"Raining Tacos" is a song by American musician

Parry Gripp Parry Pillsbury Gripp (born September 22, 1967) is an American songwriter, singer and musician. He has been the lead vocalist and guitarist for the pop-punk band Nerf Herder since its formation in 1994. Gripp writes novelty songs for children, an ...

. It was released onto streaming services on June 29, 2012. It subsequently appeared on his greatest hits album ''Parry Gripp Mega-Party'' (2013).

History

According to Gripp, "Raining Tacos" is his most popular song. It was adapted into a mobile game in 2014. Between 2014 and late 2019, "Raining Tacos" became popular online due to its popularity within ''

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'''s player base. "Raining Tacos" was also adapted into a book by Harper Collins in June 2021. It was also featured on This Might be a Podcast. The song, along with "

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", were used by the

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authorities to deter homeless people from staying at a park during the night. Upon hearing of its usage, Gripp requested the city stop using his song and made donations to local homeless shelters. A

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rendition of the song titled "Raining Tacos (On Christmas Eve)" was released on Gripp's album ''Jingle Burgers – A Parry Gripp Christmas Album'' (2020).

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2012 songs Children's songs Novelty songs Parry Gripp songs {{2010s-song-stub