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Rainbow in the Dark
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Rainbow in the Dark
| cover = RainbowintheDarkSingle.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dio
| album = Holy Diver
| B-side = Stand Up and Shout (live), Straight Through the Heart (live)
| released = October 21, 1983
| recorded = 1983, Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Heavy metal|pop metal}}
| length = 4:15
| label = Vertigo (Europe), Warner Bros. Records (US/Canada)
| writer = Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
| producer = Ronnie James Dio
| prev_title = Holy Diver
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = The Last in Line
| next_year = 1984
| misc =
}}
"'Rainbow in the Dark'" is a song by heavy metal band Dio. Released from the band's double platinum-selling 1983 debut album, 'Holy Diver'. Assisted by a popular MTV music video, it reached #12 on US 'Billboard' Album Rock Tracks in early October.
The song was covered by Corey Taylor, with support from Roy Mayorga, Satchel, Christian Martucci and Jason Christopher for the 'Ronnie James Dio This Is Your Life' album. It was also covered by Norwegian band Jorn on their 2016 album 'Heavy Rock Radio'.
Singer songwriter and actor Christopher Charles Romero recorded a country & southern rock inspired acoustic cover for his debut solo album, Rocknrolla in 2017.
The song was also featured in the 2019 San Diego Comic Con reveal of Marvel Studios' 'Thor: Love and Thunder', and is featured in end credits of the film itself.
Music video
The music video was filmed close to the time of the original studio recording of the song. The video's location takes place in central London, with scenes alternating between shots of a man following a woman through a street lined with pornographic cinemas, and Ronnie James Dio singing from a rooftop. The implied malicious intent of the man is made evident during the guitar solo, when guitarist Vivian Campbell (and late bassist Jimmy Bain) appear and effectively "scare" him away after he follows the woman into a moviehouse, with the woman kissing Campbell on the cheek in apparent gratitude. The video includes shots of tourist attractions such as Nelson's Column, Westminster Bridge, Piccadilly Circus, and Soho.
Chart positions
References
Category:1983 singles
Category:Dio (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Vivian Campbell
Category:Songs written by Ronnie James Dio
Category:1983 songs
Category:Songs written by Jimmy Bain
Category:Vertigo Records singles
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:Songs written by Vinny Appice
Category:Glam metal songs
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