Blame It on the Rain

Blame It on the Rain is a 1989 song by Milli Vanilli, written by Diane Warren and produced by Frank Farian. The song was first released on the US version of the debut album All or Nothing, and in Europe it appeared as a remix on the album Girl You Know It's True.

Worth knowing

Diane Warren had originally written the song for The Jets, who decided at the last minute not to record it. She then played it to Clive Davis of Arista Records, who was looking for new songs for Milli Vanilli. Diane Warren didn't know Milli Vanilli and wanted her song to be sung by Whitney Houston, but Davis decided to go with Milli Vanilli. His plan was to replace four tracks from the European version with newly recorded songs for the US version of the debut album All or Nothing. In addition to a cover version of It's Your Thing by the Isley Brothers, Frank Farian also recorded Blame It on the Rain. Unlike the previous albums Girl You Know It's True and Baby Don't Forget My Number, this was the first time a Roland TR-808 was used as the drum machine.

It was released on July 13, 1989, in the United States it was her last number one hit shortly before her ghost singer scandal. Diane Warren, author of the song, stated that she was little affected by the scandal because as a songwriter she did not care who sang her songs, all that mattered to her was that she liked the result.

Cover versions

• 1992: Weird Al Yankovic (The Plumbing Song)
• 2000: Fab Morvan