When the Rain Begins to Fall

{{Infobox song

| name = When the Rain Begins to Fall

| cover = When_the_rain_begins_to_fall.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora

| album = Voyage of the Rock Aliens and Jermaine Jackson

| B-side = Follow My Heartbeat

| released = October 1984

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Synthpop, Eurodisco[https://books.google.com/books?id=7CQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Good-Bye+Bad+Times+Eurodisco&pg=PT145 Reviews] Billboard. (January 26, 1985)

"Catchy Eurodisco-style duet from the film "Voyage Of The Rock Aliens".

| length = 4:06

| label = Arista

| writer = {{flatlist|

Peggy March
Michael Bradley
Steve Wittmack}}

| producer = Jack White

| chronology = Jermaine Jackson

| prev_title = Do What You Do

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = (Closest Thing To) Perfect

| next_year = 1985

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Pia Zadora

| type = singles

| prev_title = The Clapping Song

| prev_year = 1983

| title = When the Rain Begins to Fall

| year = 1985

| next_title = Let's Dance Tonight

| next_year = 1985

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|aahViYznVTQ|"When the Rain Begins to Fall"}}}}

}}

"When the Rain Begins to Fall" is a song written and composed by Peggy March, Michael Bradley, and Steve Wittmack, recorded by singers Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora, and released in October 1984. The song was performed in the movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens,{{cite book |first=Alex P. |last=King |title=Hit-parade – 20 ans de tubes |publisher=Pascal |year=2004 |place=Paris |page=344 |language=French |isbn=2-35019-009-9}} in which Zadora played a lead role. The film's opening musical sequence features the official music video for the song. Filmed in Sperlonga, Italy,{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} the music video portrays Jackson and Zadora as star-crossed lovers belonging to rival biker gangs. Before being released in the US, "When the Rain Begins to Fall" went to number one in several European countries. The song failed to capitalize on its European success in America, but did better on the US dance charts, reaching number 22. In 2022, a K-pop cover version of the song was recorded by PSY and Hwasa.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/psy-hwa-sa-jermaine-jackson-cover-announcement-video-1235061320/ | title=PSY is Enlisting Hwa Sa for a Cover of an '80s Classic by Jermaine Jackson | magazine=Billboard }}

Track listing

12-inch single

"When the Rain Begins to Fall" (extended version) – 6:07
"Follow My Heartbeat" by Pia Zadora – 4:22
"Escape from the Planet of the Ant Men" (by Jermaine Jackson feat. T. Jackson and R. Jackson) – 5:04

7-inch single

"When the Rain Begins to Fall" – 4:06
"Follow My Heartbeat" (by Pia Zadora) – 4:22

Charts

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!Chart (1985)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|AustraliaKent|63|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|page=151}}

{{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

{{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|42|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|chartid=0502}}

{{single chart|France|1|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

{{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

{{single chart|New Zealand|15|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

{{single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

{{single chart|UK|68|date=19841028|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|54|artist=Jermaine Jackson|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|61|artist=Jermaine Jackson|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|22|artist=Jermaine Jackson|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

{{single chart|West Germany|1|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|songid=1180|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}

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!Chart (2025)

!Peak
position

Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-airplay|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay|publisher=OLiS|language=pl|access-date=April 28, 2025|type=Select week 19.04.2025–25 April 2025.}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=France|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|title=When the Rain Begins to Fall|award=Platinum|certyear=1984|relyear=1984|source=infodisc}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Netherlands|artist=Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora|title=When the Rain begins to Fall|award=Platinum|certyear=1984|relyear=1984}}

Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn version

{{Infobox song

| name = When the Rain Begins to Fall

| cover = When_the_rain_begins_to_fall_(cover).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn

| album = What's My Name?

| released = March 30, 1998

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:56

| label = Universal

| writer = Peggy March, Michael Bradley, Steve Wittmack

| producer = Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura

| chronology = Pappa Bear

| prev_title = Cherish

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

In 1998, the song was covered by Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn.

=Track listing=

CD maxi

"When the Rain Begins to Fall" (radio edit) – 3:56
"Brotherhood" – 4:21
"Like This" – 3:24

=Charts=

Weekly charts

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!Chart (1998)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|50|artist=Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|refname="Hitparade2"|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}

{{single chart|Austria|6|artist=Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}

{{single chart|Germany|9|artist=Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|songid=3649|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}

{{single chart|Dutch40|15|artist=Pappa Bear |song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}

{{single chart|Dutch100|21|artist=Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}

{{single chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}

{{single chart|Sweden|56|artist=Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}

{{single chart|Switzerland|16|artist=Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn|song=When The Rain Begins To Fall|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}

Year-end charts

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Chart (1998) !Position
align="left"\|Germany (Media Control){{cite web \|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1998 \|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 1998 \|language=de \|publisher=GfK Entertainment \|access-date=April 18, 2018}} \|align="center"\|65
align="left"\|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web\|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/?chart=3859\|title=End of Year Charts 1998\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|access-date=December 4, 2017\|archive-date=December 4, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204172606/https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/?chart=3859\|url-status=dead}} \|align="center"\|24

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Chart (1998)

!Position

align="left"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1998 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 1998 |language=de |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=April 18, 2018}}

|align="center"|65

align="left"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/?chart=3859|title=End of Year Charts 1998|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204172606/https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/?chart=3859|url-status=dead}}

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