Singin ' in the Rain ( song ) - wikipedia Singin ' in the Rain ( song ) For the film by the same name, see Singin ' in the Rain. For the Simple Plan song, see Singing in the Rain ( Simple Plan song ). Gene Kelly performing the song in the 1952 film Singin ' in the Rain. `` Singin ' In the Rain '' is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown, published in 1931. The song `` Singin ' In the Rain '' is a centerpiece of the musical film of the same name, Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ). It is unclear exactly when the song was written ; it has been claimed that the song was performed as early as 1927. The song was listed as No. 3 on AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs. Contents 1 Song form 2 Covers 2.1 Mint Royale version 2.2 Sheila B. Devotion version 2.3 Taco version 3 Selected appearances in media 3.1 Charts 4 References Song form The song has an unusual form : the 32 - bar chorus, rather than being preceded by a verse and containing an internal bridge as was becoming standard at the time, opens the song and then is followed by a 24 - bar verse that has the feeling of a bridge before the chorus repeats. Covers `` Singin ' in the Rain '' was first performed by Doris Eaton Travis in the 1931 revue The Hollywood Music Box Revue. The song became a hit and was recorded by a number of artists, notably Cliff Edwards, who also performed the number with the Brox Sisters in the early MGM musical The Hollywood Revue of 1929. B.A. Rolfe and his Lucky Strike Orchestra recorded the song possibly as early as 1928 but perhaps 1929. The song was performed by Annette Hanshaw in her album Volume 6, on film by Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily ( 1932 ), by Judy Garland in Little Nellie Kelly ( 1940 ), and as background music at the beginning of MGM 's The Divorcee ( 1930 ) starring Norma Shearer. The tune is briefly heard in the comedy The Big Noise ( 1944 ), when Oliver Hardy is drenched by a shower nozzle. The song is sung by Dean Martin in a November 1950 episode of the variety show The Colgate Comedy Hour. He sang it while being drenched in water by comedy partner and co-host Jerry Lewis. The song is known today as the centerpiece of the musical film Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ), in which Gene Kelly memorably danced to the song while splashing through puddles during a rainstorm. The song is also performed during the opening credits of the film, and briefly near the end of the film by Debbie Reynolds. The song was recorded in Buenos Aires for Odeon Records twice under the title `` Cantando Bajo La Lluvia, '' by Francisco Canaro 's orchestra and with the Spanish lyrics sung by Charlo, on 23 December 1929 ( Catalog Number 16243 B, matrix number 5137 ) and again on 24 March 1930 ( Catalog Number 4631 B / LDB 78 B, matrix number 5283 ). It was also recorded under the same title in 1936 by the Orquesta Tipica Victor, the RCA Victor in - house orchestra in Buenos Aires. The song was also recorded by John Serry, Sr. and his sextet ensemble in 1954 for RCA Victor records under the musical direction of Ben Selvin on an LP vinyl disc ( See RCA Thesaurus ). In 1960, Adam Faith recorded his own version of this song on his début album Adam. Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney recorded the song in 1961 for use on their radio show and it was subsequently included in the CD Bing & Rosie - The Crosby - Clooney Radio Sessions ( 2010 ). In 1971, Scottish folk rock - singer John Martyn did an acoustic folk jazz - version on his album Bless the Weather, where he accompanied himself on acoustic guitar and sang several overdubbed backing vocals. The Pasadena Roof Orchestra has covered the song on many different occasions, including releasing it on The Best of the Pasadena Roof Orchestra album in 1973. The song was subsequently ad - libbed by Malcolm McDowell in Stanley Kubrick 's film A Clockwork Orange, in which his character sang it while raping a woman. The Gene Kelly version of the song is also played over the closing credits. Kubrick bought the rights to this song immediately after filming this scene. The song is