River (Bishop Briggs song)

"River"
Single by Bishop Briggs
from the EP Bishop Briggs and the album Church of Scars
Released22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Bishop Briggs
  • Ian Scott
  • Mark Jackson
Producer(s)
  • Ian Scott
  • Mark Jackson
Bishop Briggs singles chronology
"Wild Horses"
(2015)
"River"
(2016)
"The Way I Do"
(2016)
Music video
River on YouTube

"River" is a song by British singer-songwriter Bishop Briggs, released on 22 January 2016 through Teleport Records and Island Records. Initially, it was released on the artist's SoundCloud.[1] It is the second single released on Briggs's debut album Church of Scars. In May 2016, it was incorporated into the official soundtrack album for MTV's Scream Season 2, appearing throughout the season, and re-released with Scream: Music from Season Two on July 29, 2016, under Island Records.[2]

The song became a hit and reached top 10 on three different Billboard charts as well as number one on the Spotify US Viral 50.[3]

  1. ^ "Hear Bishop's Empowering New Track "River"". Brooklyn Magazine. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Music from MTV's 'Scream' Season 2 Released". Film Music Reporter. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ Baltin, Steve (2 May 2018). "Meet Bishop Briggs: The Rising Alternative Star Behind 'River'". Forbes. Retrieved 20 December 2019.