With this song, Geri Halliwell won the International Song of the Year award at the 2002 NRJ Music Awards in France. The song was a big success in France, it sold over 812,000 copies, it was certified "Diamond" by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Overall the single went on to sell 440,000 copies in Britain alone, becoming the 13th best seller of 2001 and Halliwell's most successful single worldwide. It became Halliwell's fourth consecutive number-one single in the UK, selling 155,000 units in its first week and 80,000 in its second week. However, in the United Kingdom, "It's Raining Men" debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and stayed there for two weeks. Halliwell's version received positive reviews by music critics, experienced international success and hit the top ten in over two dozen countries around the world, going to number one in several of them, although it did not fare as well on the American charts. "Feels Like Sex", another song from the album was originally slated as the lead single, but after " It's Raining Men" was offered to Halliwell, the song was released as the first single, and was added to Scream If You Wanna Go Faster. The single became Halliwell's fourth consecutive number-one hit single on the UK Singles Chart and it became her most successful solo single to date. It also features two hit songs that were released as singles, " Out of Reach" by Gabrielle and " It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell.
The film's soundtrack was composed by Patrick Doyle.
Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 2001 British romantic comedy film, directed by Sharon Maguire.
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