She's My Kind of Rain
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"She's My Kind of Rain" is the title of a song written by Tommy Lee Jones
and Robin Lerner, and recorded by American country music
artist Tim McGraw
. It was released in January 2003 as the third single from his 2002 album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs
chart, and at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
award for reaching Number One on the former Radio & Records
country singles charts. It also received a Grammy Award
nomination for Best Country Vocal Performance-Male at the 46th Grammy Awards.
, and was filmed in London. McGraw's wife, Faith Hill
, is featured at the end walking with Tim McGraw down the sidewalk. It also shows tim walking thru london with a cloak on, and him performig the song in a royal dining room of a restaurant. It premiered on CMT
on November 22, 2002.
country singles charts in early 2003.
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and film director. He has received three Academy Award nominations, winning one as Best Supporting Actor for the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive....
and Robin Lerner, and recorded by American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
. It was released in January 2003 as the third single from his 2002 album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart, and at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Content
"She's My Kind of Rain" is a mid-tempo in which the narrator describes his wife in an abstract fashion.Critical reception
The song earned a Broadcast Music IncorporatedBroadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
award for reaching Number One on the former Radio & Records
Radio & Records
Radio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009.-History:The company was founded in 1973 and...
country singles charts. It also received a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nomination for Best Country Vocal Performance-Male at the 46th Grammy Awards.
Music video
The music video was directed by his usual director of choice Sherman HalseySherman Halsey
Sherman Halsey is an American music video and television director, producer, and artist manager. Sherman Halsey has produced and directed hundreds of television shows and music videos for artists such as Tim McGraw, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, BB King, Michael Bolton, Dwight Yoakam, and many...
, and was filmed in London. McGraw's wife, Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
, is featured at the end walking with Tim McGraw down the sidewalk. It also shows tim walking thru london with a cloak on, and him performig the song in a royal dining room of a restaurant. It premiered on CMT
CMT
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on November 22, 2002.
Chart positions
"She's My Kind of Rain" re-entered the charts as an official single at #47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of January 25, 2003. The song reached a peak of #2 on the BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country singles charts in early 2003.
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 27 |