"Weatherman" is the debut single by the Irish

Republic of Ireland

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 band Juniper

Juniper (band)

Juniper were an Irish rock band from County Kildare, most widely-known today as a precursor to Damien Rice and Bell X1. The band consisted of Rice , Paul Noonan, Brian Crosby, Dominic Philips and David Geraghty...

, the precursor to Bell X1 and Damien Rice

Damien Rice

Damien Rice is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who plays guitar, piano, clarinet and percussion....

. It was released on 30 January 1998 and spent seven weeks in the Irish Singles Chart

Irish Singles Chart

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 after entering on 5 February, breaking into the Top 10 and achieving a peak of ninth position.

"Weatherman" was released on the Mercury Records

Mercury Records

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 label. It featured two B-sides, "Little Sister" and "Rage", the latter of which was recorded at Sulan Studios in Ballyvourney

Ballyvourney

Baile Bhuirne , anglicised as Ballyvourney is a Gaeltacht village in south-west County Cork, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the barony of Muskerry West and is also one half of the Ecclesiastical parish of Baile Bhuirne agus Cúil Aodha in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne-Location and...

, County Cork

County Cork

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 and the former of which was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios

Windmill Lane Studios

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 in Dublin along with "Weatherman". It also featured as the sixth track in a ten-track compilation given away by Hot Press

Hot Press

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to promote the Heineken Green Energy

Heineken Green Energy

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 festival that year.

PolyGram

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 signed a six-album deal with the band around this time.

Track listing

• CDS 469344/2

1. "Weatherman" - (3:51)
2. "Little Sister" - (3:25)
3. "Rage" - (3:18)

Chart performance

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	9

External links

• Juniper discography at Irish Music Central