[Verse 1]
Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm
I know, it's been comin' for some time
When it's over, so they say
It'll rain a sunny day
I know, shinin' down like water
[Chorus]
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
Comin' down on a sunny day
[Verse 2]
Yesterday, and days before
Sun is cold and rain is hard
I know, been that way for all my time
'Til forever, on it goes
Through the circle, fast and slow
I know, it can't stop, I wonder
[Chorus]
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
Comin' down on a sunny day
Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm
I know, it's been comin' for some time
When it's over, so they say
It'll rain a sunny day
I know, shinin' down like water
[Chorus]
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
Comin' down on a sunny day
[Verse 2]
Yesterday, and days before
Sun is cold and rain is hard
I know, been that way for all my time
'Til forever, on it goes
Through the circle, fast and slow
I know, it can't stop, I wonder
[Chorus]
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
Comin' down on a sunny day
About
Genius Annotation
“Have You Ever Seen the Rain” was released as a single in 1971 from the album Pendulum (1970) by roots rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song charted highest in Canada, reaching number one in March 1971. In the US, it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the same year.
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What did Creedence Clearwater Revival say about "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"?
Genius Answer
John Fogerty told Rolling Stone in 1993:
That song is really about the impending breakup of Creedence. The imagery is, you can have a bright, beautiful, sunny day and it can be raining at the same time. The band was breaking up. I was reacting: ‘Geez, this is all getting serious right at the time when we should be having a sunny day.’
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Release Date
December 7, 1970
Songs That Sample Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Covers
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Spin Doctors, Have You Ever Seen the Rain by Dale Watson, Have Ever You Seen The Rain (The Voice Performance) by Jim and Sasha Allen, Have You Ever Seen The Rain by The Lumineers, Have You Ever Seen the Rain by Tony Carey, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Fogerty's Factory Version) by John Fogerty, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Performance Version) by Arthur Gunn, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Willie Nelson (Ft. Paula Nelson), Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Cæcilie Norby, Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Faber Drive & The Faceplants, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Smokie, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Boney M., Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by The Jeevas, Have You Ever Seen the Rain by Teenage Fanclub, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Hi-Standard, Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by Johnny Cash, Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Dr. Sin, Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Phyllotaxis, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Minutemen, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Ramones, Have You Ever Seen the Rain by Mango, Have you ever seen the rain by Inner Circle, Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by Joan Jett, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Bonnie Tyler, Have You Ever Seen the Rain by Rod Stewart, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Allison Moorer, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Alphamega, Have You Ever Seen the Rain by MR. RACER, Have You Even Seen The Rain? by YAREED, Have You Ever Seen the Rain by House Of Shem, Have You Ever Seen the Rain by Honey Boy Martin & Have You Ever Seen the Rain by Midnite String Quartet
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