Green River (song)

This article is about the song by Creedence Clearwater Revival. For other songs with the same title, see Green River (disambiguation).
"Green River"
Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Green River
B-side"Commotion"
ReleasedJuly 1969 (1969-07)[1]
RecordedBetween March and June 1969[2]
StudioWally Heider, San Francisco[3]
Genre
Length2:36
LabelFantasy
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
"Bad Moon Rising"
(1969) 		"Green River"
(1969) 		"Down on the Corner"
(1969)
Music video
"Green River" (lyric video) on YouTube

"Green River" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was written by John Fogerty and released as a single in July 1969, one month before the album of the same name was released.[1] "Green River" peaked at number two for one week, behind "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies, and was ranked by Billboard as the No. 31 song of 1969.

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