February 27, 2017|publisher=pastemagazine.com|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826030417/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/02/the-60-best-dance-floor-classics.html?p=5|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' listed it number 90 on their ranking of "The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time" in 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/greatest-debut-songs-singles-990470/zombies-shes-not-there-995055/|title=The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time|date=May 19, 2020|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 27, 2020}}</ref> and number 88 on their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" in 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Jon|last1=Dolan|first2=Julyssa|last2=Lopez|first3=Michaelangelo|last3=Matos|first4=Claire|last4=Shaffer|title=200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/200-greatest-dance-songs-of-all-time-1372888|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 22, 2022|accessdate=October 30, 2022}}</ref>

"It's Raining Men" has often been perceived as a [[gay anthem]].<ref name="huffingtonpost"/><ref name="PinkHitParade">{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-pink-hit-parade-sing-if-youre-glad-to-be-gay-422423.html | title = The pink hit parade: Sing if you're glad to be gay | work = The Independent | access-date = April 26, 2009 | location=London | date=November 1, 2006}}</ref> A campaign was launched on Facebook on January 19, 2014, to get the song to UK number one in response to a [[UK Independence Party|UKIP]] councillor blaming recent UK floods and adverse weather on [[divine retribution]] for the British government's introduction of [[same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom|gay marriage]].<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/it-s-raining-men-set-to-make-a-splash-in-top-40-on-this-weeks-officia__3729/ It's Raining Men set to make a splash in Top 40 on this week's Officia]. Official Charts. Retrieved on February 17, 2019</ref> The campaign was reported widely by some press, and the Weather Girls' version reached number 21 on the first day of the chart week.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/facebook-campaign-to-get-its-raining-men-to-number-1-after-ukip-councillor-blames-floods-on-gay-marriage-9075412.html | title= Facebook campaign launched to get 'It's Raining Men' to number 1 after Ukip councillor blames floods on gay marriage | work=[[The Independent]] | first=Felicity | last=Morse | date=January 21, 2014 | access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref> The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart in 2014 at number 31.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/NEWS-It%27s-Raining-Men-Enters-Into-Official-UK-Single%27s-Chart/7437360 |title=NEWS: It's Raining Men Enters Into Official UK Single's Chart |publisher=Thegayuk.com |date=February 2, 2014 |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=February 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219020449/http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/NEWS-It%27s-Raining-Men-Enters-Into-Official-UK-Single%27s-Chart/7437360 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, ''Rolling Stone'' included the song on their "25 Essential LGBTQ Pride Songs" list.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/25-essential-lgbtq-pride-songs-199348/ 25 Essential LGBTQ Pride Songs]. Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> In 2018, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked the song at number 47 on their "50 Best Gay Anthems of All Time" list.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/photos/7408710/gay-anthems-lgbt-pride-top-songs 50 Top LGBTQ Anthems: Critic's Picks (Updated 2018)]. Billboard. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> ''The Gay UK'' ranked the song at number two on their "Top 40 Gay Anthems for Pride" list.<ref>[https://www.thegayuk.com/40-top-gay-anthems-for-pride/ 40 top gay anthems for Pride]. The Gay UK. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' ranked it number 19 on their list of "The 50 Best Gay Songs to Celebrate Pride All Year Long" in 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.timeout.com/music/best-gay-songs|title=The 50 Best Gay Songs to Celebrate Pride All Year Long|magazine=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|date=January 21, 2022|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref>

In 1983, "It's Raining Men" was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in the category [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal]].<ref>[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/weather-girls Weather Girls | Artist]. Grammy Awards. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> In June 2017, "It's Raining Men" entered on the [[Spotify Rewind]] charts and peaked at number one.<ref name="spotifyrewind">[https://web.archive.org/web/20191104202850/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-weather-girls/chart-history/SR8/song/342486 The Weather Girls It's Raining Men Chart History | Billboard Spotify Rewind]. Billboard. Retrieved on November 4, 2019</ref>

