Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? - Wikipedia Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? `` Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' Single by Travis from the album The Man Who Released 2 August 1999 Format CD single, cassette Recorded January 1999 ; Abbey Road Studios ( London, England ) Chateau de la Rouge Motte ( Domfront, France ) Genre Post-Britpop Length 4 : 25 ( album version ) 3 : 14 ( radio edit ) Label Independiente Songwriter ( s ) Fran Healy Producer ( s ) Nigel Godrich Travis singles chronology `` Driftwood '' ( 1999 ) `` Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' ( 1999 ) `` Turn '' ( 1999 ) `` Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' is a song by Scottish band Travis, released as the third single from their second studio album, The Man Who. The song became the group 's international breakthrough single, receiving recognition around the world. It was their first Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 10. The song also peaked at number 11 in Australia, and achieved success in Japan and America. Fran Healy wrote the song while on holiday in Israel. He wanted to go somewhere sunny because in his hometown of Glasgow it rained all the time. In an interview at the Live 8 concert, he explained that he was spending a short holiday in the southern vacation city of Eilat, Israel in the middle of the winter. The city is known for its hot weather even during winter time, but surprisingly it began to rain for two days during his stay. When Travis began to perform this song at the 1999 Glastonbury Festival, after being sunny for several hours, it began to rain exactly when the first line was sung. In a poll by listeners of Absolute Radio the song was ranked 39th on a list of the top 100 songs of the 1990s. Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 References Music video The music video was directed by John Hardwick and filmed in Cornwall, with scenes filmed on Craddock Moor. The pool of water that the band jump into is part of a disused mining quarry known locally as `` Gold Digger 's Mine ''. The video features the band in a rain - soaked setting, with the band having locked frontman Healy, wearing a kilt, in the boot of a 1970s Vauxhall Viva. Healy escapes, and chases the rest of the band into a disused mining quarry. The video continues with the band being shown in a floating living room, performing the song. The video ends with the living room floating away. It does not actually rain at any point during the video. Track listing UK CD1 `` Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' -- 4 : 27 `` Village Man '' -- 3 : 18 `` Driftwood '' ( live at the Link Café, Glasgow ) -- 4 : 07 UK CD2 `` Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' -- 4 : 27 `` The Urge for Going '' -- 6 : 04 `` Slide Show '' ( live at the Link Café, Glasgow ) -- 3 : 15 7 '' vinyl / Cassette / European single `` Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' -- 4 : 27 `` Village Man '' -- 3 : 18 American EP `` Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' -- 4 : 27 `` Village Man '' - 3 : 18 `` The Urge for Going '' -- 6 : 04 `` Driftwood '' ( live at the Link Café, Glasgow ) -- 4 : 07 `` Slide Show '' ( live at the Link Café, Glasgow ) -- 3 : 15 Australian single `` Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' -- 4 : 27 `` Village Man '' -- 3 : 18 `` Driftwood '' ( live at the Link Café, Glasgow ) -- 4 : 07 `` Baby One More Time '' ( live at the Bay Tavern, Robin Hood 's Bay ) -- 3 : 30 `` Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' ( video ) Charts Chart ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 11 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 15 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) 57 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 18 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 56 Ireland ( IRMA ) 26 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 73 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 20 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 87 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 10 UK Rock and Metal ( Official Charts Company ) US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 36 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) 35 References Jump up ^ `` Why Does It Always Rain On Me ? by Travis Songfacts ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Festival fun survives crime rise - BBC News Glastonbury 1999 Special Report ''. bbc.co.uk. 1999 - 06 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Travis -- Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Travis -- Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 7288. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 October 2018. Jump up ^ `` Travis : Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' ( in Finnish ). Musiikkituottajat -- IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Travis -- Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 October 2018. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Travis -- Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Travis -- Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2018. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Travis -- Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2018. Jump up ^ `` Travis Chart History ( Adult Pop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Travis Chart History ( Alternative Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2014. Travis Fran Healy Dougie Payne Andy Dunlop Neil Primrose Studio albums Good Feeling The Man Who The Invisible Band 12 Memories The Boy with No Name Ode to J. Smith Where You Stand Everything at Once Compilation albums Singles Other albums Wreckorder ( Fran Healy solo ) Singles `` All I Want to Do Is Rock '' `` U16 Girls '' `` Tied to the 90s '' `` Happy '' `` More Than Us '' `` Writing to Reach You '' `` Driftwood '' `` Why Does It Always Rain on Me ? '' `` Turn '' `` Coming Around '' `` Sing '' `` Side '' `` Flowers in the Window '' `` Re-Offender '' `` The Beautiful Occupation '' `` Love Will Come Through '' `` Walking in the Sun '' `` Closer '' `` Selfish Jean '' `` My Eyes '' `` J. Smith '' `` Something Anything '' `` Song to Self '' `` Where You Stand '' `` Moving '' Other songs `` Another Guy '' Producers Tchad Blake Nigel Godrich Steve Lillywhite Concert Tours Good Feeling tour The Man Who Tour The Invisible Band Tour 12 - Memories Tour Related articles Discography List of recorded songs Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Why_Does_It_Always_Rain_on_Me%3F&oldid=865447250 '' Categories : 1999 singles Travis ( band ) songs Song recordings produced by Nigel Godrich 1999 songs Independiente ( record label ) singles Songs about suicide Songs written by Fran Healy ( musician ) Rock ballads Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from June 2012 Use British English from June 2012 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Flanders Tip Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Finland Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for UKrock Singlechart usages for Billboardadultpopsongs Singlechart usages for Billboardalternativesongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 24 October 2018, at 01 : 01 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sang why does it always rain on me
Answer: Travis