It's Raining Men

It's Raining Men is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979, and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982. The song had been offered to a who's-who of female singing legends including Donna Summer, Grace Jones, Diana Ross, Cher, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Teena Marie, Gloria Gaynor, and even Barbra Streisand before being accepted by Martha Wash and Izora Armstead of The Weather Girls, with their version becoming an international hit, selling over 6 million copies worldwide. It was covered by Martha Wash (of The Weather Girls) as a duet with RuPaul in 1997, Geri Halliwell in 2001 and by Young Divas in 2006. The song is hailed as a camp classic and more recently as a dance anthem, and as a classic female anthem. The Weather Girls' version went number one on the US Disco Chart, debuting in October 1982. It made number 34 on the US R&B chart and number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released from their album Success. This version also made it to number two in the UK Singles Chart, #2 in Australia, and #1 on the Euro Hot 100. RuPaul and Martha Wash duetted on "It's Raining Men... The Sequel", which was included on the 1998 Rhino Records compilation CD RuPaul's Go-Go Box Classics.

[Intro] Hi! Hi! We're your weather girls (Uh huh) And have we got news for you! You better listen Get ready all you lonely girls And leave those umbrellas at home Alright [Pre-Chorus] Humidity is rising (Mm rising), barometer's getting low (How low, girl?) According to all sources (What sources now?) The street's the place to go (You better hurry up) 'Cause tonight for the first time Just about half-past ten For the first time in history It's gonna start raining men [Chorus] It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men! Amen! I'm gonna go out to run and let myself get Absolutely soaking wet! It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men! Every specimen! Tall, blonde, dark and lean Rough and tough and strong and mean [Verse 1] God bless Mother Nature, she's a single woman too She took off to heaven and she did what she had to do She taught every angel She rearranged the sky So that each and every woman could find her perfect guy [Chorus] It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men! Amen! It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men! Amen! [Bridge] I feel stormy weather moving in About to begin Hear the thun-der Don't you lose your head! Rip off the roof and stay in bed [Verse 2] God bless Mother Nature, she's a single woman too She took off to heaven and she did what she had to do She taught every angel She rearranged the sky So that each and every woman could find her perfect guy Oh, it's raining men! Yeah [Pre-Chorus] Humidity is rising, barometer's getting low According to all sources, the street's the place to go 'Cause tonight for the first time Just about half-past ten For the first time in history It's gonna start raining men [Chorus] It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men! Amen! It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men! Amen! It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men! Amen! It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men! Amen! (Tall, blonde, dark and lean) (Rough and tough and strong and mean) She taught every angel She rearranged the sky (It's Raining Men! Hallelujah!) (It's Raining Men! Hallelujah!)