==Commercial performance==
"It's Raining Men" was a commercial success in the United States. The song spent a total of eleven weeks on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'''s]] [[Hot 100]], ultimately peaking at forty-six on March 5, 1983.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-weather-girls/chart-history/hsi/ The Weather Girls It's Raining Men Chart History | Billboard Hot 100]. Billboard. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> Although it had not yet been released to retail stores, the single gained much attention based on heavy rotation alone. On the chart dated December 24, 1982, "It's Raining Men" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Dance chart]] and held the top position for a total of two weeks.<ref name="danceclubsongscharthistory">[https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-weather-girls/chart-history/dsi/ The Weather Girls It's Raining Men Chart History | Billboard Dance Club Songs]. Billboard. Retrieved on November 4, 2019</ref> The song spent a total of twenty-two weeks on the Dance chart.<ref name="danceclubsongscharthistory"/> After eighteen weeks on the R&B charts, "It’s Raining Men" peaked at number thirty-four.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-weather-girls/chart-history/bsi/ The Weather Girls It's Raining Men Chart History | Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]. Billboard. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> The song was also a huge success in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20835/weather-girls/ Weather Girls | full Official Charty History | Official Charts Company]. Official Charts. Retrieved on February 5, 2019</ref> and became certified [[British Phonographic Industry|platinum]] for sales and streaming figures exceeding 600,000 units in the United Kingdom.<ref name="bpi"/>

==Music video==
===Production===
The music video for "It's Raining Men", released in the winter of 1982, was directed by Gary Keys and filmed in an abandoned building in New York City.<ref name="fugues">[https://www.fugues.com/219329-7243-7292-article-its-raining-men-.html It's Raining Men!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401023056/https://www.fugues.com/219329-7243-7292-article-its-raining-men-.html |date=April 1, 2019 }}. Fugues. Retrieved on March 31, 2019</ref> Due to limited support from [[Columbia Records]], "It's Raining Men" was a low-budget video. Wash described the video's conception: "God, that was a cheesy video! We filmed it in an abandoned building [in NYC] in the dead of winter. There was no heat and everybody was wearing [winter] coats. That part in the video where we fall out of the sky, well, we landed on these mattresses and found out [the next day] they were infested with bugs. For days afterwards Izora and I were scratching [ourselves]! It was awful!"<ref name="fugues"/>

===Synopsis===
The opening sequence of the video features the Weather Girls in a news station. The duo give a forecast prediction that it will rain men from the sky. After looking out of the station window to see the sky raining men, the Weather Girls leap out of the window with their umbrellas to join the men. Several dancers are seen in the music video performing choreography. Another scene features the Weather Girls wearing lingerie on a heart-shaped bed surrounded by and being adored by men. The closing scene shows the duo performing with the male dancers and extras in the music video.

==Track listings and formats==
{{Track listing
| headline        = "It's Raining Men"{{nobold|&nbsp;– 7" and 12" single}}
| total_length    = {{duration|m=10|s=56}}
| title1          = It's Raining Men
| note1           = vox
| length1         = {{duration|m=5|s=27}}
| title2          = It's Raining Men
| note2           = instrumental
| length2         = {{duration|m=5|s=29}}
}}

==Personnel==
*[[Izora Armstead]],{{efn|name=A}} [[Martha Wash]] – lead vocals
*Bob Esty – keyboards, synthesizer
*Greg Mathieson – piano
*[[Paul Delph]] – synthesizer
*[[Leland Sklar|Lee Sklar]] – bass guitar
*[[Michael Landau]] – guitar
*[[Carlos Vega]] – drums
*Stephanie Spruill, Julia Waters-Tillman, Maxine Waters-Willard, Zenobia Conkerite – background vocals

== Charts ==
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=== Weekly charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+1982{{ndash}}1984 weekly chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!scope="col"|Chart (1982–1984)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|first=David|last=Kent|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=Illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives|year=1993|page=334|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
|16
|-
!scope="row"|France ([[Institut français d'opinion publique|IFOP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_W.php |title=InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par W |website=Infodisc.fr |access-date=November 3, 2016}}</ref>
| 54
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|5|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|31|year=1983|week=47|artist=The Weather Girls|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true|access-date=2018-06-27}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|46|artist=The Weather Girls|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|13|artist=The Weather Girls|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Norway|8|artist=The Weather Girls|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|2|date=19840331|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="awards"/>
| 46
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
| 34
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="awards">{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/success-mw0000192383/awards |title= Success awards on Allmusic |website= Allmusic |access-date= June 4, 2013}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|43|songid=4734|artist=The Weather Girls|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|}

