Here Comes the Rain Again - wikipedia Here Comes the Rain Again `` Here Comes the Rain Again '' Single by Eurythmics from the album Touch B - side `` Paint a Rumour '' Released 12 January 1984 Format 7 ``, 12 '' Recorded Genre New wave, Synthpop Length 4 : 56 5 : 08 ( 7 `` ) Label RCA Records Songwriter ( s ) Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart Producer ( s ) David A. Stewart Eurythmics singles chronology `` Right By Your Side '' ( 1983 ) `` Here Comes the Rain Again '' ( 1984 ) `` Sexcrime ( Nineteen Eighty - Four ) '' ( 1984 ) `` Right By Your Side '' ( 1983 ) `` Here Comes the Rain Again '' ( 1984 ) `` Sexcrime ( Nineteen Eighty - Four ) '' ( 1984 ) Music video `` Here Comes the Rain Again '' on YouTube `` Here Comes the Rain Again '' is a 1984 song by British duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song was released on 12 January 1984 as the third single in the UK from the album Touch and in the United States as the first single. It became Eurythmics ' second Top 10 U.S. hit, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. `` Here Comes the Rain Again '' hit number eight in the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fifth consecutive Top 10 single in that country. Contents 1 Song information 2 Music video 3 Track listings 4 Chart performance 4.1 Weekly charts 4.1. 1 Original release 4.1. 2 1991 re-issue 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Personnel 6 Sampling 7 References 8 External links Song information Stewart explained to Songfacts that creating a melancholy mood in his songs is something at which he excels. He said : `` ' Here Comes the Rain Again ' is kind of a perfect one where it has a mixture of things, because I 'm playing a b - minor, but then I change it to put a b - natural ( sic -- the song is in A minor ) in, and so it kind of feels like that minor is suspended, or major. So it 's kind of a weird course. And of course that starts the whole song, and the whole song was about that undecided thing, like here comes depression, or here comes that downward spiral. But then it goes, ' so talk to me like lovers do. ' It 's the wandering in and out of melancholy, a dark beauty that sort of is like the rose that 's when it 's darkest unfolding and bloodred just before the garden, dies. And capturing that in kind of oblique statements and sentiments. '' The string arrangements by Michael Kamen were performed by members of the British Philharmonic Orchestra. However, due to the limited space in the studio, the Church, the players had to improvise by recording their parts in other parts of the studio. The song was then mixed by blending the orchestral tracks on top of the original synthesized backing track. During Eurythmics reunion `` Peacetour '' they performed an in - studio concert for the A&E Network in the U.S. Dave Stewart revealed that the lyrics to the song came into being after an argument between him and Lennox while they were doing some songwriting in New York City 's Columbus Hotel. The basic melody had already been written and Lennox looked out the window after their fight and noticed it was starting to rain. She announced, `` Here comes the rain again. '' The running time for `` Here Comes the Rain Again '' is in actuality about five minutes long and was edited on the Touch album ( fading out at approximately four - and - a-half minutes ). Although it was edited even further for its single and video release, many U.S. radio stations played the full - length version of it. The entire five - minute version did not appear on any Eurythmics album until the U.S. edition of Greatest Hits in 1991. In the UK, the single became Eurythmics ' fifth Top 10 hit, peaking at # 8. It was the duo 's second top ten hit in the United States, peaking at # 4 in March 1984. Music video The music video, featuring both Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, was directed by Stewart, Jonathan Gershfield and Jon Roseman, and released in December 1983, a month before the single came out. The video opens with a passing aerial shot of The Old Man of Hoy on the Island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands before transitioning to Lennox walking along the rocky shore and cliff top. She later explores a derelict cottage while wearing a nightgown and holding a lantern. Stewart stalks her with a video camera. In many scenes the two are filmed separately, then superimposed into the same frame. The result is that the viewer may perceive one as being a ghost in the world of the other. Track listings 7 '' A : `` Here Comes The Rain Again '' ( 7 '' Edit ) -- 3 : 53 B : `` Paint A Rumour '' ( Long Version ) -- 8 : 00 12 '' A : `` Here Comes The Rain Again '' ( Full Version ) * -- 5 : 05 B1 : `` This City Never Sleeps '' ( Live Version, San Francisco ' 83 ) -- 5 : 30 B2 : `` Paint A Rumour '' ( Long Version ) * -- 8 : 00 * both ( Versions ) are longer than the ones found on the Touch album Other versions `` Here Comes The Rain Again '' ( Freemasons Vocal Mix ) -- 7 : 17 / ( 2009 ) `` Here Comes The Rain Again '' ( Freemasons Radio Edit ) -- 4 : 41 / ( 2009 ) Chart performance Weekly charts Original release Chart ( 1984 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 16 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 15 Canada ( RPM ) Adult Contemporary Chart 7 Canada ( RPM ) Top Singles 8 France ( SNEP ) 33 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 14 Ireland ( IRMA ) 8 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 