Acid Rain (Alexis Jordan song)

"Acid Rain" is a song recorded by American recording artist Alexis Jordan, taken from her upcoming second studio album (2014). It was written by Sia Furler with co-writing and production from Norwegian production outfit StarGate and Dutch disc jockeys (DJs) Bingo Players. The latter duo are credited for the inclusion of a sample of their own electro house single "Get Up (Rattle)". "Acid Rain" initially premiered on January 14, 2013, featuring two verses of Jordan's label-mate, American rapper J. Cole. An alternate version of the song excluding Cole was released for digital download on February 20, 2013.

"Acid Rain"
Single by Alexis Jordan
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)
Genre
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Paul Baumer
  • Mikkel S. Eriksen
  • Sia Furler
  • Maarten Hoogstraten
  • Tor E. Hermansen
Producer(s)
Alexis Jordan singles chronology
"Got 2 Luv U"
(2011)		 "Acid Rain"
(2013)

Background and release

On June 10, 2011, Jordan released "Hush Hush" as the third and final single from her self-titled debut album.[1] This was followed by her feature on Sean Paul's single "Got 2 Luv U", which was released on July 19, 2011.[2] All the while, she began working on her second album at Roc the Mic studios in New York City with frequent collaborators StarGate. During a video blog released in November, Jordan revealed she had nearly finished the album.[3]

On January 14, 2013, "Acid Rain" premiered online featuring J. Cole.[4] Jordan announced it would be the lead single from her second studio album.[5] It heavily samples the song "Get Up (Rattle)" by Dutch disc jockeys (DJs) Bingo Players.[6] The final version of the song, excluding Cole's two verses, was released as a digital download on February 20, 2013.[7] She performed the song live for the first time at the Miami Music Week party on March 22, 2013.[8]

Chart performance

On March 2, 2013, it charted in the Netherlands where it debuted at number 99 and peaked, the following week, at 88. It spent only three weeks on the chart. In Belgium it did not achieve enough airplay to reach the top 50, and peaked at 5 in the Flanders Ultratip (equivalent of 55 on the main chart). On the Czech singles chart, the song peaked at 47. In the US, it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but made an appearance on the dance chart, peaking at number one in May 2013.

Track listing
Digital download[7]
  1. "Acid Rain" – 3:36

Charts

See also
  • List of number-one dance singles of 2013 (U.S.)

References
  1. "Hush Hush - EP by Alexis Jordan - Download Hush Hush - EP on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  2. Connexion à l’iTunes Store Archived June 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Alexis Jordan´s Glimpse #1". YouTube. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  4. "Verdenspremiere: Alexis Jordans comeback via Stargate - 730.no". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  5. "Alexis Jordan debuts new single 'Acid Rain' - listen - Music News". Digital Spy. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  6. "Playlist: 10 tracks you need to hear - Music News". Digital Spy. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  7. "Acid Rain: Alexis Jordan: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  8. "Backbeat: Robert F.X. Sillerman, Beatport's Matthew Adell, Ultra Records Execs, More at Miami Music Week Parties". Billboard. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  9. "Alexis Jordan feat. J. Cole - Acid Rain". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  10. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201318 into search.
  11. Steffen Hung. "Alexis Jordan feat. J. Cole - Acid Rain". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  12. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50.
  13. "Alexis Jordan Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  14. "Alexis Jordan Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  15. "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  16. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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