Singin’ in the Rain

"Singin' in the Rain" is a 1929 song by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, best known from the 1952 film of the same name. This page has the Singin' in the Rain chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.

Who wrote "Singin' in the Rain"

Nacio Herb Brown wrote the music and Arthur Freed the words. It was first heard on screen in The Hollywood Revue of 1929, sung by Cliff Edwards, and MGM used it in several films before Freed, by then a producer, built a whole picture around it.

Recordings that made it a standard

• Cliff Edwards (1929) — the first hit recording.
• Gene Kelly — in the film Singin' in the Rain (MGM, 1952).