{{short description|2001 single performed by Jo Dee Messina}} {{Infobox song | name = Bring On the Rain | cover = Bring on the rain single cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Jo Dee Messina with Tim McGraw | album = Burn | released = {{Start date|2001|09|10}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = * 3:59 {{small|(album version)}} * 2:59 {{small|(radio edit)}} | label = Curb | writer = * Billy Montana * Helen Darling | producer = * Byron Gallimore * Tim McGraw | chronology = Jo Dee Messina | prev_title = Downtime | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = Dare to Dream | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Tim McGraw | type = single | prev_title = Angry All the Time | prev_year = 2001 | title = Bring On the Rain | year = 2001 | next_title = The Cowboy in Me | next_year = 2001 }} {{External music video|"[https://web.archive.org/web/20071025054412/http://www.cmt.com/videos/jo-dee-messina/26376/bring-on-the-rain.jhtml Bring On the Rain]" at CMT.com}} }}
"'''Bring On the Rain'''" is a song written by Billy Montana and Helen Darling and recorded by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina. It was released in September 2001 as the fourth single from her album ''Burn''. In March 2002, it became Messina's fifth number one country single, and her highest entry on the Adult Contemporary charts.
==Content== "Bring On the Rain" is a mid-tempo country pop ballad. In it, the narrator tells that she has had a bad day, but is not let down by it, and is ready for another day as well: "Tomorrow's another day / And I'm thirsty anyway / So bring on the rain." Tim McGraw sings background vocals throughout.
Messina said that, from the first listen, she "loved" the song, and thought that its message would resonate well, considering that it was released a day before the September 11 attacks.<ref name="cmt">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1453305/bring-on-the-rain-brings-on-the-praise.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606203339/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1453305/bring-on-the-rain-brings-on-the-praise.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |title="Bring On the Rain" brings on the praise |access-date=September 30, 2020 |last=Morris |first=Edward |date=April 7, 2002 |work=CMT}}</ref> After the song had peaked, her fan club received an e-mail from a woman whose daughter was undergoing chemotherapy. In the letter, the mother explained that her daughter quoted the chorus to her.
It was used on the ''Touched by an Angel'' episode ''Bring On the Rain''.
==Awards== "Bring on the Rain" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, and a Vocal Event of the Year nomination from the Academy of Country Music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233103 |title="Bring On the Rain" makes #1 splash |access-date=September 30, 2020 |date=April 21, 2002 |work=Broadcast Music Incorporated}}</ref>
==Chart performance== "Bring On the Rain" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 15, 2001. "Bring on the Rain" reached its peak of number one on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts for the week of March 9, 2002. During most of its chart run, it overlapped with McGraw's then-current single "The Cowboy in Me", which took over the number one spot a week later. The song was also Messina's highest entry on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts, peaking at number 6 there.
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (2001–2002) !align="center"|Peak<br>position |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|36|artist=Jo Dee Messina||accessdate=August 28, 2010}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|6|artist=Jo Dee Messina||accessdate=August 28, 2010}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Jo Dee Messina||accessdate=August 28, 2010}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2002) !scope="col"|Position |- | US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RA0EAAAAMBAJ|title=2002 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=114|issue=52|page=YE-96|date=December 28, 2002|access-date=October 13, 2021}}</ref> | align="center" | 14 |- | US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2002: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media |year=2002 | access-date=July 24, 2012}}</ref> | align="center" | 16 |} {{col-end}}
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Bring On The Rain''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|certyear=2023|title=Bring On The Rain|artist=Jo Dee Messina|type=single|access-date=February 7, 2023|relyear=2000}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
== Release history == {| class="wikitable" |+Release date and formats for "Bring On the Rain" !Region !Date !Format(s) !Label(s) !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | United States |September 10, 2001 |Country radio | rowspan="2" |Curb |<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 7, 2001 |title=Going for Adds - Country |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-09-07.pdf |work=Radio & Records |pages=88}}</ref> |- |January 28, 2002 |Adult contemporary radio |<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 25, 2002 |title=Going for Adds - AC |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-01-25.pdf |work=Radio & Records |page=31}}</ref> |}
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080417121332/http://www.cmt.com/lyrics/jo-dee-messina/bring-on-the-rain/2957968/lyrics.jhtml Lyrics] at CMT.com
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