# Burger Rain > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Burger_Rain > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Burger_Rain.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_Rain > Source revision: 1184768630 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox song | name = Burger Rain | cover = BurgerRain.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [The Aquabats](/source/The_Aquabats) | album = | B-side = Beat Fishin' | released = July 12, 2017 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = [Comedy pop](/source/Comedy_music) | length = 3:30 | label = | writer = [Richard Falomir](/source/Richard_Falomir), [Matthew Gorney](/source/Matthew_Gorney) | producer = Cameron Webb | prev_title = [The Shark Fighter!](/source/The_Shark_Fighter!) | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Skeleton Inside! | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = B-side | type = studio | cover = BeatFishin.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = "Beat Fishin'" }} }} "'''Burger Rain'''" is a song by American band [The Aquabats](/source/The_Aquabats), released as a [7" single](/source/Single_(music)) in July 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Aquabats-Burger-Rain/release/10791391 |title=The Aquabats! - Burger Rain (Vinyl) at Discogs |publisher=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)}} "Burger Rain", as well as its B-side "Beat Fishin'", is an alternate, full-length recording of a song from the first season of The Aquabats' 2012-2014 television series ''[The Aquabats! Super Show!](/source/The_Aquabats!_Super_Show!)''. Both songs would later appear on the soundtrack compilation ''[The Aquabats! Super Show! Television Soundtrack: Volume One](/source/The_Aquabats!_Super_Show!_Television_Soundtrack%3A_Volume_One)'', released in 2019. ==Overview== ===Background=== Composed by Aquabats drummer [Richard Falomir](/source/Richard_Falomir) (Ricky Fitness) and collaborator [Matthew Gorney](/source/Matthew_Gorney),{{cite web |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/Burger%20Rain |title=ACE Repertory - Burger Rain |publisher=[ASCAP](/source/ASCAP)}} "Burger Rain" was written for The Aquabats' cable television series ''[The Aquabats! Super Show!](/source/The_Aquabats!_Super_Show!)'', where it was featured in the series' premiere episode "[ManAnt!](/source/List_of_The_Aquabats!_Super_Show!_episodes)". Within the context of the episode, the villain [ManAnt](/source/List_of_The_Aquabats!_Super_Show!_characters) and his minions attack the city's burger restaurants to draw the attention of The Aquabats as part of a ploy to capture bassist [Crash McLarson](/source/Chad_Larson) - who has the superpower of growing to enormous size - and harnessing his growth powers to create an army of giant ants. Following ManAnt's defeat, an enlarged McLarson tears open a giant [anthill](/source/ant_colony), revealing a massive stash of [burgers](/source/Hamburger) which he proceeds to shower over his hungry and regular-sized bandmates as they sing the song. ===Recording, reception and release=== The version of "Burger Rain" performed in ''Super Show!'' runs for approximately one and a half minutes. In a 2012 interview, series co-creator and lead singer [Christian Jacobs](/source/Christian_Jacobs) (MC Bat Commander) revealed that "Burger Rain", among other songs written for the show, had been recorded in both full and abbreviated versions in the hope of eventually releasing a soundtrack album.{{cite web |url=http://www.entertainmentgeekly.com/2012/03/28/christian-jacobs-talks-the-aquabats-super-show/ |title=The Geekly Interview: Christian Jacobs – The MC Bat Commander Himself – Talks 'The Aquabats! Super Show!' |publisher=Entertainment Geekly |date=March 28, 2012}} Critical reception to "Burger Rain"{{'}}s performance on ''Super Show!'' was largely positive, with ''[Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine))'' magazine calling the "borderline erotic spoof of [Prince](/source/Prince_(musician)){{'}}s '[Purple Rain](/source/Purple_Rain_(song))'" as "wonderfully strange" and ''ToonZone'' noting it was "exactly as weird and funny as it sounds".{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/03/jon-heder-aquabats/ |title=Exclusive: Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder Joins The Aquabats' All-Ages Weirdness |author=Thill, Scott |magazine=Wired |date=March 14, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.toonzone.net/the-aquabats-super-show-welcome-the-house-fun/ |title="The Aquabats Super Show!" – Welcome to the House of Fun |date=March 3, 2012 |author=Liu, Ed}} Almost immediately, "Burger Rain" became a staple of The Aquabats' live shows, most often performed near the end of their set and often accompanied by the release of large inflatable cheeseburgers. Although The Aquabats' intentions of a full soundtrack had not come to fruition by 2017, on May 11, 2017, the band announced plans to release "Burger Rain" and "Beat Fishin'" as a 7" single as part of a fan ticket package for an upcoming tour which commenced on July 12 in [St. Louis, Missouri](/source/St._Louis%2C_Missouri).{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/theaquabats/photos/a.272474334291.140927.13162339291/10155374482989292/?type=3 |title=The Aquabats! - Posts |date=May 11, 2017 |publisher=[Facebook](/source/Facebook)}} The single version of "Burger Rain" is an alternate recording, featuring a second and third verse and running three and a half minutes in length. In April 2019, "Burger Rain" was released to major streaming services as a [B-side](/source/A-side_and_B-side) to the ''Super Show!'' song "Cobraman Theme!". Both songs, as well as "Beat Fishin'", were widely released on digital and physical media as part of ''[The Aquabats! Super Show! Television Soundtrack: Volume One](/source/The_Aquabats!_Super_Show!_Television_Soundtrack%3A_Volume_One)'' on June 7, 2019. ==="Beat Fishin{{'}}"=== The [B-side](/source/A-side_and_B-side) to "Burger Rain" is "Beat Fishin'", another song taken from the soundtrack of ''The Aquabats! Super Show!'', specifically the episode "[Ladyfingers!](/source/List_of_The_Aquabats!_Super_Show!_episodes)", in which it's played during a party scene. Like "Burger Rain", the song is an alternate recording extended to full length. The cover of "Beat Fishin'" depicts ''Super Show!'' and ''[Yo Gabba Gabba!](/source/Yo_Gabba_Gabba!)'' producer Justin Lyon's head placed on a stock photo of a [fisherman](/source/fisherman){{'}}s body with exaggerated [bling-bling](/source/bling-bling), catching a [turntable](/source/turntable) with a [fishing rod](/source/fishing_rod). ==Personnel== ;The Aquabats *[MC Bat Commander](/source/Christian_Jacobs) - vocals *[Crash McLarson](/source/Chad_Larson) - bass, backing vocals *[Jimmy the Robot](/source/James_Briggs_(musician)) - keyboards, backing vocals *[Ricky Fitness](/source/Richard_Falomir) - drums, backing vocals *[Eagle "Bones" Falconhawk](/source/Ian_Fowles) - guitar, backing vocals ==References== {{reflist}} {{The Aquabats}} {{authority control}} Category:2017 singles Category:The Aquabats songs Category:2017 songs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Burger Rain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_Rain) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_Rain?action=history)). 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