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+2001 weekly chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!Chart (2001)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|95|artist=The Weather Girls|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+2013 weekly chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!Chart (2013)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"|Slovenia ([[SloTop50]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2013&week=19|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart|publisher=[[SloTop50]]|language=sl|access-date=May 12, 2013|archive-date=January 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101082251/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2013&week=19|url-status=dead}}</ref>	
| 43
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+2014 weekly chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!Chart (2014)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|UK|31|date=20140208|rowheader=true|refname=uk2014}}
|}
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===Decade-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Decade-end chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!Chart (1980{{ndash}}1989)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"|[[Spotify Rewind]]<ref name="spotifyrewind"/>
| 1
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "It's Raining Men"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=It's Raining Men|artist=Weather Girls|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1982|certyear=2021|id=10003|access-date=October 1, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=The Weather Girls|title=It's Raining Men|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=The Weather Girls|title=It's Raining Men|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=19 January 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=2024|artist=The Weather Girls|title=It's Raining Men|accessdate=November 6, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Weather Girls|title=It's Raining Men|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=1984|id=3437-2239-1|access-date=November 13, 2022|refname="1984 bpi"|note=Physical 1984 sales}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Weather Girls|title=It's Raining Men|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|certyear=2023|id=3437-2239-1|access-date=September 24, 2023|refname="bpi"|note=Sales since 2006}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Martha Wash and RuPaul version==

{{Infobox song
| name       = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
| cover      = Martha_Wash-It's_Raining_Men..._The_Sequel.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Martha Wash]] featuring [[RuPaul]]
| album      = The Collection'' and ''RuPaul's Go-Go Box Classics
| released   = {{Start date|1997|10|31}}
| recorded   = 1997
| studio     = 
| genre      = [[Eurodance]]
| length     = 3:45
| label      = {{hlist|Logic|[[Rhino Records|Rhino]]}}
| writer     = {{hlist|[[Paul Jabara]]|[[Paul Shaffer]]}}
| producer   = Gary Haase
| chronology = [[Martha Wash]]
| prev_title = [[Something Goin' On (In Your Soul)|Something Goin' On]]
| prev_year  = 1997
| next_title = Catch the Light
| next_year  = 1998
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [[RuPaul]]
 | type       = single
 | prev_title = Celebrate
 | prev_year  = 1997
 | title      = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
 | year       = 1997
 | next_title = Come
 | next_year  = 1998
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|zcjNuAsMT-E|"It's Raining Men... The Sequel"}}}}
}}
"It's Raining Men" was covered by Weather Girls' member [[Martha Wash]] and American drag queen and singer [[RuPaul]] in 1997. The song was retitled "'''It's Raining Men... The Sequel'''", and released as the lead single for Wash's compilation album ''The Collection'' (1998). The song was also released on RuPaul's ''Go-Go Box Classics'' (1998).

===Critical reception===
[[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote that Wash "sounds like she's having a blast as she revisits a hit from her heyday as half of the Weather Girls." He noted that "the novel hook of this new recording is the appearance of RuPaul, whose freewheeling vamps are saucy good fun." He also added that Producer Gary "Headman" Haas "doesn't deviate far from the original recording's disco sound, leaving a posse of remixers to investigate a variety of more trendy ideas."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-11-01.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 1, 1997|access-date=February 6, 2020|page=77|author-link=Larry Flick}}</ref>

===Music video===
The opening sequence of the accompanying [[music video]] for "It's Raining Men... The Sequel" features Wash and RuPaul as the [[News presenter|news anchors]] of the Weather Center. The duo give a forecast prediction that it will rain men from the sky, with several field reporters also reporting similar information. Wash, as a [[Meteorology#Meteorologists|meteorologist]] and weatherwoman, performs the song in front of a digital map. Several people from around the world start to feel the effects of the forecast and some women are even shown collecting men that fall from the sky into baskets. Several men also appear in the music video, dancing to the song.

