I Follow Rivers

"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.[3] The track premiered exclusively on SPIN.com on 10 January 2011.[4]

"I Follow Rivers"
Single by Lykke Li
from the album Wounded Rhymes
Released21 January 2011 (2011-01-21)
Genre
Length3:48
Label
  • LL Recordings
  • EMI (Scandinavia)
  • Atlantic (rest of world)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Björn Yttling
Lykke Li singles chronology
"Get Some"
(2010)		 "I Follow Rivers"
(2011)		 "Sadness Is a Blessing"
(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".[5] 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,[6][7] features Li in a black robe and veil chasing a man (Swedish-Lebanese actor Fares Fares)[8] through a snowy landscape. An unofficial music video consisting of scenes from the French film Blue Is the Warmest Colour played with The Magician's remix was uploaded to YouTube by user Algo Zuga on March 9, 2014 and has over 246 million views as of December 2020,[9] surpassing the original music video's 70 million views as of May 2020.[10]

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)
  • UK 12" single – The Remixes[17]
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
  • German CD single[18]
  1. "I Follow Rivers" (The Magician Remix) – 4:40
  2. "I Follow Rivers" (Radio Edit) – 3:20

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[77] Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[78] 2× Platinum 60,000*
France (SNEP)[79] Diamond 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[80] 5× Gold 750,000^
Italy (FIMI)[81] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[82] 3× Platinum 90,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[83] Silver 200,000
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[84] Gold 1,300,000^

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

Triggerfinger version
"I Follow Rivers"
Single by Triggerfinger
Released24 February 2012 (2012-02-24)
Recorded3FM (Hilversum, Netherlands)
GenrePop
Length3:35
LabelB1M1
Songwriter(s)
Triggerfinger singles chronology
"Let It Ride"
(2011)		 "I Follow Rivers"
(2012)		 "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"
(2012)

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.[85] Triggerfinger's version was released as a single on 24 February 2012,[86] 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
  • German CD single[88]
  1. "I Follow Rivers" (Live@Giel!) – 3:35
  2. "Let It Ride" – 3:24

Weekly charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[89] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[90] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[91] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[92] 9
Luxembourg Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[93] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[94] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[95] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[96] 17

Year-end charts
Chart (2012) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[51] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[52] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[53] 43
Germany (Media Control AG)[55] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[59] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[63] 60

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[97] Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[98] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Germany (BVMI)[99] Gold 150,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[100] Gold 15,000^

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

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.[101]
  • American indie rock band Plain Jane Automobile covered "I Follow Rivers" and released it online in February 2012.[102]
  • The Magician remix of the song was featured in the 2012 French film Rust and Bone[103] and also in the 2013 film Blue Is the Warmest Colour.[104][105]
  • 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.[106]
  • Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires covered the song on a 2015 two-song EP entitled Sea Songs.[107]
  • The song was used in the 2016 commercial for American fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger's new fragrance, The Girl, featuring supermodel Gigi Hadid.
  • The Magician remix is featured in the 2016 video game Forza Horizon 3.
  • French band Dionysos covered the song on their 2016 Vampire en pyjama album.
  • Israeli singer-songwriter Roni Alter released an acoustic cover (together with Alon Lotringer) as a single in 2016.[108]

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