Rain (SWV song)

"Rain"
Single by SWV
from the album Release Some Tension
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)
Recorded1997
StudioThe B Section (Laguna Beach, California)
Length4:25
LabelRCA
SongwriterBrian Alexander Morgan
ProducerBrian Alexander Morgan
SWV singles chronology
"Lose My Cool"
(1997)
"Rain"
(1998)
"Co-Sign"
(2011)

"Rain" is a song by American R&B trio SWV. Written and produced by Brian Alexander Morgan, it was Originally intended for singer Brandy's second studio album, Never Say Never (1998), before the track was ultimately recorded by SWV for their third studio album, Release Some Tension (1997).

The song was released by RCA Records in February 1998 as the album's fourth and final single. It peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the album's highest-charting single after "Someone" (1997). Singer and actor Tyrese Gibson appeared in the music video for "Rain," which was directed by Darren Grant.