===Track listings and formats===
{{Track listing
| headline        = "It's Raining Men... The Sequel"{{nobold|&nbsp;– 12" single}}
| total_length    = {{duration|m=22|s=12}}
| title1          = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
| note1           = Calle & Rizzo mix
| length1         = {{duration|m=3|s=22}}
| title2          = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
| note2           = Dillon & Dickins Hers & Hers vox mix
| length2         = {{duration|m=7|s=36}}
| title3          = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
| note3           = Super Popalicious club mix
| length3         = {{duration|m=6|s=44}}
| title4          = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
| note4           = Headman extended mix
| length4         = {{duration|m=5|s=30}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = "It's Raining Men... The Sequel"{{nobold|&nbsp;– Maxi single}}
| total_length    = {{duration|m=28|s=37}}
| title1          = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
| note1           = LP version
| length1         = {{duration|m=3|s=44}}
| title2          = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
| note2           = Calle & Rizzo mix
| length2         = {{duration|m=6|s=03}}
| title3          = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
| note3           = Dillon & Dickins Hers & Hers vox mix
| length3         = {{duration|m=7|s=36}}
| title4          = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
| note4           = Super Popalicious club mix
| length4         = {{duration|m=6|s=44}}
| title5          = It's Raining Men... The Sequel
| note5           = Headman extended mix
| length5         = {{duration|m=5|s=30}}
}}

===Charts===
'''"It's Raining Men... The Sequel"'''
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance "It's Raining Men... The Sequel"
!Chart (1998)
!Peak<br>position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=240}}</ref>
| 64
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-03-07.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=March 7, 1998|access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>
| 46
|-
!scope="row"|Scotland ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19980222/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref>
| 16
|-
{{single chart|UK|21|date=19980228|rowheader=true|refname=rupaul}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Dance Singles Sales Chart|Dance Single Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="marthawashbillboard">[https://www.billboard.com/music/martha-wash Martha Wash | Billboard Chart History]. Billboard. Retrieved on February 1, 2019</ref> 
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="marthawashbillboard"/> 
| 22
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="marthawashbillboard"/> 
| 105
|}
{{-}}

==Geri Halliwell version==
{{Infobox song
| name       = It's Raining Men
| cover      = Itsrainingmen-ukcd1.jpg
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Geri Halliwell]]
| album      = [[Scream If You Wanna Go Faster]] {{noitalic|and}} [[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)#Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture|Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture]]
| B-side     =
* "Brave New World"
* "I Was Made That Way"
| released   = {{start date|2001|4|30}}
| recorded   =
| genre      = [[Dance-pop]]
| length     =
* 4:18 (album version)
* 3:47 (radio version)
| label      = [[EMI Records|EMI]]
| writer     =
* Paul Jabara
* Paul Shaffer
| producer   = [[Stephen Lipson]]
| prev_title = [[Bag It Up]]
| prev_year  = 2000
| next_title = [[Scream If You Wanna Go Faster (song)|Scream If You Wanna Go Faster]]
| next_year  = 2001
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|qqXUpe3jlkA|"It's Raining Men"}}}}
}}

"It's Raining Men" was released on April 30, 2001, as the first single from British singer [[Geri Halliwell]]'s second solo album, ''[[Scream if You Wanna Go Faster]]'' (2001). It was also featured as the lead single internationally to the soundtrack of the 2001 film ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]''. The single became Halliwell's fourth consecutive number-one hit single on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and became her most successful solo single to date.

