"Man in the Rain" is a pop song

Pop Song

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 written and performed by by English multi-instrumentalist

Multi-instrumentalist

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  Mike Oldfield

Mike Oldfield

Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...

. It was included on the album Tubular Bells III

Tubular Bells III

Tubular Bells III is the 18th album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1998. A sequel to Oldfield's 1973 Tubular Bells and his 1992 Tubular Bells II albums, it was released on the 25th anniversary of the first Tubular Bells album....

and released as a single

Single (music)

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 in October 1998. The vocals were performed by Cara Dillon

Cara Dillon

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.

History

"Man in the Rain" is similar in style to Oldfield's 1983 hit, "Moonlight Shadow

Moonlight Shadow

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", from which "Man in the Rain" borrows sampled drums. An early version of "Man in the Rain" was also written shortly after "Moonlight Shadow".

Another early demo version of "Man in the Rain" was recorded for Oldfield's Islands

Islands (Mike Oldfield album)

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 album, with vocals by Barry Palmer

Barry Palmer (British singer)

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; this version later turned into the song "Heaven's Open

Heaven's Open (song)

"Heaven's Open" is a single by musician Michael Oldfield, released in 1991 . It was the lead single from the album of the same name...

". "Man in the Rain" was also the working title for the album Heaven's Open

Heaven's Open

Heaven's Open is the 14th record album performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1991. It was his last album on Virgin, and also the only album he released under the name Michael Oldfield, instead of Mike Oldfield.- History :...

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Although Cara Dillon

Cara Dillon

Cara Dillon is an Irish folk singer. In 2001, she launched her career as a solo artist in the UK with the eponymous Cara Dillon album...

 performs on the album, she was not present at the Tubular Bells III

Tubular Bells III Live

Tubular Bells III, The Premiere Performance is a live concert video by Mike Oldfield released in 1998.It was released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1998, and later packaged with Tubular Bells II Live on DVD.- The Concert :...

 première concert at Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards Parade

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 in London

London

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. For this performance and subsequent live dates, she was replaced by Pepsi Demacque. During the première performance of "Man in the Rain" some of the stage lights unexpectedly cut out.

One of the B-sides, "The Inner Child", featured Luar na Lubre

Luar na Lubre

-Etymology:Luar is Galician for moonlight; lubre is a magical forest in which the Celtic druids cast their spells.-Biography:During its career, this musical group has spread Galician music and culture. The band became famous worldwide after Mike Oldfield took interest in their music...

 vocalist Rosa Cedrón.

Track listing

All songs by Mike Oldfield.

1. "Man in the Rain" – 4:01
2. "Serpent Dream" – 3:00
3. "The Inner Child" – 4:43

Charts

Chart	Position
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