33 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 32 Norway ( VG - lista ) 10 Polish Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 20 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 19 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 8 US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 6 US Hot Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) 1991 re-issue Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position French Singles Chart 92 Year - end charts Chart ( 1984 ) Rank Canada 58 US Billboard Hot 100 38 Personnel Eurythmics Annie Lennox - vocals, keyboard Dave Stewart - guitar, keyboard Additional personnel Michael Kamen - conductor British Philharmonic - strings Sampling This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2014 ) The song 's opening was used in the Belgium Dance act Oxy 's 1992 single `` The Feeling. '' George Nozuka sings the same note when he says `` Talk to me '' with a slight stutter on his hit single, `` Talk to Me ''. Another hit by Nozuka, `` Last Night '', features a riff that is inspired by `` Sweet Dreams ''. The line `` Talk to me '' is sampled in Alice DeeJay 's song `` Better Off Alone ''. The lyrics of the chorus were sampled in the 1995 song `` Tragedy '' by RZA from the Wu - Tang Clan. The lyrics `` Walk with me, like lovers do / Talk to me, like lovers do '' were used in Platinum Weird 's song `` Taking Chances '' which incidentally, was co-written by Stewart. `` Taking Chances '' was later covered by Celine Dion and released as the title track of her 2007 album. The lyrics of the chorus were sampled in Jamaican singer 's Nadirah X song Here It Comes in 2010 on her debut album Ink. Madonna sampled the song on her Sticky and Sweet Tour in 2008 - 2009 with her own song Rain as a video interlude. References Jump up ^ `` Record News ''. NME. London, England : IPC Media : 28. 7 January 1984. ^ Jump up to : `` Here Comes The Rain Again ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 28. Jump up ^ EurythmicsVEVO ( 2009 - 10 - 25 ), Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again ( Remastered ), retrieved 2017 - 06 - 07 Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book. p. 105. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Eurythmics -- Here Comes the Rain Again '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 06. Jump up ^ `` RPM 50 Singles ''. RPM -- Volume 40, No. 2. 17 March 1984. Retrieved 5 April 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste ''. Infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Eurythmics Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Here Comes the Rain Again ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Eurythmics -- Here Comes the Rain Again '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Eurythmics -- Here Comes the Rain Again ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Eurythmics -- Here Comes the Rain Again ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Archiwum Listy Przebojów Programu Trzeciego ''. lp3.pl. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Eurythmics -- Here Comes the Rain Again ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Eurythmics -- Here Comes the Rain Again ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Eurythmics -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Eurythmics. Jump up ^ `` Eurythmics -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Contemporary for Eurythmics. Jump up ^ `` Touch -- Awards at AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Singles of 1984 -- Volume 41, No. 17, January 05 1985 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2017. Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com External links Music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Eurythmics Annie Lennox David A. Stewart Studio albums In the Garden Sweet Dreams ( Are Made of This ) Touch Be Yourself Tonight Revenge Savage We Too Are One Peace Other albums Touch Dance 1984 ( For the Love of Big Brother ) Live 1983 -- 1989 Compilations Greatest Hits Ultimate Collection Boxed Singles `` Never Gonna Cry Again '' `` Belinda '' `` This Is the House '' `` The Walk '' `` Love Is a Stranger '' `` Sweet Dreams ( Are Made of This ) '' `` Who 's That Girl ? '' `` Right by Your Side '' `` Here Comes the Rain Again '' `` Sexcrime ( Nineteen Eighty - Four ) '' `` Julia '' `` Would I Lie to You ? '' `` There Must Be an Angel ( Playing with My Heart ) '' `` Sisters Are Doin ' It for Themselves '' `` It 's Alright ( Baby 's Coming Back ) '' `` When Tomorrow Comes '' `` Thorn in My Side '' `` The Miracle of Love '' `` Missionary Man '' `` Beethoven ( I Love to Listen to ) '' `` Shame '' `` I Need a Man '' `` You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart '' `` Revival '' `` Do n't Ask Me Why '' `` The King and Queen of America '' `` Angel '' `` ( My My ) Baby 's Gonna Cry '' `` Sweet Dreams ' 91 '' `` I Saved the World Today '' `` 17 Again '' `` I 've Got a Life '' Videography Sweet Dreams Live Savage We Two Are One Too Greatest Hits Peacetour Ultimate Collection Related articles Discography The Tourists Book : Eurythmics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Here_Comes_the_Rain_Again&oldid=808443059 '' Categories : 1983 songs 1984 singles Eurythmics songs RCA Records singles Songs written by Annie Lennox Songs written by David A. 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Question: who sings the song talk to me like lovers do
Answer: Eurythmics