She's a River

"She's a River"
Single by Simple Minds
from the album Good News from the Next World
B-side
  • "E 55"
  • "Celtic Strings"
Released11 January 1995 (1995-01-11)
GenreRock
Length4:31
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Simple Minds singles chronology
"Love Song" / "Alive and Kicking"
(1992)
"She's a River"
(1995)
"Hypnotised"
(1995)
Music video
"She's a River" on YouTube

"She's a River" is the first single released from Scottish rock band Simple Minds' 11th studio album, Good News from the Next World. Written by band members Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr, the song was inspired by Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha, a book about self-discovery. Released on 11 January 1995, "She's a River" reached number three in Canada and Italy, number seven in the Flanders region of Belgium, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it peaked at number six on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.