Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
It Will Rain
Table title:
Release history
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Country </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Date </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Format </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Label </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ref. </th></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Various </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > September 27, 2011 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Digital download </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Atlantic Records </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United States </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > October 4, 2011 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Contemporary hit radio </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Germany </th><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=3 > October 28, 2011 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=3 > CD single </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=3 > Elektra Records </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Austria </th></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Switzerland </th></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United Kingdom </th><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > October 31, 2011 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Digital download </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > N/A </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Which year was " It Will Rain" released for Germany, Austria, Switzerland  and the UK? 
Answer:
On October 28, 2011, "It Will Rain" was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as a CD single, via Elektra Records, and in the United Kingdom via digital download on October 31, 2011.