I Wish It Would Rain Down

song by Phil Collins
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I Wish It Would Rain Down

Summary

I Wish It Would Rain Down is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Wish It Would Rain Down's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • I Wish It Would Rain Down's genre is pop music[4].
  • I Wish It Would Rain Down followed Another Day in Paradise[5].
  • I Wish It Would Rain Down was followed by Something Happened on the Way to Heaven[6].
  • I Wish It Would Rain Down was produced by Phil Collins[7].
  • I Wish It Would Rain Down was produced by Hugh Padgham[8].
  • Among the performers on I Wish It Would Rain Down was Phil Collins[9].
  • I Wish It Would Rain Down's record label is recorded as Warner Music Group[10].
  • I Wish It Would Rain Down is part of …But Seriously[11].
  • I Wish It Would Rain Down's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • I Wish It Would Rain Down was released on January 15, 1990[13].
  • I Wish It Would Rain Down's lyricist is recorded as Phil Collins[14].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Single[15]

  • First release date: 1990-01-15[16]

  • Genre(s): electronic, pop, rock, soft rock, synth-pop[17]

  • Community tags: electronic, pop, rock, soft rock, synth-pop[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f5a97af7-41cb-38e8-8289-ae1e60c4e6ec[19]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I Wish It Would Rain Down was Phil Collins[9]. Producers include Phil Collins[7] and Hugh Padgham[8].

Publication

I Wish It Would Rain Down was released on January 15, 1990[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is pop music[4]. It is part of …But Seriously[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Wish It Would Rain Down followed Another Day in Paradise[5]. It was followed by Something Happened on the Way to Heaven[6].

Why It Matters

I Wish It Would Rain Down ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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