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]

  1. ^ "First Spin: Tones And I continues winning streak with 'Never Seen The Rain'". ABC. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Listen To A New Song From Tones And I, 'Never Seen The Rain'". Music Feeds. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Midnight Oil, Tones And I among big winners at 2021 APRA Music Awards". Industry Observer. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.