The Holy River

"The Holy River"
"The Holy River"
	UK CD single
Single by Prince
from the album Emancipation
B-side	"Somebody's Somebody" (Radio edit); "Somebody's Somebody" (Livestudio Mix); "Somebody's Somebody" (Ultrafantasy Edit); "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (Mustang Mix); "On Sale Now!";
Released	January 13, 1997
Recorded	1995–1996
Studio	Paisley Park Studios
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:00 (radio edit); 6:55 (album version);
Label	NPG/EMI
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
Prince singles chronology
Music video
	"The Holy River" on YouTube

"The Holy River" is a song by American musician Prince (his stage name at that time being an unpronounceable symbol, see cover art), released in January 1997 by NPG/EMI as the second single from his nineteenth album, Emancipation (1996).^[1] The pop/rock-based song tells the story of spiritual enlightenment and of Prince's decision to marry Mayte Garcia. A music video was also produced to promote the single.^[2]

^ "The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) – The Holy River". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
^ "The Holy River of Prince in video on Jukebox". Jukebox. Retrieved 2016-06-22.

[1] "The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) – The Holy River". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-22.

[2] "The Holy River of Prince in video on Jukebox". Jukebox. Retrieved 2016-06-22.

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