covered by Cary Grant 's character, Roger Thornhill, whistling in the shower, in Alfred Hitchcock 's film North by Northwest. Sammy Davis, Jr. gave the song a final US chart ride with a version widely played on easy listening stations ( number 16 easy listening, 1974 ). Leif Garrett released a version of the song on his 1979 album, Same Goes for You. The song was covered by polish musician Zbigniew Wodecki in 1979. Glenn Butcher covered this song on the Australian video ABC for Kids Video Hits. The song was incorporated by Michael Kamen into his score for the 1988 film Die Hard, where it is most closely associated with the character of Theo ( Clarence Gilyard ). British jazz / pop singer Jamie Cullum covered the song on his 2003 album Twentysomething. The song was covered in 2004 by Carmen Bradford in her Jazz album `` Home With You '' In the film called Robots, when Fender says goodbye to Loretta with a blowing kiss, he happily sings a parody called `` Singing In The Oil '' which is to the tune of this song and dances around until he gets caught by a Sweeper. A version performed by the UK comedy partnership Morecambe and Wise was ranked at the top of a 2007 poll of their Greatest Moments. A version was also performed by Jheena Lodwick in 2006, on her album titled `` Singing in the rain ''. In 2009 the song was performed by Seth MacFarlane at The Proms. An instrumental version of this song is played in Planet 51 where the space probe Rover dances happily Gene Kelly style when he sees raining rocks. In 2009 and 2010 the song was performed by South - Korean K - pop group Girls ' Generation on their Into the New World tour In 2010, the song was sung on the FOX TV series Glee in a mash - up with Rihanna 's `` Umbrella '' featuring Gwyneth Paltrow. There is a jazz instrumental by Sonny Stitt on his 1958 album Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements. There is a jazz vocal rendition by Joe Williams on his 1984 album Then and Now. Mint Royale version `` Singin ' in the Rain '' Single by Mint Royale from the album See You in the Morning and Pop Is... Released August 22, 2005 ( UK ) Format CD single, 12 '' vinyl, digital download Recorded 2005 Genre Electronica, house Length 2 : 04 ( short radio edit ) 3 : 26 ( Pop Is... album version ) 2 : 47 ( See You in the Morning album version ) Label Faith & Hope, Direction Records Songwriter ( s ) Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed Producer ( s ) Mint Royale Mint Royale singles chronology `` Wait for You '' ( 2005 ) `` Singin ' in the Rain '' ( 2005 ) `` The Effect on Me '' ( 2005 ) `` Wait for You '' ( 2005 ) `` Singin ' in the Rain '' ( 2005 / 2008 ) `` The Effect on Me '' ( 2005 ) `` Singin ' in the Rain '' was remixed in 2005 by Mint Royale. It was released as a single in August 2005 after being featured in an advert for the Volkswagen Golf, peaking at No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart. Three years later in 2008, due to the exposure of the song via the performance of then - unknown dancer George Sampson on the reality TV series Britain 's Got Talent, the track went to No. 1 on the iTunes Top 100 in the UK in 2008. It re-entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 28 on 1 June 2008 and climbed to No. 1 the next week, selling 45,987 copies, knocking Rihanna 's `` Take a Bow '' down to the Number 2 spot. Sheila B Devotion version A 1978 disco version of Singin ' in the Rain by the French pop singer Sheila B. Devotion made No. 3 in the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles and the Netherlands Top 100, No. 4 on the Nationale Hitparade, No. 11 on the German and UK Singles Chart, No. 2 on the Swedish Singles Chart, No. 3 on the Italian Singles Chart and No. 30 on the Hot Dance Club Songs. Taco version In 2010, Dutch pop singer Taco released a version of it as his second single from After Eight, which peaked at No. 49 in Germany, No. 46 in Canada and No. 98 in the UK. Selected appearances in media The Hollywood Revue of 1929 ( 1929 ) The Ship from Shanghai ( 1930 ) The Girl Said No ( 1930 ) The Woman Racket ( 1930 ) The Dogway Melody ( 1930 ) The Divorcee ( 1930 ) Rain or