2011 single by Lykke Li
"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.[ 4] The track premiered exclusively on SPIN.com on 10 January 2011.[ 5]
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 ".[ 6]
Belgian band Triggerfinger covered "I Follow Rivers" in 2012, peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The music video, directed by Tarik Saleh and filmed at Närsholmen on the Swedish island of Gotland ,[ 7] [ 8] features Li in a black robe and veil chasing a man (Swedish-Lebanese actor Fares Fares )[ 9] 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 Aldo Zuga on March 9, 2014, and has over 533 million views as of May 2024,[ 10] surpassing the original music video's 91 million views as of May 2024.[ 11]
"I Follow Rivers" – 3:42
"I Follow Rivers" (Dave Sitek Remix) – 3:58
"I Follow Rivers" (The Magician Remix) – 4:40
"I Follow Rivers" (Van Rivers & The Sublimial Kid) – 6:41 "I Follow Rivers" – 3:48
"I Follow Rivers" (Dave Sitek Remix) – 3:58
"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[ 18] 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 "I Follow Rivers" (The Magician Remix) – 4:40
"I Follow Rivers" (Radio Edit) – 3:20 Triggerfinger version [ edit ] 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.[ 96] Triggerfinger's version was released as a single on 24 February 2012,[ 97] topping the singles chart in Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands, while reaching number nine in Germany and number seventeen in Switzerland.
"I Follow Rivers" (Live@Giel! – VARA /3FM ) – 3:34 "I Follow Rivers" (Live@Giel!) – 3:35
"Let It Ride" – 3:24 "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.[ 113]
In 2011, "I Follow Rivers" was sampled by Hip-Hop artist E-Dubble in his single 'Space Rivers' as a part of the 'Freestyle Friday' series.
American indie rock band Plain Jane Automobile covered "I Follow Rivers" and released it online in February 2012.[ 114]
The song was covered in German by FC Bayern München ultras, as "I Follow FC Bayern" and was in this year, in the Lykke Li Version, the Song for Ran TV Intro.[ 115]
The Magician remix of the song was featured in the 2012 French film Rust and Bone [ 116] and also in the 2013 film Blue Is the Warmest Colour .[ 117] [ 118]
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, this version appears during Season 4 Episode 3 of True Detective: Night Country
The song appeared in the third episode of the ninth season of CSI: NY , 2,918 Miles, when Linsay and Sheldon process the evidence.[ 119]
Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires covered the song on a 2015 two-song EP entitled Sea Songs .[ 120]
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.[ 121]
In 2021, British singer Will Young covered "I Follow Rivers" on his album Crying on the Bathroom Floor .[ 122] [ 123] [ 124]
Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike together with the Hardstyle Duo Sub Zero Project produced a as of October 2023 unreleased Version.[ 125]
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