Never Seen the Rain

"Never Seen the Rain"
Single by Tones and I
from the EP The Kids Are Coming
Released16 July 2019 (2019-07-16)
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)Toni Watson
Producer(s)Konstantin Kersting
Tones and I singles chronology
"Dance Monkey"
(2019) 		"Never Seen the Rain"
(2019) 		"The Kids Are Coming"
(2019)
Music video
"Never Seen the Rain" on YouTube

"Never Seen the Rain" is a song by Australian singer Tones and I, released in Australia on 16 July 2019 as the third single (second in the US) from Tones and I's debut EP The Kids Are Coming. Upon release Tones and I said "[It's] about people who live the same repetitive life in fear of failure. So, they never try."[1][2] In January 2020, the single was released outside of Australia. In February, it achieved gold status in New Zealand. At the end of August 2020 it was certified 5× platinum by ARIA for shipment of 350,000 copies.

The song won Most Performed Australian Work and Most Performed Pop Work at the APRA Music Awards of 2021.[3][4]

Critical reception

Al Newstead from ABC said "'Never Seen the Rain' retains her keen pop sensibilities but wraps those distinctive vocals into an uplifting chorus."[1]

Music video

The music video was produced by Visible Studios, directed by Nick Kozakis and Liam Kelly, and released on 7 August 2019.

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[5]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] 6× Platinum 420,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[32] Gold 15,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[33] Platinum 40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[34] Gold 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[35] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[36] Platinum 200,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] Gold 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[38] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
Australia 16 July 2019
Bad Batch

References

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