Only Happy When It Rains

Single release

"Only Happy When It Rains" was considered by Garbage's record companies to be the single on Garbage with the most commercial potential.

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In the UK it was issued in September 1995 and peaked at number 29, the band's first top 40 UK entry. In the US it was issued in January 1996, but was not an immediate hit, until it's re-issue in May 1996, when it was also released as a single in Europe and Australia.

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The vinyl format in the UK for "Only Happy When It Rains" was die-cut metallic green card sleeve with a G hologram on the inner.

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On the vinyl disc itself, the b-sides were double-grooved so that the songs played randomly, depending on where the stylus landed.

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