Crying in the rain- A-HA

“Crying in the Rain“ is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Carole King and was originally recorded by The Everly Brothers. The single peaked at #6 on the U.S. pop charts In 1990, the Norwegian pop band a-ha covered the song. Following its success, a-ha became closer to the Everly Brothers, who had originally recorded the song. The band members were presented a set of guitars by the Everly Brothers that a-ha continues to use. This is one of the few commercially available songs which a-ha have covered. The only others being “Velvet“, first released by Savoy, and “Dragonfly“, first released by Magne Furuholmen. Though often given the misnomer of “one-hit wonder“ in the U.S., a-ha has actually had a number of singles appear on various charts there, though none anywhere near as big a hit as their debut, “Take on Me“. “Crying in the Rain“ was a-ha’s last single to go top 40 on a Billboard chart in the U.S. to date, peaking at #26 on the