Green River (song)
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This article is about the song by Creedence Clearwater Revival. For the song by Waylon Jennings, see Nashville Rebel.
| "Green River" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||||
| from the album Green River | ||||
| B-side | "Commotion" | |||
| Released | July 1969[1] | |||
| Format | 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Recorded | Sometime from March to June 1969[2] at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California[3] | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Writer(s) | John Fogerty | |||
| Producer | John Fogerty | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA)[4] | |||
| Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology | ||||
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"Green River" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song was written by John Fogerty and was released as a single in July 1969, one month before the album of the same name was released (see 1969 in music).[1]
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[edit] Background
The song "Green River" was based on a place where Fogerty used to stay on Putah Creek. The title of the song comes from the label of a flavored-syrup bottle, which was called "Green River".[5]
[edit] Sales and airplay
"Green River" was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 13, 1990.[4]
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[6] | 5 |
| Canada (RPM)[7] | 5 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[8] | 8 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9] | 19 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 2 |
[edit] Cover versions
Country band Alabama recorded a cover version of the song that appears on their 1982 album Mountain Music.
[edit] Appearances in other media
- The song is available as a playable song for the Rock Band series of music video games as downloadable content.
- This song is played in the trailer for the film Taking Woodstock.
- The song is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the classic rock radio station K-DST.
- This song is played during the lawn mower race in the King Of The Hill episode Hank's Back Story
[edit] References
- ^ a b (1991) Album notes for Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits by Creedence Clearwater Revival [CD liner]. United States: Fantasy Records (FCD-CCR2-2).
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Overview: Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r4759. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ (2008) Album notes for Green River (Expanded Reissue) by Creedence Clearwater Revival [CD liner]. United States: Concord Music Group (FAN-30877-02).
- ^ a b RIAA Certification Search
- ^ Michael Goldberg (1993). Jann S. Wenner. ed. "Fortunate Son: John Fogerty - The 1993 Rolling Stone Interview". Rolling Stone (United States: Jann S. Wenner). http://riverising.tripod.com/john-interviews/rollingstone2.html. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "RPM - Item Display: Top Singles - Volume 12, No. 5, September 20 1969" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5949&type=2&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3985/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
