Riverside (song)

"Riverside" is a house song released by Dutch DJ Sidney Samson. The "Riverside, motherfucker!" proclamation is the voice of Tupac Shakur sampled from the film Juice (playtime 1:10:25). The song is often censored during prime time, to avoid causing offence.

A vocal mix has been made featuring Wizard Sleeve, released in the UK on January 4, 2010. The song name has been changed to Riverside (Let's Go!).

Many British radio stations, including BBC Radio 1, added "Riverside" to their playlists, and as such the single received a high amount of radio play throughout December 2009 and January 2010, in preparation for the single's release.

The song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 2 on the 10 January 2010.

Official Versions

Riverside (Explicit Edit) - 3:24
Riverside (Afrojack Remix) - 5:31
Riverside (Warren Clarke Remix) - 6:54
Riverside (Let's Go!) (Dirty Extended Vocal Mix) - 5:09
Riverside (Let's Go!) (Breakage Remix) - 4:11

Chart performance

Chart (2009/10)	Peak position
Original version
Australian Singles Chart^[1]	10
Austrian Singles Chart^[1]	50
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)^[1]	13
Danish Singles Chart^[1]	40
Dutch Singles Chart^[1]	8
2010 Remix featuring Wizard Sleeve
Irish Singles Chart^[2]	2
UK Dance Chart^{[citation needed]}	1
UK Singles Chart^[3]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[4]	38

Music video

Released May 2009, the music video features two children who have been hired by 'The Godfather' to collect a package of lollipops from two women. After delivering the goods two lollipops short, 'The Godfather' chases the younger child through the streets, as one of the children sticks 'Riverside' stickers onto various items and eventually slaps a sticker on Sidney himself. The video ends with 'The Godfather' being hit by a Hummer H2. It was filmed on location in Arnhem, the Netherlands, this is visible as the cars have Dutch license plates and showing of a Dutch Police officer. An additional music video has been made for the Wizard Sleeve version, which was directed by James Copeman. It features on screen painting of people and models walking with paintbrushes. You see Wizard Sleeve and Sidney Samson holding pictures and then the camera goes into that picture to reveal the model walking with Sidney Samson rapping in a painting behind her. It later has scenes with him and another model rapping.^[5]

Marketing

As part of the digital campaign in the UK Ministry Of Sound commissioned a viral called 'Riverside Yourself'.^[6] This was created by digital agency We Are Shift F7. A popular version of the song has become a sensation on YouTube with the song being performed in a choir style by Julia and Emily. It has since made it to number 5 on MTV's most watched videos.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Netherlands	February 18, 2009	CD Single	Sneakerz Muzik
	March 6, 2009	Radio Mix
	March 23, 2009	Remixes
Australia	May 15, 2009	CD Single	Neon Records
Australia	May 15, 2009	Remixes	Neon Records
United Kingdom	January 3, 2010	Digital Download	Data Records
	January 3, 2010	Remixes
	January 4, 2010	CD single

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "danishcharts.com - Sidney Samson - Riverside". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011. "Sleeve"
↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2011. Search for Sidney Samson.
↑ "Chart Stats - Sidney Samson - Riverside (Let's Go) ft Wizard Sleeve". chartstats.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
↑ "2010 Year-end UK Singles". BBC (BBC Online). 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
↑ Riverside (Let's Go) Songfacts
↑ "Riverside Yourself Viral Microsite". Retrieved 04 Jan 2010

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