Singing in the Rain (Simple Plan song)

"Singing in the Rain" is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan from their fifth studio album, Taking One for the Team (2016). On the album, American musical duo Rock City are featured on the track, with an additional verse written by the duo's Timothy and Theron Thomas, however the single version does not include this feature.^[1] The solo Simple Plan version of "Singing in the Rain" was released to digital retailers on March 25, 2016 as the album's third official single.^[2]

"Singing in the Rain"
Single by Simple Plan
from the album Taking One for the Team
Released	March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
Genre	Pop rock reggae rock
Length	3:29
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Pierre Bouvier Chuck Comeau
Producer(s)	Howard Benson
Simple Plan singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Go to Bed" (2016) "Singing in the Rain" (2016) "Perfectly Perfect" (2016)
R.City singles chronology
"Make Up" (2015) "Singing in the Rain" (2016) "Don't You Need Somebody" (2016)

Music video

The accompanying music video was directed by Mark Staubach and pays homage to the 1996 film, That Thing You Do!.^[3][4] It premiered April 12, 2016.^[3] Set in 1964, the video seeks to depict the positive and negative aspects of the life of a musician, and "the exhilarating power that 3 chords, a drum beat and a catchy melody can have on the lives of the people who create it," according to a statement from the band.^[4]

Track listings

Album version^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Singing in the Rain" (featuring Rock City)	Pierre Bouvier Charles-André Comeau Timothy Thomas Theron Thomas	3:42

Single version^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Singing in the Rain"	Bouvier Comeau	3:29

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the digital liner notes at AllMusic.^[5]

• Neal Avron – Mixing
• Chady Awad – Background vocals
• Howard Benson – Organ, production
• Chris Bousquet – Assistant engineer
• Pierre Bouvier – Lead vocals, background vocals, songwriting
• Chuck Comeau – Drums, background vocals, songwriting
• David Desrosiers – Bass, background vocals
• Melanie Fontana – background vocals
• Chris Gehringer – Mastering
• Gersh – Technician
• Hatsukazu Inagaki – Recording
• Myah Langston – background vocals
• Sébastien Lefebvre – Guitar, background vocals
• Jonny Litten – Keyboards, background vocals
• Mike Plotnikoff – Recording
• Lenny Skolnik – Keyboards, background vocals
• Scott Skrzynski – Mixing engineer
• Jeff Stinco – Guitar, background vocals
• Wendell Teague – Assistant engineer
• Theron Thomas – Composition^[A]
• Timothy Thomas – Composition^[B]
• Sidnie Tipton – Background vocals
• Marc VanGool – Technician

Chart performance

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Canada AC (Billboard)[6]	40
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7]	27

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide[C]	March 25, 2016	Digital download	Atlantic	[5]
Italy	April 29, 2016	Mainstream radio	Warner	[9]

Notes

1. Theron Thomas is only a co-writer/composer on the album version of the song.
2. Timothy Thomas is only a co-writer/composer on the album version of the song.
3. "Singing in the Rain" was released as a digital single without the Rock City feature in all territories except the United States.^[8]