page_title: Raining Men (Rihanna song)
section_title: Chart performance
hierarchical_section_title: Raining Men (Rihanna song) / Chart performance
caption_attribution_description: English: Rihanna Live at Oracle Arena on her LOUD Tour.
context_page_description: "Raining Men" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her fifth studio album, Loud. Written by Melvin Hough II, Rivelino Wouter, Timothy Thomas, Theron Thomas and Onika Maraj, and produced by Mel & Mus, the song was sent to urban radio on December 7, 2010, as the album's third single in the United States, and was re-sent to urban radio on January 25, 2011. A hip hop song, it features rap vocals by Nicki Minaj and instrumentation consisting of sirens and bass. The song's lyrics revolve around how there is an endless supply of men available in the world. The song garnered a mixed response from music critics; some praised the chemistry between Rihanna and Minaj, while others commented that it bore strong resemblances to Beyoncé's song "Diva" with regard to its composition, and were critical of the notion.
  Upon the release of Loud, "Raining Men" charted on the singles charts in South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States on the strength of digital download sales. In South Korea, the song peaked at number 41, while in the United Kingdom it peaked at number 142 on the UK Singles Chart and number 31 on the UK R&B Chart.
context_section_description: Upon the release of Loud, "Raining Men" charted in South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States on the strength of digital download sales. The song debuted at number 41 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart on November 14, 2010, and fell to number 85 the following week before dropping out of the chart. It debuted and peaked at number 142 on the UK Singles Chart on November 27, 2010. The song was more successful on the UK R&B Chart, where it peaked at number 30 in the same chart issue. "Raining Men" peaked at number 11 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100, a component chart which represents the 25 songs which failed to make an impact on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song debuted at number 69 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the week of December 25, 2010. It peaked at number 48 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
caption: Rihanna performing "Raining Men" on the Loud Tour in Oakland, California.
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