At the River

"At the River"
"At the River"
Song

"At the River" is a song by British duo Groove Armada. It was released as a single in 1997 on 7" vinyl, limited to 500 copies.^{[citation needed]} The song appeared on the duo's debut album Northern Star and again on their second album, Vertigo, released in April 1999.

Content

A sample of Patti Page's "Old Cape Cod" forms the basis of the song: the lines "If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air/Quaint little villages here and there", sung in Page's multi-tracked close-harmony, is repeated throughout the song, with the addition of synthesizer bass, slowed-down drum programming and a blues-style trombone solo to produce a more chill-out track.^{[citation needed]}

Release

"At the River" was originally released as a single on 7" vinyl in 1997, and appeared on the duo's debut album Northern Star as well as its follow-up, Vertigo, in 1999.

On 26 July 1999, the single was re-released on 12" and CD. This re-release peaked at number 19 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

It was used in adverts for Marks & Spencer Food in 2006, and in the films About Time and The Low Down.^[2]^[3]

Track listing

All songs were written by Andy Cato, Tom Findlay, Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, and Milton Yakus, except where noted.

7" vinyl

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"At the River"

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Disco Insert"	Tim 'Love' Lee

12" vinyl

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"At the River (English Riviera Mix)"	6:13
2.	"At the River (Original Version)"	6:33

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"At the River (Presence Mix)"	5:45

CD

Pepper Records release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"At the River (Radio Edit)"	3:14
2.	"At the River (English Riviera Mix)"	6:13
3.	"At the River (Presence Mix)"	5:48
4.	"At the River (English Riviera Edit)"	3:49

Jive Electro release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"At the River (Radio Edit)"	3:14
2.	"At the River (English Riviera Mix)"	6:13
3.	"At the River (Presence Mix)"	5:48
4.	"At the River (English Riviera Edit)"	3:49
5.	"At the River (Original Version)"	6:33

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[4]	Silver	200,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "At The River". Chart Stats. Retrieved 4 October 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ richardjshaffer (21 July 2007). "M&S Advert" – via YouTube.
^ "The Low Down (2000)" – via www.imdb.com.
^ "British single certifications – Groove Armada – At the river". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 June 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type At the river in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

At the River at Discogs (list of releases)
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[1] "At The River". Chart Stats. Retrieved 4 October 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] richardjshaffer (21 July 2007). "M&S Advert" – via YouTube.

[3] "The Low Down (2000)" – via www.imdb.com.

[United_KingdomGroove_ArmadaAt_the_riversingleCertRef-4] "British single certifications – Groove Armada – At the river". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 June 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type At the river in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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v t e Groove Armada
Andy Cato Tom Findlay
Studio albums	Northern Star Vertigo Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) Lovebox Soundboy Rock Black Light White Light
Compilation albums	Back to Mine The Best of Groove Armada
Singles	"At the River" "I See You Baby" "Superstylin'" "My Friend" "Purple Haze" "But I Feel Good" "Get Down" "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)"
See also	Discography Caia Weekend Players