Raining in Manila

"Raining in Manila" is a song by the Filipino rock band Lola Amour and the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (2024).

A city pop tune, "Raining in Manila" has an upbeat production featuring drums, guitars, electric piano and syncopated brass riffs.

[a] The accompanying music video, directed by Mairus Talampas, depicted Manila in a flooded state and focused on two lovers reconnecting with each other.

[7] Kara Angan of Billboard Philippines thought it borrowed elements from other Lola Amour songs, specifically citing "Fools" (2017) and "Pwede Ba" (2018).

[15] In the month of July, "Raining in Manila" broke the records for the biggest streaming day and week for a Filipino song on Spotify.

[24][16] The video was announced in a 30-second teaser released on Lola Amour's social media accounts on October 24, 2023—it depicts the band singing joyfully in a bangka during a flood.

[25][26][24] The teaser was met with mixed to negative reactions from fans, who believed that it was idealizing poverty and the Philippines's experiences with natural disasters and that the group was being insensitive to people who suffer from such conditions.

[23][16] In an opinion piece, Eric Cabahug of The Philippine Star commented that the video had a "playful, dark comedic tone" that made it "odd" to watch.

[29] Lola Amour debuted "Raining in Manila" during the "We Play Here" concert series on April 27, 2023, and dedicated it to the former bandmates Joxx Perez and Renzo Santos.

[32][33] Aside from that, Lola Amour performed "Raining in Manila" live at The Cozy Cove, Rappler, and at the Wish 107.5 Bus, all of which were uploaded onto YouTube.

[37][38] On January 19, 2024, the band performed an acoustic version of "Raining in Manila" during Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour.