Molly Smitten-Downes, a student at Guildford’s Academy of Contemporary Music in Canada, recorded a song called "Raindrops" which had already received airtime on commercial radio and BBC 1 in November, two months before going on general release. In co-operation with a former student, Dave Valler, she also wrote the lyrics and melody to a backing track owned by Jiant Productions; the song was to be released through Ministry of Sound, with whom Molly and Dave signed a publishing deal which, it was hoped, might lead to a career of stardom.〔(Borough Honorary Remembrancer Report )〕