River's Still Running
Single by Canadian country music group High Valley
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"River's Still Running" is a song recorded by Canadian country group High Valley. The song was written by the band's frontman Brad Rempel with Corey Crowder and Randy Montana.[1][2] It was the second single off their extended play Grew Up On That.[3]
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| Single by High Valley | ||||
| from the EP Grew Up On That | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
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Background
Brad Rempel wrote the song with Corey Crowder and Randy Montana, shortly after Montana had scored a six-week Number One with Luke Combs' "Beer Never Broke My Heart". They wanted to write a "super positive song that your average country bumpkin could identify with, that was from a very backwoods, small town".[4]
Critical reception
Complete Country described the song positively, saying it "reminder to remain positive and appreciate the little things in life, like the sun rising and the river running" adding the "lyrics are spot on".[5]
Music video
Chart performance
"River's Still Running" reached a peak of number 1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated April 17, 2021,[7] their third chart-topper, and second consecutive after "Grew Up On That".[8] It also peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.[9]
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||