About Rain on Me By Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande

About Rain on Me

Lyrics and Karaoke of Rain on Me

"Rain on Me" is a track by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. It was launched on May 22, 2020, as the second single from Gaga's upcoming, sixth studio album Chromatica (2020)."Rain on Me" was first talked about in Gaga's March 16, 2020, interview for 'Paper'.

The music, then unknown to be with Grande, was described as a "monster of a dance tune, however, its message is about submitting your self to devastation - a flawless dance ground crier as a "celebration of all of the tears."Gaga disclosed that she had collaborated with a "fellow feminine pop star who [had similarly experienced] immense trauma whereas within the public eye" and went into depth in regards to the genesis of their music: "I sat along with her and we talked about our lives. It is two ladies having a dialog about easy methods to preserve going and easy methods to be thankful for what you do.

"The music was written by Gaga, Grande, Nija Charles, Rami Yacoub, Boys Noize, and Chromatica's Executive producer BloodPop.Gaga additionally defined the that means behind a few of the lyrics of the music, saying: "It is also a metaphor for tears and for the quantity of alcohol I used to be taking to numb myself. I might reasonably be dry however at the least I am alive, rain on me.

For a widespread time in the key of C♯ minor, with a tempo of 123 beats per minute. A lot of the track follows a C♯m7–Amaj9 sequence whereas the primary verse and second pre-chorus provide a B(add4) and each pre-choruses embrace a F♯m11 on the finish. The song options an upbeat composition consisting of a synth-disco beat, catchy synth claps, steady bass traces, funk guitar strums, and rolling synths.

It opens with a "stripped-down" verse the place Gaga's vocals are within the forefront. It's then accompanied by a filter house bass and a thundering percussion. The mid-90s house-pop hook accommodates a pitched-down vocal loop. Within the chorus, which is described as thundering, the beats construct up, which then is altered right into a beat drop with techno vibes. After doing ad-libs, Grande joins within the second verse, the place hand clapped beats are added. The ultimate refrain "explodes" with the singers belting the track.

Gaga and Grande's vocals, which have been described as "booming", span from G♯three to B5. Vocally, Gaga makes use of spoken phrase deliveries and Grande makes use of her "signature" high note octave. Described by Gaga as a "celebration of tears," the track makes use of the metaphor of rain for alcohol used to numb ache. Its first verse sees Gaga fascinated by the hardships of life whereas Grande delivers lyrics about accepting actuality within the second verse. In accordance with Elle, the track is about "persevering through hardship, healing, and finding beauty in the pain, heartbreak, and life."

"Rain on Me" is a 1990s-influenced dance-pop, disco, house and electropop music that accommodates components of French house, techno, Eurodance, and electronic music, with synth-pop instrumentals and disco beats. The track makes use of the identical bassline melody as "All This Love That I'm Giving" by Gwen McCrae. It was composed utilizing 4.

“Rain On Me” is about persevering utilizing your troubles and discovering solace and luxury in the truth that issues will get higher. It's the second single off Chromatica, Gaga’s sixth studio album, and marks the first collaboration between Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.

The collaboration projects were first confirmed via her Twitter account on April 22, together with the other tracks and collaborations from the album. On May 15, she revealed the music’s official cover and launch date.

Gaga additionally expressed the meaning of the song to Vulture:

"This is about an analog of tears being the rain. And you know what it’s also a metaphor for, is the amount of drinking that I was doing to numb myself. I’d rather be dry."

Commercially, the track gained its chart success in the UK then world over, the place it debuted at number one, and marked the biggest-ever opening week for streaming numbers by an all-female collaboration in UK Singles Chart history. It additionally turned Gaga's first single to debut at number one within the nation. The track additionally topped the charts in each Scotland and Ireland. As well as, the track has charted throughout the top-ten in international locations like Australia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland. The accompanying music video was directed by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and casts the 2 singers dancing inside an enormous arena throughout a rainstorm, with daggers falling from the sky.

"Rain on Me" obtained optimistic opinions, with critics praising the singers' vocal expertise and the uplifting nature of the track. Adam White of The Independent gave "Rain on Me" 4 out of 5 stars, expressing that the track was "three minutes of euphoric melodrama" and a "theatrical and replenishing triumph". Joey Nolfi of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Rain on Me" is "taking fans to sonic heaven" with the "therapeutic banger". Mikale Wooden from the Los Angeles Times referred to as it "a fist-pumping self-empowerment jam". Althea Legapsi of Rolling Stone labeled the track "rejuvenating", noting that the singers provide "a call-and-response trade" as they "tout the rejuvenating elements of the state of affairs, regardless of the metaphorical unhealthy climate sentiments." Dave Quinn from People highlighted "Grande touching her signature excessive observe octaves" and "Gaga's daring voice" that "echos all through the monitor as she sings, "Rain on me" and "Fingers as much as the sky/I will be your galaxy"." Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork praised the track, writing that it "attracts its energy from two girls connecting on an emotional degree." In a rave overview, Brenden Wetmore of Paper described the track as "completely electrical by its finish, having charged up sufficient uncooked emotion and heartbreak to energy a whole circuit social gathering's price of strobe lights."

Craig Jenkins from New York journal complimented the singers' vocals and the beat, and thought that the track "might be enormous", as a result of "it has that nebulous high-quality memorable pop hits have the place the lyric appears distinctly about one factor but additionally not about something specifically." Hannah Mylrea from NME referred to as it a "smash hit" that "could be Gaga's greatest track since 2011's 'Born This Way". Rania Aniftos from Billboard thought that "the track showcases each Ariana Grande and Woman Gaga's unmatched vocals". Billboard additionally named "Rain On Me" because the second greatest track off Gaga's Chromatica album, stating that "the incredible production and uplifting songwriting help make the song great, however, it's the unrivaled chemistry between the 2 pop divas that makes it one among Gaga's greatest." Chris DeVille of Stereogum referred to as the track "epic", saying that "there's some real catharsis in there when Gaga and Ariana Grande come collectively to persevere via trauma."

Matt Melis of Consequence of Sound wrote that "Gaga and Grande have vocal chops for miles", and referred to as it a "dynamite characteristic". He additionally thought that "it is the discharge all of us have wanted a minimum of a pair dozen instances throughout this pandemic", whereas highlighting its uplifting message: "Regardless of how unhealthy the storm will get, we'll endure and maybe come out just a little cleaner on the opposite aspect for the ache." Evan Sawdey from PopMatters named it "one among [Gaga's] all-time best singles", that "flies via its three-minute run time so rapidly you barely notice it is about alcohol abuse". Alexa Camp of Slant Magazine was much less enthusiastic, and whereas she opined that "Rain on Me" is "an enhancement over earlier single 'Stupid Love'", she described the track as "two overzealous vocalists duking it out to see who can out-sing the opposite over the course of the song's three chart-maximizing minutes" and criticized the song's bridge.