Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
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"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.[3][4] The uplifting lyrics describe somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realizing that "it won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me."[5][6]
| "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | ||||
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 From the motion picture, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | ||||
| Single by B. J. Thomas | ||||
| from the album Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head | ||||
| B-side | "Never Had It So Good" | |||
| Released | October 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Studio | A & R (New York City) | |||
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| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Scepter | |||
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| B. J. Thomas singles chronology | ||||
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| "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" on YouTube | ||||
The single by B. J. Thomas reached No. 1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. 38 in the UK Singles Chart.[4] It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in January 1970 and was also the first American No. 1 hit of the 1970s. The song also spent seven weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[7] Billboard ranked it as the No. 4 song of 1970. According to Billboard magazine, it had sold over 2 million copies by March 14, 1970, with eight-track and cassette versions also climbing the charts.[8] It won an Oscar for Best Original Song.[4] Bacharach also won Best Original Score.