===Background===
Halliwell commented: "It was really odd because I was all ready to go with my new album. I had the single, I had the video idea all ready and then the producers of the movie said to me, 'do you want to record It's Raining Men for the soundtrack?' I thought it would be fun and I love Bridget Jones cos I've read both books and so I just did it really quickly. They all loved it and wanted it to be a single and I thought it was a bit of a gift, so I released it".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldpop.com/home/cif.cfm?dir=cduk&url=cd_uk.cfm |title=Welcome to worldpop! |access-date=December 22, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011222051744/http://www.worldpop.com/home/cif.cfm?dir=cduk&url=cd_uk.cfm |archive-date=December 22, 2001 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Reception===
Halliwell's version received positive reviews by music critics, experienced international success and hit the top ten in over two dozen countries around the world, going to number one in several of them. In the United Kingdom, "It's Raining Men" debuted at number-one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and stayed there for two weeks. It became Halliwell's fourth consecutive number-one single in the UK, selling 155,000 units in its first week and 80,000 in its second week. Halliwell became the first solo British female artist to have four number-one singles in the United Kingdom, a record she held until 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29985563 |title=Cheryl Fernandez-Versini breaks Geri Halliwell chart record |publisher=BBC News |date= November 10, 2014| access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref> Overall the single went on to sell 449,000 copies in Britain alone,<ref name=sales>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-ultimate-official-spice-girls-solo-chart-all-their-singles-ranked-by-sales-__19520/|title=The ultimate Official Spice Girls solo chart: all their singles ranked by sales|first=Rob|last=Copsey|date=June 29, 2017|publisher=Official Charts|access-date=August 5, 2017}}</ref> becoming the 13th-best-seller of 2001 and Halliwell's most successful single worldwide.<ref name="ukye">{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|title=2001 – UK Charts Plus|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|date=January 5, 2002|access-date=May 16, 2018}}</ref>

The song was successful outside the United Kingdom. In Flemish Belgium, the song stayed at number one for four weeks and was the best-selling single of 2001.<ref name=flan>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2001|title=Jaaroverzichten 2001|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> The single reached number one in France for five weeks, receiving a Diamond certification from the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] (SNEP).<ref name=SNEP/> With this song, Halliwell won the ''International Song of the Year'' award at the 2002 [[NRJ Music Awards]] in France. The cover was also a major success in Walloon Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Poland, and Switzerland.

A remix of the song, the Almighty Mix from the Toshiba-EMI series ''Dance Mania'', volume 20, was also featured in the 2002 Japanese video games, [[DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix]] and [[Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME]]. This version of the song was used as the theme song in the advertisements for [[New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition]] 2003. In July 2006, the song entered at number 79 on the Mexican Digital Sales Chart, spending two weeks inside the Top 100.

===Music video===
Halliwell was inspired by the 1980 film ''[[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]'' and by the 1983 film ''[[Flashdance]]'' for the video. It was directed by Jim Canty and Jake-Sebastian Wynne. The video stars Halliwell ready to dance in an audition for the judges and in the chorus, a big group of dancers join her. Near the end of the video, Halliwell and the dancers perform a dance routine in the rain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/Entertainment-Daily-Geri-Halliwell/32c5054a9fa3686b7dc63f84fb2ee943?query=CELEBRITY+NEWS&current=5&orderBy=Relevance&hits=20&referrer=search&search=%2Fsearch%3Fquery%3DCELEBRITY%2520NEWS%26startd%3D%26endd%3D%26orderBy%3DRelevance%26from%3D1%26allFilters%3DRobbie%2BWilliams%253APeople%252CGeneral%2BNews%253ASubject&allFilters=Robbie+Williams%3APeople%2CGeneral+News%3ASubject&productType=IncludedProducts&page=1&b=2ee943 |title=Entertainment Daily : Geri Halliwell |publisher=AP Archive |access-date=November 3, 2016}}</ref>

===Live performances===
[[File:Geri Halliwell It's Raining Men.jpg|thumb|Geri Halliwell performing "It's Raining Men" during [[The Return of the Spice Girls Tour]] in 2008]]
To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', ''Comet Awards'' 2001, ''Musica Sí'', ''[[Big Brother Germany]]'', ''[[Party in the Park]]'', ''[[Live & Kicking]]'', ''[[Loft Story (France)|Loft Story]]'', ''[[Pepsi Chart]] Russia'', ''[[CD:UK]]'' and ''[[Tickled Pink]]''. Halliwell also performed the song on [[The Return of the Spice Girls]] world tour as her solo number.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Spice_Girls/ConcertReviews/2008/02/27/4879305-sun.html|title=CANOE - JAM! Spice Girls: Air Canada Centre, Toronto - February 26, 2008|website=Jam.canoe.ca|access-date=November 3, 2016|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150422033009/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Spice_Girls/ConcertReviews/2008/02/27/4879305-sun.html|archive-date=April 22, 2015}}</ref>

