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| "River" | ||||
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| Single by AKB48 | ||||
| from the album Kamikyokutachi | ||||
| B-side | Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara" "Hikōkigumo (Theater Girls Ver.) | |||
| Released | October 21, 2009 (Japan) October 26, 2024 (India) January 1, 2025 (Philippines) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
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| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
| AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music videos | ||||
| River on YouTube | ||||
| Kimi no Koto Suki Dakara on YouTube | ||||
| Hikōkigumo (Theater Girls Ver.) on YouTube | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
"River" is the 14th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on 21 October 2009.[1][2][3] It was the first AKB48 single to top the Oricon weekly singles chart,[4][5] having sold 179,000 copies in its first week.[6] Thus it became the group's best selling single, beating "Namida Surprise!", which by then had sold 144,000 copies in 18 weeks.[6]
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- ^ "AKB48「AKB48も楽曲も進化する！！新たなスタートへ」-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. October 21, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ "ＲＩＶＥＲ ＡＫＢ４８のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ "No stopping the AKB48 juggernaut". The Yomiuri Shimbun/Asia News Network (in Japanese). Singapore Press Holdings Ltd . Co. June 25, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "AKB48初のシングル首位、17.9万枚で09年女性アーティスト初動売上トップに" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. October 27, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2011.