Shine ( 1930 ) Men Call It Love ( 1932 ) Speak Easily ( 1932 ) The Old Dark House ( 1932 ) Skyscraper Souls ( 1932 ) Babes in Arms ( 1939 ) Idiot 's Delight ( 1939 ) Little Nellie Kelly ( 1940 ) Dulcy ( 1940 ) Unexpected Uncle ( 1941 ) Maisie Gets Her Man ( 1942 ) Happy Go Lucky ( 1943 ) The Big Noise ( 1944 ) The Babe Ruth Story ( 1948 ) Singin ' in the Rain ( 1952 ) North by Northwest ( 1959 ) The Munsters ( 1965 ) A Clockwork Orange ( 1971 ) Fame ( 1980 ) Pennies from Heaven ( 1981 ) The Slugger 's Wife ( 1985 ) Fever Pitch ( 1985 ) Die Hard ( 1988 ) What About Bob ? ( 1991 ) Jeeves and Wooster ( 1991 ) Léon ( 1994 ) Godzilla ( 1998 ) Shanghai Knights ( 2003 ) Robots ( 2005 ) ( Sung alternatively as `` Singin ' in the Oil '' ) Kara no Kyōkai ( Murder Speculation Part 1, The Hollow Shrine ) ( 2008 ) Glee ( episode `` The Substitute '' ( 2010 ) ) Phineas and Ferb ( 2011 ) ( partly sung by Dr. Doofenshmirtz with altered lyrics in the episode `` The Great Indoors '' ) Charts Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart 20 Chart ( 2008 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart References Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth ; Robert Simonson ( 2010 - 05 - 11 ). `` Doris Eaton Travis, Among the Last of the Ziegfeld Girls, Dead at 106 ''. Playbill. Playbill.com. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ Found on `` Music of the Lost Generation 1910s to 1930s '', CD compilation issued 2007 Jump up ^ https://sites.google.com/site/franciscocanarodiscography/recordings-in-chronological-order/electric-recordings-I#N1876 Jump up ^ https://sites.google.com/site/franciscocanarodiscography/recordings-in-chronological-order/electric-recordings-I#N1904 Jump up ^ `` A Bing Crosby Discography ''. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` allmusic.com ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Leif Garrett, Same Goes for You ''. Retrieved December 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Prom 22 : A Celebration of Classic MGM Musicals, John Wilson Orchestra, Royal Albert Hall, London ''. The Independent. Jump up ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4312217.stm Jump up ^ `` Top 40 - artiesten ( A ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. `` Top 40 - artiesten ''. Top40.nl. Jump up ^ Netherlands : Nationale Hitparade ( currently Single top 100 ) Jump up ^ Germany : Musikmarkt / Media Control Charts Jump up ^ `` ChartArchive - Sheila And B Devotion ''. Jump up ^ Sweden : Sverigetopplistan - Singles Top 60 Jump up ^ `` Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single : 1978 ''. Jump up ^ Richie Unterberger. `` Sheila - Awards - AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Jump up ^ `` Charts.de : Taco ( Singles ) ''. charts.de. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 29. Jump up ^ `` RPM : 50 Singles ( Volume 39, No. 1, September 03, 1983 ) ''. RPM. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Chartstats.com : Singing in the Rain ''. Chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012 - 07 - 22. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 10. ^ Jump up to : Hess, Earl J. ; Dabholkar, Pratibha A. ( 2009 ). Singin ' in the Rain : The Making of an American Masterpiece. Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas. p. 124. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7006 - 1656 - 5. ^ Jump up to : `` Mint Royale discography ''. http://www.polyhex.com. External link in publisher = ( help ) The Ship From Shanghai. TCM. 2 Jan. 2014. Television. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Singin%27_in_the_Rain_(song)&oldid=814532048 '' Categories : 1929 songs Songs with lyrics by Arthur Freed Songs with music by Nacio Herb Brown Lena Horne songs Leif Garrett songs Songs from musicals UK Singles Chart number - one singles Rain Hidden categories : CS1 errors : external links Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Nederlands Português Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 9 December 2017, at 10 : 41. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote music for singing in the rain
Answer: Nacio Herb Brown