Raindance

Album

Boy Who Played the Harp, The

Label

Neighborhood Records

Genre

Hip hop

Composer(s)

David Orobosa Omoregie;James Folorunso Ifeanyi Olaloye;Jonathan Gordon Leslie;Joseph Kier Gordon Caleb;Kyle Ethan Evans;Temilade Anna Openiyi

Entered Chart

Feb 7, 2026

Peak Date

Apr 18, 2026

Released

23 October 2025

Dave released the Nathan James Tettey-directed and Martha Nakintu-produced music video on 9 January 2026. Filmed in Lagos, Nigeria, critics, feeding into dating rumours between the two artists, have stated that the music video "might as well be leaked wedding video footage", continuing that the video depicts the two artists as a "contented, committed couple who only have eyes for each other".[15] The video shows scenes of what looks like a wedding reception with occasional shots of Dave and Tems singing together in different locations, including a beach

"Raindance" is a love song with thunder in the distance. Dave has never been one to hand out his emotions cheaply (this is, after all, the man who once turned therapy sessions into a Mercury-Prize-winning album, but here he lets his guard down. It's a slow, vulnerable back-and-forth between him and Nigerian singer Tems, a kind of emotional pas de deux under gray skies. The song plays like an evolving conversation. Dave starts cautiously, circling around the idea of connection, telling a story that moves from guarded small talk ("you was hardly talking") to trust. Tems answers him with choruses that soften the edges, singing about love as an act of emotional refuge. Together they create a world where two souls find rhythm and navigate desire under the same storm, hence the title "Raindance," which never appears in the lyrics but soaks through the atmosphere. The production matches that duality: Afrobeat-influenced drums contrasting with Jo Caleb's piano chords, creating a soundscape that mirrors the push and pull of romantic tension. It's the work of Dave's go-to beatmaker and childhood friend Kyle Evans, his engineer Jonny Leslie and Jo Caleb, the same trio behind "Sprinter" with Central Cee. Dave co-produced the track under his Santan moniker. "Raindance" appears on The Boy Who Played the Harp, whose title nods to the biblical story of David soothing Saul's tormented spirit with music. "Raindance" continues Dave's quiet tradition of weaving his Nigerian heritage into his work. Tems becomes the fourth Nigerian artist he's collaborated with, following Burna Boy ("Location"), Wizkid ("System"), and Boj ("Lazarus"). The "Raindance" video was shot in Lagos, Nigeria. The intimate scenes and close-up chemistry spawned widespread speculation that Dave and Tems might be romantically involved. TikTok creator @zoebaptistee shared a dance challenge set to the song's bridge on December 14, 2025. The clip amassed millions of views, helping the song sustain its momentum throughout the Christmas season. "Raindance" climbed to #1 on the UK Official Singles Chart in late January 2026 after spending around three months in the chart since its October release. It was Dave's fourth UK #1 single (following "Funky Friday," "Starlight" and "Sprinter" with Central Cee) and Tems' first UK chart-topper.

Let's get the party started
See you at the bar, you was hardly talkin'
That's when I knew that your heart was scarrin'
Friends to lovers, need a part to star in, like, "Wait, babe"
Let me ask your pardon
This ain't Gucci, this is Prada, darlin'
If you want somethin', you can ask me, darlin'
Then you started laughin' 'cause you think I'm jokin'
But lookin' in your eyes is the best thing
Brake lights giving you the red skin
You was in a bad mood from we stepped in
Though you checked out 'fore we even checked in
On the phone you gon' vent to your best friend
The one you gave me the lecture, but I ain't gon' sweat you, babe
I'ma let you catch up with your boy, undress you
And let me tell you why I'ma bless you

It's the way my mind fallin' away
In my heart, I know
You feel the same when you're with me
You know I'm all you need
You're where I wanna be
My darling, can't you see?


I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you

Fell into you
Say you want me in the mood
Tryna hide my feelings for you
Don't wanna argue, not with you
Tell me why you're so in denial
Hold me close, don't tell me goodnight
Are you down to get me?
Tell me when you're ready, I'm ready

We can get into it or we can get intimate
The shower when you sing in it
Better than Beyoncé, I like the sound of fiancée
You know it's got a little ring to it
And really when I think of it
Growin' up, I didn't ever see marriages
No weddings, no horse, no carriages

I wanna do things different and change the narrative
God knows you a wild child, beautiful child, I need your help
Looking like you come from the '90s by yourself
My mum sixty-one and her favorite line to tell her son is
Sometimes she wish that she had a girl
I wanna take you back to a time, back to a trip
You had that white wine that I never got to sip
And dinner wasn't ruined 'cause you never got to pick
I know that everybody told me that I'm sick 'cause

It's the way my mind fallin' away
In my heart, I know
You feel the same when you're with me
You know I'm all you need
You're where I wanna be
My darling, can't you see?

(I love you) me and you, never let me go
(I love you) me and you, ah, tell me two times
Me and you, never let me go
(I love you) me and you, tell me two times
It's me and you, never let me go
(I love you) me and you, tell me two times

Me and you, never let me go
Me and you, tell me two times

I said lean with it, rock with it (tell me, you're the only one I want)
Your finger, I can put a rock in it (tell me, you're the only one I want, baby)
Fin-finger, I can put a rock in it (tell me, you're the only one I want)
Banker, they can put a block in it (tell me, you're the only one I want, baby)
Said rock with it, bounce with it (tell me, you're the only one I want)
Your left wrist, I can put my house in it (tell me, you're the only one I want, baby)
You wanna bet, babe? I can put my house in it (tell me, you're the only one I want)
B-b-babe, I could put my spouse in it (tell me, you're the only one I want, baby)

I said, shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, yah
5'9", brown eyes, and she in it, in it
Shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, yah
5'9", brown eyes, innit, innit
Shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, yah
5'9", brown eyes, and she in-in-
Shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, yah
5'9", brown eyes