Ahead of its release, Gaga talked to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe about the behind-the-scenes of the collaboration years in the making. “It was just awesome to watch her. You haven’t seen the video yet, but she was so open to trying things that she hasn’t done before,” she said of current chart-topper Grande. “It was this beautiful, I think very healing process for me, not necessarily having a female artist that mentored me as I came up.” On the song itself, Gaga added, “This is about an analogy of tears being the rain. And you know what it’s also a metaphor for, is the amount of drinking that I was doing to numb myself. I’d rather be dry. I’d rather not be drinking, but I haven’t died yet. I’m still alive. Rain on me. Okay, I’m going to keep on drinking. This song has many layers.” And now you’ve got a full week to unpack them before Chromatica comes out — barring any leaks, of course.
Following the song’s release, Gaga and Ari tweeted the emotional backstory to the song, including bonding over their shared passion for overindulging in all the wine and pasta. A win for Italians worldwide!
One time I felt like I was crying so much it would never stop. Instead of fighting it, I thought bring it on, I can do hard things. @arianagrande I love you for your strength and friendship. Let’s show them what we’ve got. 👯♀️ https://t.co/eX18JePJqg— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) May 22, 2020
Now when I cry instead of fighting it I say “I’m ready rain on me” @bloodpop thank u for encouraging me to keep going when I was sad. Turns out even if you don’t feel good enough you still can be. I heard my joy back when we wrote this song. It was there, I just needed to find it— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) May 22, 2020
one time ..... i met a woman who knew pain the same way i did... who cried as much as i did, drank as much wine as i did, ate as much pasta as i did and who’s heart was bigger than her whole body. she immediately felt like a sister to me.— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 22, 2020
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