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The Sun and the Rain

original song written and composed by Mike Barson; first recorded by Madness
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The Sun and the Rain

Summary

The Sun and the Rain is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sun and the Rain's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Sun and the Rain's composer is recorded as Mike Barson[4].
  • The Sun and the Rain's genre is ska[5].
  • The Sun and the Rain was performed by Madness[6].
  • The Sun and the Rain's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Sun and the Rain was published on 1983[8].
  • The Sun and the Rain's lyricist is recorded as Mike Barson[9].
  • The Sun and the Rain's title is recorded as The Sun and the Rain[10].
  • The Sun and the Rain's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

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: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 55a5cd5a-a05c-44b2-a0e1-7cfbb30dcbab[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Sun and the Rain was Madness[6].

Publication

The Sun and the Rain was published on 1983[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is ska[5].

Why It Matters

The Sun and the Rain ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Sun and the Rain. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-sun-and-the-rain
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-sun-and-the-rain_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Sun and the Rain}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-sun-and-the-rain}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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