The Rain ( Oran `` Juice '' Jones song ) - wikipedia The Rain ( Oran `` Juice '' Jones song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2009 ) `` The Rain '' Single by Oran `` Juice '' Jones from the album Juice B - side `` Your Song '' Released 1986 Format 7 ``, 12 '' Genre R&B, synthpop, new jack swing Length 5 : 07 ( 7 '' & Album version ) 3 : 14 ( Radio edit ) Label Def Jam Songwriter ( s ) Vincent Bell Producer ( s ) Russell Simmons, Vincent Bell Oran `` Juice '' Jones singles chronology `` 1.2. 1. '' ( 1986 ) `` The Rain '' ( 1986 ) `` You Ca n't Hide from Love '' ( 1986 ) `` 1.2. 1. '' ( 1986 ) `` The Rain '' ( 1986 ) `` You Ca n't Hide from Love '' ( 1986 ) `` The Rain '' is a 1986 crossover hit single originally performed by R&B singer Oran `` Juice '' Jones, which he released on and from his debut album Juice. The song 's lyrics include a long recitation at the end ; written by Vincent Bell, who also composed the music, they involve a man confronting his girlfriend regarding her infidelity. Contents 1 Reception 2 Charts 3 Later use 4 References Reception The single was Jones 's biggest hit. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart for two weeks, making it the first # 1 R&B hit issued by the then newly created Def Jam record label. The single also peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached # 4 on the UK Singles Chart. `` The Rain '' was nominated for two Grammy Awards, but Jones never had another Hot 100 hit and left the music business after his third album failed to chart. `` The Rain '' is ranked # 63 on VH1 's 100 Greatest One - Hit Wonders of the ' 80s. During the show, Jones was asked about his one - hit wonder status. His reply was : `` Oran ' Juice ' Jones, he came, he saw, he conquered, he moved on. You dig ? '' Charts Chart ( 1986 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 16 Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders ) 6 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) 6 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 10 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 22 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 12 United Kingdom ( The Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 9 Later Use The song produced a novelty, answer record, titled `` Thunder & Lightning, '' performed by Miss Thang and released in 1986 by Tommy Boy Records. Another response version was done by an artist who went by the name Pamala, released in 1986 by Evejim Records, entitled `` Walkin in the Rain, Yes You Saw Me. Yet another answer record was released in 1986 titled `` The Drain '' recorded by Leot Littlepage on Select Records. In 2001, the song was covered by NYC band Si * Sé on their self - titled debut album. In 2005, jazz artist Ledisi covered `` The Rain '' on the album Def Jazz, which featured vocals from Jones. The song was sampled for `` Standing in the Rain '' by Action Bronson and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys ft Mark Ronson featured in the 2016 film Suicide Squad. In 2018, Donald Glover parodied the song in a Saturday Night Live sketch where he played `` Raz P. Berry ''. The song was titled `` The Night ( I Watched You ) ''. Instead of ending with the usual string of threats and revenge, the whole song turns out to be a disastrous case of mistaken identity. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 307. Jump up ^ `` '' Juice `` + Jones&titel = The + Rain&cat = s Austriancharts.at -- Oran `` Juice '' Jones -- The Rain '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` the rain - oran `` juice '' jones ``. VRT ( in Dutch ). Top30-2.radio2.be. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1 Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Oran `` Juice '' Jones -- The Rain ``. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` Chart Track : Week 29, 1986 ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` '' Juice `` - Jones Nederlandse Top 40 -- Oran `` Juice '' Jones '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` '' Juice `` + Jones&titel = The + Rain&cat = s Charts.org.nz -- Oran `` Juice '' Jones -- The Rain ``. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` '' Juice `` + Jones&titel = The + Rain&cat = s Swisscharts.com -- Oran `` Juice '' Jones -- The Rain ``. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` ChartArchive - The Chart Archive ''. Chartstats.com. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine ( 1940 - 10 - 14 ). `` Oran `` Juice '' Jones Awards ``. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 405. Jump up ^ Walkin in the Rain, Yes You Saw Me Jump up ^ `` Leot Littlepage `` The Drain '' ``. Retrieved 23 August 2015. Preceded by `` ( Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop ) Goes My Mind '' by LeVert Billboard Hot Black Singles number - one single September 20 -- 27, 1986 Succeeded by `` Word Up ! '' by Cameo Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Rain_(Oran_%22Juice%22_Jones_song)&oldid=839920277 '' Categories : 1986 singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles 1986 songs Def Jam Recordings singles Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles needing additional references from May 2009 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Irish Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Swiss Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 6 May 2018, at 15 : 50. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who sings i saw you and him walking in the rain
Answer: Oran "Juice" Jones