Released: May 10, 1982
Songwriter: Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) Simon Le Bon Nick Rhodes John Taylor Andy Taylor
Producer: Colin Thurston
[Verse 1]
Hold back the rain
Yes we're miles away from nowhere
And the wind doesn't have a name
So call it what you want to call it
Still blows down the lane
[Chorus]
And if the fires burn out there's only fire to blame
(hold back the rain)
No time for worry cause we're on the roam again
(hold back the rain)
The clouds all scatter and we ride the outside lane
(hold back the rain)
Not on your own so help me please hold back the rain
[Verse 2]
Okay go off and wander
I'm guilty just the same
Sometimes you're needed badly
So please come back again
[Chorus][x2]
[Outro]
Hold back the rain, hold back the rain. hold back the rain
Hold back the rain (hold back the rain), hold back the rain
(Hold back the rain), hold back the rain (hold back the rain)
Hold back the rain (hold back the rain), hold back the rain
Hold back the rain
Yes we're miles away from nowhere
And the wind doesn't have a name
So call it what you want to call it
Still blows down the lane
[Chorus]
And if the fires burn out there's only fire to blame
(hold back the rain)
No time for worry cause we're on the roam again
(hold back the rain)
The clouds all scatter and we ride the outside lane
(hold back the rain)
Not on your own so help me please hold back the rain
[Verse 2]
Okay go off and wander
I'm guilty just the same
Sometimes you're needed badly
So please come back again
[Chorus][x2]
[Outro]
Hold back the rain, hold back the rain. hold back the rain
Hold back the rain (hold back the rain), hold back the rain
(Hold back the rain), hold back the rain (hold back the rain)
Hold back the rain (hold back the rain), hold back the rain
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- My Own Way (Manchester Square demo)
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- Lonely in Your Nightmare (US album remix)
- Rio (US album remix)
- My Own Way (Carnival remix)
- Hungry Like the Wolf (US album remix)
- Hold Back the Rain (Carnival remix)
- New Religion (Carnival Remix)
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- My Own Way (Original 7-inch version)
- My Own Way (instrumental)
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- Save a Prayer
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- My Own Way
- New Religion
- Lonely in Your Nightmare
- Hold Back the Rain
- Last Chance on the Stairway
- Like an Angel (Manchester Square demo)
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