No Rain

"No Rain"
U.S. CD maxi-single
Single by Blind Melon
from the album Blind Melon
B-side
  • "Drive" (live)
  • "Soak the Sin" (live)
Released1993 (1993)
StudioLondon Bridge (Seattle, Washington)
Genre
Length3:37
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Blind Melon
Producer(s)
Blind Melon singles chronology
"Tones of Home"
(1992)
"No Rain"
(1993)
"I Wonder"
(1993)

"No Rain" is a song by American rock band Blind Melon. It was released in 1993 as the second single from the band's debut album Blind Melon. The song is well known for its accompanying music video, which features the "Bee Girl" character. The music video, directed by Samuel Bayer, received heavy airplay on MTV at the time of its release. It subsequently helped propel Blind Melon to multi-platinum level.

The song is the band's highest-charting song, reaching number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on both the Billboard Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts. It proved to be successful internationally, peaking at number one in Canada and number eight in Australia.

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