"Rainin in Paradize" is the first single released from Manu Chao

Manu Chao

Manu Chao , is a French singer of Spanish roots . He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Galician, Arabic and Portuguese and occasionally in other languages...

's fourth studio album, La Radiolina

La Radiolina

La Radiolina is the fifth solo album by Manu Chao. It was released on 4 September 2007. Italy saw an advance release of the album on 30 August....

. The song was first released on the artist's official website as a free download in June 2007 before it was officially released on July 2 through digital outlets such as iTunes

ITunes

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 worldwide. It is a large step away from Chao's previous releases and is the first song sung in either English or Spanish since the Próxima Estación: Esperanza album (since Sibérie m'était contéee

Sibérie m'était contéee

Sibérie m'était contéee is the first French language-only album by Manu Chao, released in 2004. This album features, along with a CD, an oversized book with lyrics to songs from the album and previous Manu Chao albums, as well as illustrations by Jacek Woźniak...

was a French-only album).

Digital EP (2007)

1. "Rainin in Paradize" (Radio Edit)
2. "La Chuchara"
3. "Panik Panik"
4. "Rainin in Paradize" (Album Version)

Wozniak version

The first video released for the song was an animated video directed by Wozniak and Manu Chao. It was released on YouTube

YouTube

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 by Nacional Records on June 4, 2007. The visuals are much like those of the Sibérie m'était contéee

Sibérie m'était contéee

Sibérie m'était contéee is the first French language-only album by Manu Chao, released in 2004. This album features, along with a CD, an oversized book with lyrics to songs from the album and previous Manu Chao albums, as well as illustrations by Jacek Woźniak...

 album art.

Kusturica version

A second video was released on June 30 on YouTube by Nacional Records. This one is a live action video with Manu Chao and a three members of La Colifata (named Eduardo, Hugo and Alejandro) driving around Buenos Aires in the rain. One by one, Manu drops the passengers off until he is reunited with them in the end. The film features many images of suffering in the world. It was directed by Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica

Emir Nemanja Kusturica , is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films...

.

75 version

A third video was released on June 30 as well on YouTube by Nacional Records. It was directed by 75 Prod and is once again animated.