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"Raindrops"
Single by Basement Jaxx
from the album Scars
Released	22 June 2009
Genre	House
Length	4:08 (album version) 3:29 (video version)
Label	XL
Producer(s)	Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx singles chronology
"Make Me Sweat" (2007) "Raindrops" (2009) "Feelings Gone" (2009)

"Raindrops" is a song by British electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. It was released on 22 June 2009 as the first single from their fifth studio album, Scars. The song uses the Auto-Tune effect, while the male vocals for the song come from the group member Felix Buxton.

Music video

The Jess Holzworth-directed music video for the song made its debut on Channel 4 on 6 June 2009 and it is filmed partly in a kaleidoscope style, featuring women dancing provocatively in colourful feathers, masks, and ferns.

Critical reception

The song has been highly praised by critics. BBC rated the song whole five stars, describing it as "a slinky, pounding, twinkling, uplifting house juggernaut". Digital Spy gave the song three stars, saying that it is "warm and uplifting as a summer breeze flurrying under your skirt" and "marks a welcome, if slightly cautious, return". PopMatters rated "Raindrops" eight out of ten stars, praising both the video and the song as "deliciously disco-esque". Pitchfork also gave the song eight stars, and described it as "one of their best songs" as well as "unashamedly psychedelic, without losing its disco heart". Metro described the single as "an exotic confection laced with rock melodies and a distinctive killer bassline".

Pitchfork later ranked the song at number 24 in their list of the Top 100 Tracks of 2009.

Track listings

CD

1. "Raindrops"
2. "Wheel N Stop (feat. Serocee) (Planet 3 version)"

12" vinyl

1. "Raindrops (Original)"
2. "Raindrops (Funk Agenda & Paul Thomas Redux)"

Charts

"Raindrops" made its debut on the UK Singles Chart on 28 June 2009 at number 21. The song also debuted at number 27 in Ireland, and later climbed to number 20.

Release history

References

1. Basement Jaxx Tap Yoko Ono, Santigold For 'Scars' Archived 6 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Too Hot for MTV: The Best Music Videos You Have to Find Online".
3. Fraser McAlpine (20 June 2009). "Basement Jaxx - 'Raindrops'". BBC Online. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
4. David Balls (23 June 2009). "Basement Jaxx: 'Raindrops'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
5. Sarah Zupko (9 June 2009). "Basement Jaxx - "Raindrops" (video)". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
6. Tom Ewing (24 April 2009). "Basement Jaxx: "Raindrops"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
7. Arwa Haider (28 April 2009). "Basement Jaxx back for overdue homecoming". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
8. "The Top 100 Tracks of 2009 - Page 8".
9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
10. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Basement Jaxx". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
11. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 25.
12. "Basement Jaxx – Raindrops" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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