Have You Ever Seen the Rain was recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival for their 1970 album Pendulum and released as a single the following year, with John Fogerty writing the song during a period of tension inside the band. Although its lyrics are often read as a comment on that unease, listeners have long treated it as a straightforward reflection on rain and change. Decades later, short clips circulate online because the melody is immediately familiar, the mood is bittersweet rather than gloomy, and it fits both sincere nostalgia and ironic edits about bad weather.