===Track listings===
* '''UK CD1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=It's Raining Men|author=[[Geri Halliwell]]|year=2001|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[EMI Records]]|id=CDEMS 584, 7243 8 79301 0 0}}</ref>
# "It's Raining Men" – 4:18
# "I Was Made That Way" – 4:45
# "Brave New World" – 4:10
# "It's Raining Men" {{small|(video)}} – 4:18

* '''UK CD2; Australasian CD single; Italian 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=It's Raining Men|author=Geri Halliwell|year=2001|type=UK CD2 & Australasian CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records|id=CDEM 584, 7243 8 79301 2 4}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=It's Raining Men|author=Geri Halliwell|year=2001|type=Italian 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=EMI Records|id=7243 8 79301 6 2}}</ref>
# "It's Raining Men" {{small|(album version)}} – 4:18
# "It's Raining Men" {{small|(Bold & Beautiful Glamour mix edit)}} – 4:47
# "It's Raining Men" {{small|(Almighty mix edit)}} – 3:46
# "It's Raining Men" {{small|(D-Bop Tall & Blonde mix edit)}} – 6:55

* '''UK cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=It's Raining Men|author=Geri Halliwell|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=EMI Records|id=TCEM 584, 7243 8 79301 4 8}}</ref>
# "It's Raining Men" – 4:18
# "I Was Made That Way" – 4:45
# "Brave New World" – 4:10

* '''European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=It's Raining Men|author=Geri Halliwell|year=2001|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records|id=7243 8 79327 2 2}}</ref>
# "It's Raining Men" {{small|(album version)}} – 4:19
# "Brave New World" – 4:10

===Charts===
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====Weekly charts====
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2001–2003 weekly chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!scope="col"|Chart (2001–2003)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position 
|-
{{single chart|Australia|4|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Austria|5|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Wallonia|2|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/geri-halliwell/chart-history/cns/|title=Geri Halliwell Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref>
| 11
|-
!scope="row"|Canada CHR ([[Nielsen BDS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf|title=Canadian Top 20 in 2001|website=Cross Canada Countdown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf|archive-date=7 April 2005|access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>
| 19
|-
!scope="row"|Croatia ([[Croatian Radiotelevision|HRT]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/maineng.html|title=Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija|publisher=[[Croatian Radiotelevision]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010701101012/http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/maineng.html|archive-date=July 1, 2001|access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>
| 7
|-
{{single chart|Denmark|6|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-05-26.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=18|issue=22|page=11|date=May 26, 2001|access-date=April 30, 2021}}</ref>
| 2
|-
{{single chart|Finland|7|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|France|1|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|5|songid=4697|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-06-16.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=19|issue=25|page=9|date=June 16, 2001|access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>
| 3
|-
!scope="row"|Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Mahasz]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-06-02.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=18|issue=23|page=13|date=June 2, 2001|access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>
| 4
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Italy|1|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|4|year=2001|week=27|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|15|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Norway|13|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Poland (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-08-04.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 32/2001|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=32|page=19|date=August 4, 2001|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>
| 13
|-
!scope="row"|Poland ([[Polish Singles Chart|ZPAV]])<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017002323/http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/number1_2001.html|title=Nielsen Music Control|archive-date=October 17, 2007|url=http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/index_pol}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope=row|Portugal ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-15.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=51|page=13|date=December 15, 2001|access-date=May 1, 2018}}</ref>
| 4
|-
!scope="row"|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref name="rt100">{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/2001.html|title=Top of the Year 2001|publisher=[[Romanian Top 100]]|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021209050311/http://www.rt100.ro/2001.html|archive-date=December 9, 2002|access-date=December 9, 2002}}</ref>
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| Russia Airplay ([[InterMedia (agency)|InterMedia]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intermedia.ru/index.php3?action=charts&d=15-07-2001|title=Чарты|trans-title=Charts|publisher=[[InterMedia (agency)|InterMedia]]|date=July 15, 2001 |access-date=April 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011225154809/http://www.intermedia.ru/index.php3?action=charts&d=15-07-2001|archive-date=December 25, 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20010512|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Spain|5|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|10|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Geri Halliwell|song=It's Raining Men|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|1|date=20010512|rowheader=true|refname=ukhalliwell}}
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2024 weekly chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!scope="col"|Chart (2024)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position 
|-
!scope="row"|Kazakhstan Airplay ([[TopHit]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/kz/weekly/20241025-20241031|title=Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Weekly Chart: Oct 31, 2024|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=November 1, 2024}}</ref>
| 41
|-
!scope="row"|Poland ([[Polish music charts|Polish Airplay Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-airplay|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay|publisher=[[OLiS]]|language=pl|access-date=October 28, 2024|type=Select week 19.10.2024–25.10.2024.}}</ref>
| 69
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2025 weekly chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!scope="col"|Chart (2025)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Moldova Airplay ([[TopHit]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/md/weekly/20250207-20250213 |title=Top Radio Hits Moldova Weekly Chart: Feb 13, 2025|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
| 48
|}
{{col-2}}

