The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

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“The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”
Single by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
from the album Supa Dupa Fly
Released 1997
Format CD single
12-inch single
Recorded 1996/1997
Genre Hip hop, pop rap
Length 3:59 (radio edit)
4:10 (album version)
Label The Goldmind/Elektra
Writer(s) Don Bryant, Missy Elliott, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles, Timbaland
Producer Timbaland
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott singles chronology
"That's What Little Girls Are Made Of"
(1993)		 "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
(1997)		 "Sock It 2 Me"
(1997)

"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" is a pop rap song written by Don Bryant, Missy Elliott, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles, and producer Timbaland. Released as the first single from Missy Elliott's debut album Supa Dupa Fly in 1997 (see 1997 in music), it reached the top twenty in the UK and New Zealand. The song contains a sample from Ann Peebles' 1974 "I Can't Stand the Rain", and serves as the chorus.

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[edit] Song information

"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" was performed at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards by Missy Elliott and Timbaland as a tribute to Hype Williams, who directed the video for the single and was awarded the Video Vanguard Award that night. It samples Ann Peebles' hit "I Can't Stand The Rain." This song features the hit lyrics "Beep beep, who got the keys to the jeep? Vrrroooom."

It was #99 in VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s.[1]

[edit] Track listings

[edit] UK Single

CD Maxi-Single
  1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Radio Edit) - 4:05
  2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagles Discs Remix - Radio Edit Master) - 3:57
  3. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Instrumental) - 4:09

[edit] German Single

12" Remixes

Side A

  1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Club 100 Version) - 5:10
  2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Radio Edit) - 3:46

Side B

  1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (House Version) - 7:25
CD Maxi-Single
  1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Radio Edit) - 3:59
  2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Radio Edit Master) - 3:53
  3. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Master) - 4:32
  4. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Beat & All Vocals) - 4:20
  5. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Acappella) - 4:04
  6. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Instrumental Version) - 4:11
  7. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Acappella Version) - 4:08

[edit] US Single

12" Promo

Side A

  1. "Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain)" (Album Version) - 4:11
  2. "Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain)" (Instrumental) - 4:11

Side B

  1. "Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain)" (Radio Edit) - 3:59
  2. "Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain)" (Acapella) - 4:11
12" Single

Side A

  1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Radio Edit) - 3:59
  2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Instrumental Version) - 4:11
  3. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Acapella Version) - 4:08

Side B

  1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagles Discs Remix - Master) - 4:32
  2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagles Discs Remix - Acapella) - 4:04
  3. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagles Discs Remix - Beat & All Vocals) - 4:20
CD Maxi-Single
  1. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Radio Edit) - 4:05
  2. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Desert Eagles Discs Remix - Radio Edit Master) - 3:57
  3. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Instrumental) - 4:09

[edit] Music video

The single's video was directed by Hype Williams. The video does not have a substantial plot and was meant to be futuristic in style. 702, Da Brat, Lil' Kim, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Total, Yo-Yo and SWV made cameos in the video.

It opens with Missy Elliott and dancers performing on a stage. Scenes with Elliott in an inflated suit intercut throughout the video. During the second verse, Elliott and Timbaland ride in a Hummer (though she refers to it as a Jeep) to the beach. During the third verse, Elliott is seen in a green outfit sitting on a hill against a blue sky and clouds with intercuts of scenes with female dancers in yellow raincoats dance in a room where it rains and lightning flashes.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1997-1998) Peak
position
New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Singles 18
UK Top 75 Singles 16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 51
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 3
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay 6
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales 5
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 4

[edit] References

  1. ^ VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s

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"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" · "Sock It 2 Me" · "Beep Me 911" · "Hit Em Wit Da Hee" · "She's a Bitch" · "All n My Grill" · "Hot Boyz (Remix)" · "Get Ur Freak On" · "Lick Shots" · "One Minute Man (Remix)" · "Take Away" · "4 My People" · "Work It" · "Gossip Folks" · "Back in the Day" · "Pussycat" · "Pass That Dutch" · "I'm Really Hot" · "Lose Control" · "Teary Eyed" · "We Run This" · "Ching-a-Ling" · "Best, Best"
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