| "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" | ||||
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| Single by Travis | ||||
| from the album The Man Who | ||||
| Released | 2 August 1999 | |||
| Genre | Post-Britpop[1] | |||
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| Label | Independiente | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Fran Healy | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Hedges | |||
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| "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" on YouTube | ||||
"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" is a song by Scottish band Travis, released as the third single from their second studio album, The Man Who. The song became the group's international breakthrough single, receiving recognition around the world. Following a rain-soaked performance at the 1999 Glastonbury Festival, the song became Travis's first top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 10 in August 1999. The song also peaked within the top 20 in Australia and achieved moderate success in mainland Europe, North America, Ireland, and New Zealand. In a poll by listeners of Absolute Radio, the song was ranked 62nd on a list of the top 100 songs of the 1990s.[2]
- ^ Blyweiss, Adam; Terich, Jeff; Whitacre, Wesley (22 March 2018). "10 Essential Post-Britpop tracks". Treble Zine. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Colothan, Scott (28 August 2020). "The 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s revealed". Planet Radio. Retrieved 25 September 2020.