Rainy Monday

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| name = Rainy Monday

| cover = Rainy_Monday.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Shiny Toy Guns

| album = We Are Pilots

| released = 2008

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| recorded = 2005

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| venue =

| genre = New wave, synthpop, electronica

| length = 3:59

| label = Universal

| writer = Chad Petree, Stephen Petree

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| prev_title = You Are the One

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Ricochet!

| next_year = 2008

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"Rainy Monday" is the third single by rock group Shiny Toy Guns from their album We Are Pilots. This single peaked at #23 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The song was described by Len Ringhi of The Morning Call as "a faux Peter Gabriel/A-ha blend" which "could be a guilty pleasure".{{Cite news |last=Ringhi |first=Len |date=August 4, 2007 |title=Shiny Toy Guns "We Are Pilots" (Motown/Universal) |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/393279633 |access-date=2024-11-28 |work=The Morning Call |id={{ProQuest|393279633}}}}

Music video

The music video shows the band performing the song, with Chad on vocals and guitar, Jeremy on keyboard, Mikey on drums and Carah on bass, with a girl appearing now and again. Every band member is wearing black clothes and has black hair in the video.

Usage in other media

  • The track was featured on the television series Viva Laughlin on CBS.{{Cite magazine |last=Paoletta |first=Michael |date=July 21, 2007 |title=Making The Brand |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/227216776 |access-date=2024-11-28 |magazine=Billboard |id={{ProQuest|227216776}}}}
  • It was featured on the British programme Waterloo Road.

References