====Monthly charts====
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2024 monthly chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!scope="col"|Chart (2024)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/kz/monthly/202409|title=Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Monthly Chart: September 2024|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref>
| 54
|}

====Year-end charts====
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2001 year-end chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!scope="col"|Chart (2001)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2001/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2001|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=December 21, 2014}}</ref>
| 34
|-
!scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2001|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2001|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref>
| 37
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref name=flan/>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2001|title=Rapports annuels 2001 |publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=fr|access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>
| 8
|-
!scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001|publisher=[[Jam!]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030126204339/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles.html|archive-date=January 26, 2003|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
| 73
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-22.pdf|title=Year in Review: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=52|page=14|date=December 22, 2001|access-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref>
|4
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=2001|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 2001|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]|language=fr|access-date=April 21, 2021}}</ref>
| 6
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2001|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2001|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>
| 27
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irma.ie/#verticalTab16|title=Best of Singles 2001|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]]|access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref>
| 6
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2001|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2001|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref>
| 39
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2001&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2001|language=nl|access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>
| 25
|-
!scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)<ref name="rt100"/>
| 35
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2001&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2001|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|language=sv|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>
| 31
|-
!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2001|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001|language=de|access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>
| 14
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref name="ukye"/>
| 13
|}

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2024 year-end chart performance for "It's Raining Men"
!scope="col"|Chart (2024)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/kz/annual/2024|title=Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Annual Chart: 2024|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref>
| 77
|}
{{col-end}}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "It's Raining Men"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|access-date=September 28, 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|access-date=September 28, 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Geri Halliwell|title=It's Raining Men|type=single|award=Diamond|relyear=2000|refname=SNEP|access-date=May 3, 2020|certyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Geri Halliwell|title=It's Raining Men|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|relmonth=1|access-date=May 3, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Geri Halliwell|title=It's Raining Men|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1998|access-date=May 3, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Geri Halliwell|title=It's Raining Men|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|id=3437-3522-1|salesamount=440,000|salesref=<ref name="sales"/>|access-date=May 3, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

===Release history===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"
|+Release dates and formats for "It's Raining Men"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|April 30, 2001
|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}
|rowspan="2"|[[EMI Records|EMI]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-05-05.pdf|title=Geri the Fair Weather Girl|magazine=Music & Media|volume=18|issue=19|page=1|date=May 5, 2001|access-date=September 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-04-28.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting April 30, 2001: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=23|date=April 28, 2001|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|May 28, 2001
|CD
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue587.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue587.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2002|title=The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th May 2001|publisher=ARIA|page=24|date=May 28, 2001|access-date=April 21, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist|notes={{efn|name=A|Credited as Izora Redman.}}}}

==See also==
* ''[[Golconda (Magritte)|Golconda]]'', 1953 painting

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
*{{YouTube|id=l5aZJBLAu1E|title=Official music video}}

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