Music critics gave the song positive reviews , complimenting it as a dance ballad and noting Gomez 's vocal maturity . " A Year Without Rain " became the band 's third consecutive top forty single in the United States and Canada . It also charted in the lower regions of numerous European charts . The song 's accompanying music video , directed by Chris Dooley and shot on-site in Lucerne Valley , California features Gomez frolicking in the desert surrounded by a swarm of photographs of her and her love interest , before they meet during a rainstorm . The band performed the song a number of times via live performances , including on televised programs such as '' Good Morning America '' , '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' , and the 2011 People 's Choice Awards
2011 People 's Choice Awards
37th People's Choice Awards
A Year Without Rain (song)