It Will Rain

"It Will Rain"
Single by Bruno Mars
from the album The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released	September 27, 2011
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	2011
Genre	Soft rock R&B soul
Length	4:17
Label	Chop Shop Elektra
Writer(s)	Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine
Producer(s)	The Smeezingtons
Bruno Mars singles chronology
"Mirror" (2011) "It Will Rain" (2011) "Young, Wild & Free" (2011)

"It Will Rain" is a song by American artist Bruno Mars. The song was released on iTunes for purchase on September 27, 2011. An accompanying music video was planned to premiere on October 26, 2011 on MTV; however, on October 24, 2011 Mars announced via Twitter that the music video had been delayed for several weeks. It eventually premiered on November 10, 2011. The track appears on the soundtrack to the film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.

Writing and production

"It Will Rain" is a love ballad co-written and produced by Bruno Mars and his songwriting and production team, The Smeezingtons. The Breaking Dawn – Part 1 soundtrack was released on November 8, 2011. Mars described the song as concerning "the darker side of love". Mars and his label Elektra Records later celebrated achieving his fourth #1 single on the Billboard Top 40 chart with "It Will Rain".

"It Will Rain" is featured in the end credits of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. Mars said the tune was halfway done before he viewed an early cut of the film and, inspired by its characters, put together the finishing touches. Alexandra Patsavas, music supervisor for the Twilight films, said she picked Mars because Part 1 centered on a wedding and, "Who more appropriate than Bruno Mars to write a timeless, classic wedding song?"

Mars later remarked he had to "turn off the radio" upon hearing the final mix of his vocals on the song, saying "I felt like I was a mosquito singing. I don't want that to happen again."

Composition and lyrical interpretation

The agony and torment of heartbreak in the lyrics describe the universal emotional pain of relationship bonds like morphine relationships, sexual arousal, bonding and romantic attachment and behavioral addiction, being ripped apart that results in depression. Although some reviews were mixed, for example Rolling Stone, which gave the song three stars out of five, saying it "sounds a little bit like "Wild Horses," and "a lot like Mars' next radio juggernaut".

Live performances

Skylar Grey performed the song with Mars during his live tour of Europe.

Music video

The music video for "It Will Rain" premiered on November 10, 2011 on MTV. Mars falls for a girl in the clip and it shows the pair going through different emotions like love and anger. It also features footage from the film Breaking Dawn: Part 1, the fourth film in the Twilight saga. The video for the song was then uploaded on YouTube by Mars' label Elektra Records.

Cover versions

In 2012, Austin Mahone released a cover of the song with a music video online.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "It Will Rain" – 4:27
2. "It Will Rain" (music video)

• German CD single

1. "It Will Rain" – 4:17
2. "A Thousand Years" (performed by Christina Perri) – 4:45

Credits and personnel

Recording

• Engineered at: Levcon Studios in Los Angeles, California; mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California.

Personnel

• Songwriting – Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence
• Production – The Smeezingtons
• Engineer – Ari Levine
• Arrangement by (string arrangement)– Phredley Brown
• Mixing – Manny Marroquin
• Mixed By (assisted by) – Chris Galland, Erik Madrid

• Mastering – David Kutch
• Bass – Oscar Hidalgo
• Conductor – Suzie Katayama
• Viola – Andrew Duckles
• Violin – Charlie Bisharat, Josefina Vergara

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	14
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	25
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	46
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)	9
Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)	5
Brazil Hot Pop Songs	3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	5
Denmark (Tracklisten)	11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	15
France (SNEP)	58
Germany (Official German Charts)	14
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)	28
Ireland (IRMA)	11
Israel (Media Forest)	8
Japan (Japan Hot 100)	53
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)	4
Luxembourg (Billboard)	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	2
Romania (Romanian Top 100)	21
Scotland (Official Charts Company)	15
South Korea (GAON)	2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	43
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	48
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	22
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	14
US Billboard Hot 100	3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	11
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)	3
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)	19
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)	26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	83
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)	1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)	6
Venezuela Pop/Rock General (Record Report)	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)	2× Platinum	140,000
Canada (Music Canada)	3× Platinum	240,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)	Gold	15,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	Platinum	60,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	Platinum	15,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)	Gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)	3× Platinum	3,500,000
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
Australia (ARIA)	87
Germany (Media Control AG)	93
New Zealand (RMNZ)	29

Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100	26

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label
United States/Canada	27 September 2011	Digital download	Atlantic, Elektra
Germany
United Kingdom	31 October 2011
Germany		CD single

External links

• Official website