I Follow Rivers

"I Follow Rivers"
Single by Lykke Li
from the album Wounded Rhymes
Released 21 January 2011 (2011-01-21)
Format Download, 7"
Genre Indie pop
Length 3:48
Label LL
Writer(s) Lykke Li, Björn Yttling, Rick Nowels
Producer Björn Yttling
Lykke Li singles chronology
"Get Some"
(2010)		 "I Follow Rivers"
(2011)		 "Sadness Is a Blessing"
(2011)

"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 in Sweden on 21 January 2011 as the album's second single.[1] The track premiered exclusively on SPIN.com on 10 January 2011.[2] The music video was directed by Tarik Saleh and features Li in a black robe and veil chasing a man (Fares Fares) through a snowy landscape.

"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.[3] The song was featured in a trailer for the 2011 action film Colombiana.

Contents

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 & 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"
B. "Get Some" (Primary 1 Remix)

OFWGKTA's Tyler the Creator also made a remix of the song, which surfaced on the Internet in February 2011.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders)[7] 1
Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia)[8] 1
Danish Singles Chart[9] 40
Dutch Top 40[10] 19
Romanian Top 100[11] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[12] 44

Certifications

Country Certification
Belgium Platinum[13]

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[14] 7
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[15] 7

References

  1. ^ "I Follow Rivers – Single by Lykke Li". iTunes Store Sweden. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/i-follow-rivers-single/id412757564. Retrieved 12 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: New Lykke Li Song!". Spin. Spin Media LLC. 10 January 2011. http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-new-lykke-li-song. Retrieved 12 March 2011. 
  3. ^ Futterman, Erica (20 April 2011). "'Glee' Recap: The Long-Awaited, Utterly Predictable 'Night of Neglect'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/glee-recap-the-long-awaited-utterly-predictable-night-of-neglect-20110420. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "I Follow Rivers (Remixes) – EP by Lykke Li". iTunes Store Sweden. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/i-follow-rivers-remixes-ep/id418761419. Retrieved 17 March 2011. 
  5. ^ "I Follow Rivers – EP by Lykke Li". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-follow-rivers-ep/id415910498. Retrieved 17 March 2011. 
  6. ^ "Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers – I Follow You Tyler the Creator remix". YouTube. 16 February 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hKf7d1otA. Retrieved 21 April 2011. 
  7. ^ "Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lykke+Li&titel=I+Follow+Rivers&cat=s. Retrieved 12 March 2011. 
  8. ^ "Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Lykke+Li&titel=I+Follow+Rivers&cat=s. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  9. ^ "Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers". IFPI Denmark. Hung Medien. http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lykke+Li&titel=I+Follow+Rivers&cat=s. Retrieved 9 April 2011. 
  10. ^ "Media Markt Top 40 week: 53 – 2011" (in Dutch). Radio 538. http://www.radio538.nl/muziek/#top-40. Retrieved 1 January 2012.  Note: Click on "Bekijk de complete Top 40".
  11. ^ "Weekly Charts – Week 46" (in Romanian). Media Forest. http://mediaforest.ro/weeklycharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2011&week=46. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  12. ^ "Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers". Swedish Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lykke+Li&titel=I+Follow+Rivers&cat=s. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  13. ^ "Gold and platinum certifications – Singles – 2011". Belgian Entertainment Association. Hung Medien. 16 December 2011. http://www.ultratop.be/en/certifications.asp?year=2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2011" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2011&cat=s. Retrieved 29 December 2011‎. 
  15. ^ "Rapports annuels" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2011&cat=s. Retrieved 29 December 2011‎. 
Lykke Li
Studio albums
Singles
"Little Bit" · "I'm Good, I'm Gone" · "Breaking It Up" · "Until We Bleed" · "Tonight" · "Get Some" · "I Follow Rivers"  · "Sadness Is a Blessing"
Featured singles
"Gifted"
Other songs