Purple Rain

Purple Rain

Single by Onion

B-side: Dear Friends

Album: The End

Release Date: May 27, 2021

Recorded: May 8, 2021

Length: 8:40

Writer(s): Mick Davis

Producer(s): Mick Davis

Last single: Here Comes The Sun

This single: Purple Rain

Purple Rain is a song by American rock band, Onion, released as their final single backed with Dear Friends. It is featured on their final album, The End. It was written by lead singer, Mick Davis, and it debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 8 and stayed for 20 weeks through October 19, breaking the record for longest running stay at number one. It won Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance at the 2022 Grammys.

Charts:

U.S. Billboard Hot 100:

# 1

Certifications:

RIAA: 18x Platinum

Personnel:

Mick Davis: lead vocals, electric guitar, keyboard, synthesizer, piano

Roy Stephenson: electric guitar, orchestral strings, backing vocals

Tyler Richards: drums, backing vocals

Tim Wilson: bass guitar