At the River

"At the River"
Single by Groove Armada
from the album Vertigo
Released	1997 26 July 1999 (re-release)
Format	1997: 7" vinyl 1999: 12" vinyl, CD
Genre	Trip hop electronica
Length	6:33
Label	1997: Tummy Touch 1999: Pepper
Writer(s)	Cato, Findlay, Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus
Producer(s)	Groove Armada
Groove Armada singles chronology
"At the River" (1997) "Four Tune Cookie" (1997)
1999 re-release Cover of the CD single

"At the River" is a song by English electronica duo Groove Armada. It was released as a single in 1997 on 7" vinyl, limited to 500 copies. The song was later added to the track listing of their second album, Vertigo, released in April 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]

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 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.

It was used in an advert for Marks & Spencer for their Summer 2006 campaign, and in the films About Time and The Low Down.^[2][3]

Track listing

All songs were written by Andy Cato, except where noted.

7" vinyl

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

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Disco Insert"

12" vinyl

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

Side two
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

References

1. "At The River". Chart Stats. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
2. M&S 2006 Summer Advert
3. Soundtrack List for The Low Down

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics