| "A Year Without Rain" | ||||
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| Single by Selena Gomez and the Scene | ||||
| from the album A Year Without Rain | ||||
| Released | September 7, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Toby Gad | |||
| Selena Gomez & the Scene singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "A Year Without Rain" on YouTube "Un Año Sin Lluvia" on YouTube | ||||
"A Year Without Rain" is a song by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene. It was written by Lindy Robbins and Toby Gad, with the latter also producing the song. The song was released on September 7, 2010 as the second and final single from the band's second album of the same name. A Spanish-language version of the song was also recorded, entitled "Un año sin lluvia" [un ˈaɲo siɲ ˈʎuβja]. Gomez titled the album for the song because she wanted to base all the other songs around it. Musically, the song is a Eurodance track backed with a disco beat. In its lyrics, the song's protagonist compares yearning for her love to a year without rain.
Music critics gave the song positive reviews, complimenting it as a dance ballad and noting Gomez's vocal maturity. "A Year Without Rain" became the band's third consecutive top forty single in the United States and Canada. It also charted in the lower regions of some European countries. The song is certified Double Platinum in the US. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Chris Dooley and shot on-site in Lucerne Valley, California features Gomez frolicking in the desert surrounded by a swarm of photographs of her and her love interest, before they meet during a rainstorm. The band performed the song a number of times via live performances, including on televised programs such as Good Morning America, The Ellen Show, and the 2011 People's Choice Awards.