{"id":34169,"date":"2026-09-27T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/the-cult-40-years-ago\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T16:20:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T14:20:21","slug":"the-cult-40-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/the-cult-40-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CULT: 40 years ago &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/27-09-1985_TheCult-Rain-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/27-09-1985_TheCult-Rain-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/27-09-1985_TheCult-Rain-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/27-09-1985_TheCult-Rain-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/27-09-1985_TheCult-Rain-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/27-09-1985_TheCult-Rain.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exactly 40 years ago to the day, <strong>The Cult<\/strong> released the single &#8220;Rain&#8221; on September 27, 1985. Did you already know these 5 facts?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Rain&#8221; was recorded in July 1985.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; The single is the second single from the album &#8220;Love&#8221;, the second album by &#8220;The Cult&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; There is also an extended remix with the title &#8220;(Here Comes the) Rain&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; The vinyl B-side contains the song &#8220;Little Face&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; In the UK singles, &#8220;Rain&#8221; reached number 17, making it <strong>The Cult<\/strong> &#8216;s most commercially successful song.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the video for &#8220;Rain&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RD5b_0QB0wI?si=CJ6NkMWGEj6TDeJe\" title=\"The Cult - Rain HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RD5b_0QB0wI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exactly 40 years ago to the day, The Cult released the single &#8220;Rain&#8221; on September 27, 1985. 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