I Follow Rivers
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| "I Follow Rivers" | ||||
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| File:Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers single cover.jpg | ||||
| Single by Lykke Li | ||||
| from the album Wounded Rhymes | ||||
| Released | 21 January 2011 | |||
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| Genre | Dance[1] | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | LL | |||
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| Producer(s) | Björn Yttling | |||
| Lykke Li singles chronology | ||||
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"I Follow Rivers" is a song by Swedish recording artist Lykke Li from her second studio album, Wounded Rhymes (2011). Produced by Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John, it was released on 21 January 2011 as the album's second single.[2] The track premiered exclusively on SPIN.com on 10 January 2011.[3] The music video, directed by Tarik Saleh and filmed at Närsholmen on the Swedish island of Gotland,[4][5] features Li in a black robe and veil chasing a man (Swedish-Lebanese actor Fares Fares)[6] through a snowy landscape.
Belgian DJ/producer The Magician remixed and reworked "I Follow Rivers" in 2011, peaking at number one in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania. Number two in Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Netherlands. Number 3 in France. Belgian band Triggerfinger covered "I Follow Rivers" in 2012, peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Contents
Track listings
- "I Follow Rivers" – 3:42
- "I Follow Rivers" (Dave Sitek Remix) – 3:58
- "I Follow Rivers" (The Magician Remix) – 4:40
- "I Follow Rivers" (Van Rivers & The Sublimial Kid) – 6:41
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- UK iTunes EP[11]
- "I Follow Rivers" – 3:48
- "I Follow Rivers" (Dave Sitek Remix) – 3:58
- "I Follow Rivers" (Van Rivers & The Sublimial Kid) – 6:41
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- UK 7" single[12]
- A. "I Follow Rivers" – 3:48
- B. "Get Some" (Primary 1 Remix)
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- UK 12" single – The Remixes[13]
- A1. "I Follow Rivers" – 3:48
- A2. "I Follow Rivers" (The Magician Remix) – 4:40
- B1. "I Follow Rivers" (Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid Remix) – 6:41
- B2. "I Follow Rivers" (Tyler, The Creator Remix) – 3:41
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- German CD single[14]
- "I Follow Rivers" (The Magician Remix) – 4:40
- "I Follow Rivers" (Radio Edit) – 3:20
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
All-time charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[56] | Platinum | 30,000 |
| Belgium (BEA)[57] | 2× Platinum | 60,000 |
| France (SNEP)[58] | Diamond | 250,000 |
| Germany (BVMI)[59] | 5× Gold | 750,000 |
| Italy (FIMI)[60] | 2× Platinum | 60,000 |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[61] | 3× Platinum | 90,000 |
| Streaming | ||
| Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[62] | Gold | 1,300,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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Triggerfinger version
| "I Follow Rivers" | ||||
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| File:TF - I Follow Rivers single cover.jpg | ||||
| Single by Triggerfinger | ||||
| Released | 24 February 2012 | |||
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| Recorded | 3FM (Hilversum, Netherlands) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | B1M1 | |||
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Belgian band Triggerfinger covered "I Follow Rivers" during Giel Beelen's show on the Dutch radio station 3FM in what was called "a fragile version". They used glasses, cups and knives to create a rhythmical background section.[63] Triggerfinger's version was released as a single on 24 February 2012,[64] topping the singles chart in Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands, while reaching number nine in Germany and number seventeen in Switzerland.
Track listings
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- German CD single[66]
- "I Follow Rivers" (Live@Giel!) – 3:35
- "Let It Ride" – 3:24
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[67] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[68] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[69] | 4 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[70] | 9 |
| Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[71] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[72] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[73] | 17 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2012) | Position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[41] | 16 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[42] | 3 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[43] | 43 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[45] | 29 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[48] | 6 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[50] | 60 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[74] | Platinum | 30,000 |
| Belgium (BEA)[75] | 2× Platinum | 60,000 |
| Germany (BVMI)[76] | Gold | 150,000 |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[77] | Gold | 15,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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Other versions and use in media
- "I Follow Rivers" was performed by Jenna Ushkowitz's character Tina Cohen-Chang in the Glee episode "A Night of Neglect", originally aired 19 April 2011.[78]
- American indie rock band Plain Jane Automobile covered "I Follow Rivers" and released it online in February 2012.[79]
- The Magician remix of the song was featured in the French film Rust and Bone and also in Blue Is the Warmest Colour.[80][81]
- The song was used in some Colombiana trailers.
- The remix version of the song was played as background music in episode 8 of Turkish series "Medcezir"
- British singer-songwriter Marika Hackman included a cover on her 2014 Deaf Heat EP
- The song appeared in the third episode of the ninth season of CSI: NY, 2,918 Miles, when Linsay and Sheldon process the evidence.[82]
- Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires covered the song on a 2015 two-song EP entitled Sea Songs.[83]
See also
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2012
- List of number-one hits of 2012 (Austria)
- List of number-one hits of 2012 (Germany)
- List of number-one hits of 2013 (Italy)
- List of number-one singles of 2012 (Poland)
- List of Ultratop 50 number-one singles of 2011
- List of Ultratop 50 number-one singles of 2012
References
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