Who'll Stop the Rain (song)

"Who'll Stop the Rain"
Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Cosmo's Factory
A-side"Travelin' Band"
ReleasedJanuary 1970
Genre
Length2:29
LabelFantasy
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
"Down on the Corner"
(1969)
"Who'll Stop the Rain"
(1970)
"Up Around the Bend"
(1970)

"Who'll Stop the Rain" is a song written by John Fogerty and originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival for their 1970 album Cosmo's Factory. Backed with "Travelin' Band", it was one of three double-sided singles from that album to reach the top five on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and the first of two to reach the No. 2 spot on the American charts, alongside "Lookin' Out My Back Door"/"Long As I Can See the Light". In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it No. 188 on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.[3]

  1. ^ Hughes, Rob (August 14, 2020). "Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo's Factory still excites in 50th birthday form". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Decurtis, Anthony (November 1, 2005). "John Fogerty Is Closer to Peace With a Label". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 11, 2003. Retrieved January 6, 2021.