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Recorded at Sound City Studios, also Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana), Come as You Are (Nirvana) and Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine)
Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Written by Ronnie James Dio, also Lonely Is the Word (Black Sabbath), Lady Evil (Black Sabbath) and Die Young (Black Sabbath)
Produced by Ronnie James Dio, also Still I’m Sad (Rainbow), Stand Up and Shout and Catch the Rainbow (Rainbow)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
448 other songs on fono were recorded at Sound City Studios, by Bad Religion and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and others
Angelo Arcuri engineered 10 of Dio’s top 10 songs
Ray Leonard engineered 8 of Dio’s top 10 songs
Angelo Arcuri engineered 24 songs on fono
Credits
All 14 credits
- Written by
- Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice and Vivian Campbell
- Produced by
- Ronnie James Dio
- Performed by
- Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice and Vivian Campbell
- Engineered by
- Angelo Arcuri and Ray Leonard
- Part of
- Holy Diver
- Recorded at
- Sound City Studios
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice and Vivian Campbell
- Produced by
- Ronnie James Dio
- Performed by
- Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice and Vivian Campbell
- Engineered by
- Angelo Arcuri and Ray Leonard
- Part of
- Holy Diver
- Recorded at
- Sound City Studios
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Ronnie James Dio
Same producer: Ronnie James Dio
Same engineer: Angelo Arcuri
Same studio: Sound City Studios
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: Holy Diver
Same writer: Ronnie James Dio
Same engineer: Angelo Arcuri
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was performed by Jimmy Bain
Rainbow in the Dark was performed by Jimmy Bain
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was performed by Ronnie James Dio
Rainbow in the Dark was performed by Ronnie James Dio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was performed by Vinny Appice
Rainbow in the Dark was performed by Vinny Appice
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was performed by Vivian Campbell
Rainbow in the Dark was performed by Vivian Campbell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was produced by Ronnie James Dio
Rainbow in the Dark was produced by Ronnie James Dio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was written by Jimmy Bain
Rainbow in the Dark was written by Jimmy Bain
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was written by Ronnie James Dio
Rainbow in the Dark was written by Ronnie James Dio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was written by Vinny Appice
Rainbow in the Dark was written by Vinny Appice
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was written by Vivian Campbell
Rainbow in the Dark was written by Vivian Campbell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark is part of the release Holy Diver
Rainbow in the Dark is part of the release Holy Diver
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was recorded at Sound City Studios
Rainbow in the Dark was recorded at Sound City Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Rainbow in the Dark
Mercury Records is the label of the song Rainbow in the Dark
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was engineered by Angelo Arcuri
Rainbow in the Dark was engineered by Angelo Arcuri
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was engineered by Ray Leonard
Rainbow in the Dark was engineered by Ray Leonard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Rainbow in the Dark was released on 1983-05-25
Rainbow in the Dark was released on 1983-05-25
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026