| "Chocolate Rain" | |
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| Single by Tay Zonday | |
| Released | April 22, 2007 |
| Recorded | March 2007 |
| Studio | Tay Zonday's apartment, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genre | Art pop |
| Length | 4:52 |
| Label | Self-released |
| Songwriter(s) | Tay Zonday |
| Producer(s) | Tay Zonday |
| Music video | |
| "Chocolate Rain" on YouTube | |
"Chocolate Rain" is a song by American singer Tay Zonday. It quickly became popular after the music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on April 22, 2007, and has since been viewed more than 139 million times as of September 2024.[1] "Chocolate Rain" was ranked as the hottest viral video of summer 2007 by CTV and was awarded the 2008 YouTube Award in the category "Music".[2][3] Lyrically, the song is a metaphor for racism against African Americans.[4]
- ^ TayZonday (2007-04-22). "Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday. Retrieved 2024-09-09 – via YouTube.
- ^ Carlson, Erin (March 20, 2008). "Will the Obama Girl win a YouTube award?". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
- ^ Associated Press (March 21, 2008). "Viral videos win big at second YouTube Awards". CNN.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ^ "We talked to the guy who sang Chocolate Rain on the video's 10th anniversary". 22 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.