"Summer Rain" is the debut single by American actor and singer Matthew Morrison

Matthew Morrison

Matthew James "Matt" Morrison is an American actor, director, musician, and singer-songwriter. He is best known for starring in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray on Broadway, and most notably for his Emmy and Golden Globe nominated...

. The song was written by Morrison and Claude Kelly

Claude Kelly

Claude Kelly is an American singer-songwriter. He has a prolific discography, well known for writing for artists such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Jay Sean, Adam Lambert, Jessie J and Charice.-Career:He began playing the piano...

, and co-written and produced by Espionage

Espionage (production team)

Espionage is a New York-based Norwegian songwriting and music production team consisting of Espen Lind and Amund Bjørklund. Their breakthrough came in 2006 as co-writers of Beyoncé's worldwide smash "Irreplaceable", which was number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 consecutive weeks and the best...

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Promotion

The song "Summer Rain" made its world premiere on February 28, 2011 on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show. It was made available for purchase on March 8, 2011, and Morrison made performances and promotional rounds on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 6 and the The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...

on April 11. Remixes for the song have been done by Almighty Records

Almighty Records

Almighty Records is a British recording label and remix production team founded in 1989, releasing their first single in the same year. Producing mainly Dance-Pop and Hi-NRG music, the label is best known for releasing remakes and remixes of mainstream pop songs...

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Chart performance

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Chart (2011)	Peak position