I Follow Rivers

"I Follow Rivers"
Single by Lykke Li
from the album Wounded Rhymes
Released21 January 2011 (2011-01-21)
Genre
Length3:48 (original version)
4:45 (The Magician remix)
Label
  • LL Recordings
  • EMI (Scandinavia)
  • Atlantic (rest of world)
Songwriters
ProducerBjörn Yttling
Lykke Li singles chronology
"Get Some"
(2010)		 "I Follow Rivers"
(2011)		 "Sadness Is a Blessing"
(2011)
Music video
"I Follow Rivers" on YouTube

"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. The track premiered exclusively on SPIN.com on 10 January 2011.

Belgian DJ/producer the Magician remixed and reworked "I Follow Rivers" in 2011, peaking at number one in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Romania, number two in Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, and the Netherlands, and number four in France. The remix was deemed "'90s house". Belgian band Triggerfinger covered "I Follow Rivers" in 2012, peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Music video

The music video, directed by Tarik Saleh and filmed at Närsholmen on the Swedish island of Gotland, features Li in a black robe and veil chasing a man (Swedish-Lebanese actor Fares Fares) through a snowy landscape.

Track listings

  1. "I Follow Rivers" – 3:42
  2. "I Follow Rivers" (Dave Sitek Remix) – 3:58
  3. "I Follow Rivers" (The Magician Remix) – 4:40
  4. "I Follow Rivers" (Van Rivers & The Sublimial Kid) – 6:41
  1. "I Follow Rivers" – 3:48
  2. "I Follow Rivers" (Dave Sitek Remix) – 3:58
  3. "I Follow Rivers" (Van Rivers & The Sublimial Kid) – 6:41
A. "I Follow Rivers" – 3:48
B. "Get Some" (Primary 1 Remix)
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
  1. "I Follow Rivers" (The Magician Remix) – 4:40
  2. "I Follow Rivers" (Radio Edit) – 3:20

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "I Follow Rivers"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BRMA) 2× Platinum 60,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP) Diamond 250,000*
Germany (BVMI) 5× Gold 750,000^
Italy (FIMI) 3× Platinum 90,000*
Spain (Promusicae) 2× Platinum 120,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) 3× Platinum 90,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 1,300,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Triggerfinger version

"I Follow Rivers"
Single by Triggerfinger
Released24 February 2012 (2012-02-24)
Studio3FM (Hilversum, Netherlands)
GenrePop
Length3:35
LabelB1M1
Songwriters
Triggerfinger singles chronology
"Let It Ride"
(2011)		 "I Follow Rivers"
(2012)		 "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"
(2012)
Live video
"I Follow Rivers" on YouTube

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. Triggerfinger's version was released as a single on 24 February 2012, topping the singles chart in Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands, while reaching number nine in Germany and number seventeen in Switzerland.

Track listings

  1. "I Follow Rivers" (Live@Giel! – VARA/3FM) – 3:34
  1. "I Follow Rivers" (Live@Giel!) – 3:35
  2. "Let It Ride" – 3:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Follow Rivers" (Triggerfinger version)
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)4
Germany (GfK)9
Luxembourg Digital Song Sales (Billboard)7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)17

Year-end charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Follow Rivers" (Triggerfinger version)
Chart (2012) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 43
Germany (Media Control AG) 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 60

Certifications

Certifications for "I Follow Rivers" (Triggerfinger version)
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BRMA) 2× Platinum 60,000*
Germany (BVMI) Gold 150,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) 2× Platinum 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other versions and use in media

See also

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