Originally written for Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...

, "Everytime It Rains" was the fourth single released from Ace of Base

Ace of Base

Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...

's Re-Release of Flowers

Flowers (Ace of Base album)

A re-release of the record in UK saw "Cecilia" replaced with "Cecilia " and "Cruel Summer " replaced with "Everytime It Rains"-Australian release:#"Cruel Summer "#"Donnie "...

in the UK. This song was written by Rick Nowels

Rick Nowels

Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...

, Billy Steinberg

Billy Steinberg

William Endfield "Billy" Steinberg is an American songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also co-written several hit songs with Rick Nowels.-Biography:...

 and Maria Vidal

Maria Vidal

Maria Vidal is an American singer who had one hit single with the song, "Body Rock" in 1984; it also reached #8 on the US dance charts, and #11 in the UK.Vidal was originally a member of the band, Desmond Child & Rouge, but went solo with a self-titled debut album...

.

Malin Berggren, looking to take a secondary role in the band, was called in to record the song at the request of Clive Davis

Clive Davis

Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...

. Berggren flew to Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 to record her vocals, and demanded that she only do one take. This one vocal take was used for the released version. Jenny Berggren

Jenny Berggren

Jenny Cecilia Berggren is a Swedish singer and former lead singer in the Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Since 1995, she has also been writing songs and performing solo. In 2010 she released her debut album My Story.-Early life:...

 originally recorded the song solo for the group.

A radio edit of the ballad hit radios on April 5, 1999. It was also remixed for American audiences and promotionally released as a lead single for their Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (Ace of Base album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Swedish group Ace of Base. It was the North American counterpart to the international album, Singles of the 90s. Greatest Hits was released by Arista Records in April 2000, fulfilling their contractual obligations with the group and ending their...

record in April 2000. The song was not released commercially in the United States.

Tracklistings

United Kingdom CD 1

1. "Everytime It Rains" (Radio Edit)
2. "Everytime It Rains" (Soul Poets Club Mix)
3. "Travel To Romantis" (Wolf Mix)

United Kingdom CD 2

1. "Everytime It Rains" (Radio Edit)
2. "Into The Night Of Blue"
3. "Living In Danger" (New Buddha Version)

Official Remixes/Versions

• Album Version
• Radio Edit
• Karmadelic Club Mix
• Karmadelic Radio Edit
• Karmadelic Beats
• Metro Club Mix
• Metro Radio Edit
• Soul Poets Club Mix
• That Kid Chris 2000 Club Mix
• That Kid Chris Radio Edit
• That Kid Chris Dub

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Airplay Chart	42
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	22
Romanian Singles Chart	1
Romanian Airplay Chart	21
Russia Airplay Chart	10