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Garbage – Only Happy When It Rains (3:55)

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“Only Happy When It Rains” was a single released from Garbage’s 1995 self-titled debut album. It became Garbage’s breakthrough single in the United Kingdom, where it became the first Garbage single to chart in the Top 40.

“Only Happy When It Rains” was written and recorded between March, 1994 and May, 1995 during sessions between band members Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig in either Marker’s basement recording studio or at their own Smart Studios in Wisconsin university town Madison.

Bass on “Only Happy When It Rains” was played by Mike Kashou, and additional percussion by Pauli Ryan.

Manson explains: “The song is a dig at ourselves because we like records that don’t make us feel very happy, and at this so-called ‘alternative’ scene of ‘we’re so weird and more wonderful than everybody else’.”

In 1996, “Only Happy When It Rains” was released worldwide. In the U.S. it charted strongly in the Billboard Hot 100, and propelled its parent album into the Top 100 of the Billboard 200 for the first time since it’s August, 1995 release.

“Only Happy When It Rains” was remastered in 2007 for Garbage’s greatest hits album Absolute Garbage.

The song appeared in 2009 video game Guitar Hero 5.
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  • davidbowiegirl

    Great song

    Saturday evening

  • MustBeDreaming1

    I strangely realized that I like the live version from Shut Your Mouth single more than the original one..

    12 days ago

  • strokeado

    I'm only happy when it's complicated.

    last month

  • Jenzen1981

    After seeing that video I fell in love with Shirley.

    last month

  • Lukinhas_44

    EPIC, one of my favorites ever!

    last month

  • HeysM

    What happened to the official video Hellooo. it's much better.

    last month

  • popstarthongboy

    the most totally fucking kickass video. for the most totally fucking kickass band. is the video for this song.

    March 2012

  • VrejA95

    Pour your misery down on me. [2]

    March 2012

  • HectorKipling

    : )

    March 2012

  • edikstepanov

    ♥

    February 2012

  • enzo5

    ironic that this anti-grunge stuff came from butch vig himself

    December 2011

  • TheDarkSide73

    my kinda girl

    December 2011

  • MJPutney

    Black on Black.............

    December 2011

  • d0l

    tambourine

    December 2011

  • Candyscar

    If i was a country, this would be my national anthem

    October 2011

  • Rud-Johns

    Pour your misery down on me.

    October 2011

  • WeNiGo

    Nicely produced.

    September 2011

  • bebikeks

    living in Scotland now, I can appreciate this song even more ;-)

    August 2011

  • babymoondrop

    I once secretly dedicated this song to a "friend" of mine.

    August 2011

  • Uncumbered

    Ha! I'm a freak like this a lotta the time...

    July 2011
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