I Made it Through the Rain - Wikipedia I Made it Through the Rain 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. ( November 2015 ) `` I Made It Through the Rain '' Single by Barry Manilow from the album Barry B - side `` Only in Chicago '' Released November 1980 Genre Pop, easy listening Length 4 : 25 Label Arista Songwriter ( s ) Gerard Kenny, Drey Shepperd, Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow singles chronology `` Bermuda Triangle '' ( 1980 ) `` I Made It Through the Rain '' ( 1980 ) `` Lonely Together '' ( 1981 ) `` Bermuda Triangle '' ( 1980 ) `` I Made It Through the Rain '' ( 1980 ) `` Lonely Together '' ( 1981 ) `` I Made It Through the Rain '' is a song that became a hit after it was recorded by American singer Barry Manilow, also included on his 1980 album, Barry. The song was originally recorded by its co-writer Gerard Kenny who composed it with Drey Shepperd about a struggling musician who never gives up. Manilow heard the song and revised the lyric with Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman to make the song about the everyday person 's struggles, rather than those of a profession. In the U.S., Manilow 's version peaked at # 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at # 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Kenny 's original version was included on his 1979 RCA Records album called `` Made It Through The Rain '', which reached the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart and remains on his set - list at concerts as of 2016. Contents 1 Chart history 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 References 3 External links Chart history Weekly charts Chart ( 1980 - 81 ) Peak position Ireland ( IRMA ) 20 UK 37 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S. Cash Box Top 100 18 Year - end charts Chart ( 1981 ) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 89 References Jump up ^ `` Barry - Barry Manilow ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved November 29, 2012. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Lonely Together ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 347. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ Billboard Adult Contemporary, February 7, 1981 Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Barry Manilow singles 1970s `` Mandy '' ( 1974 ) `` Sandra '' ( 1974 ) `` It 's a Miracle '' ( 1975 ) `` Could It Be Magic '' ( 1975 ) `` I Write the Songs '' ( 1975 ) `` Tryin ' to Get the Feeling Again '' ( 1976 ) `` This One 's for You '' ( 1976 ) `` Weekend in New England '' ( 1976 ) `` Looks Like We Made It '' ( 1977 ) `` Daybreak '' ( 1977 ) `` It 's Just Another New Year 's Eve '' ( 1977 ) `` Ca n't Smile Without You '' ( 1978 ) `` Even Now '' ( 1978 ) `` Copacabana '' ( 1978 ) `` Ready to Take a Chance Again '' ( 1978 ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' ( 1978 ) `` Ships '' ( 1979 ) `` When I Wanted You '' ( 1979 ) 1980s `` I Do n't Want to Walk Without You '' ( 1980 ) `` Bermuda Triangle '' ( 1980 ) `` I Made It Through the Rain '' ( 1980 ) `` Lonely Together '' ( 1981 ) `` The Old Songs '' ( 1981 ) `` Somewhere Down the Road '' ( 1981 ) `` Let 's Hang On ! '' ( 1982 ) `` Oh Julie '' ( 1982 ) `` Memory '' ( 1982 ) `` I 'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter '' ( 1982 ) `` Read ' Em and Weep '' ( 1983 ) `` When October Goes '' ( 1984 ) `` Run to Me '' ( 1985 ) `` I 'm Your Man '' ( 1986 ) `` Keep Each Other Warm '' ( 1989 ) 1990s `` If I Can Dream '' ( 1990 ) `` I 'd Really Love to See You Tonight '' ( 1997 ) 2000s `` River '' ( 2003 ) `` Unchained Melody '' ( 2006 ) `` Love Is a Many - Splendored Thing '' ( 2006 ) 2010s `` Santa Claus Is Coming to Town '' ( 2012 ) This 1980s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Made_It_Through_the_Rain&oldid=810750787 '' Categories : 1980 singles Barry Manilow songs Songs written by Barry Manilow 1980 songs Songs written by Gerard Kenny Arista Records singles 1980s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from November 2015 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart called without artist All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 November 2017, at 05 : 23. About Wikipedia

Question: i made it through the rain lyrics meaning
Answer: the everyday person's struggles