Riverside (song)
Encyclopedia
"Riverside" is a House song released by Dutch
DJ Sidney Samson
.
The "Riverside, motherfucker!" proclamation is the voice of Tupac Shakur
sampled from the film Juice
(playtime 1:10:25). The song is often censored during prime time, to avoid causing offence.
A vocal mix has been made featuring Wizard Sleeve
, released in the UK on January 4, 2010. The song name has been changed to Riverside (Let's Go!).
Many British radio stations, including BBC Radio 1, added "Riverside" to their playlists, and as such the single received a high amount of radio play throughout December 2009 and January 2010, in preparation for the single's release.
The song entered the UK Singles Chart at #2 on the 10 January 2010.
. It was filmed on location in Arnhem
, the Netherlands, this is visible as the cars have Dutch license plates and showing of a Dutch Police officer.
An additional music video has been made for the Wizard Sleeve version, which was directed by James Copeman. It features on screen painting of people and models walking with paintbrushes. You see Wizard Sleeve and Sidney Samson holding pictures and then the camera goes into that picture to reveal the model walking with Sidney Samson rapping in a painting behind her. It later has scenes with him and another model rapping.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
DJ Sidney Samson
Sidney Samson
Sidney Samson is a Dutch DJ and dance musician. Samson started DJing at the age of 13, focusing on hip-hop music before working seriously on house music from 1999. He is a resident DJ at The Matrixx, a major Dutch nightclub and released "Bring That Beat Back" and "It’s all funked up" on the...
.
The "Riverside, motherfucker!" proclamation is the voice of Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
sampled from the film Juice
Juice (film)
Juice is a 1992 American crime drama film that stars rapper Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps. Additional cast members include Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins, Khalil Kain, Samuel L. Jackson, and features cameo appearances by Queen Latifah, EPMD, Special Ed, Ed Lover, Doctor Dré, Flex Alexander, Fab Five...
(playtime 1:10:25). The song is often censored during prime time, to avoid causing offence.
A vocal mix has been made featuring Wizard Sleeve
Wizard Sleeve
Wizard Sleeve is a electro hop group from Miami consisting of rapper/producers Lex One , Mike Beatz and DJ/producer Pusher Fm ....
, released in the UK on January 4, 2010. The song name has been changed to Riverside (Let's Go!).
Many British radio stations, including BBC Radio 1, added "Riverside" to their playlists, and as such the single received a high amount of radio play throughout December 2009 and January 2010, in preparation for the single's release.
The song entered the UK Singles Chart at #2 on the 10 January 2010.
Chart performance
| Chart (2009/10) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Original version | |
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
10 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 50 |
| Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... (Wallonia) |
13 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 40 |
| Dutch Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
8 |
| 2010 Remix featuring Wizard Sleeve | |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
2 |
| UK Dance Chart UK Dance Chart The UK Dance Chart is a chart compiled by The Official Charts Company from sales in record stores and digital downloads. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the BBC Radio 1 and The Official Charts Company website.Digital... |
1 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 38 |
Music video
Released May 2009, the music video features two children who have been hired by 'The Godfather' to collect a package of lollipops from two women. After delivering the goods two lollipops short, 'The Godfather' chases the younger child through the streets, as one of the children sticks 'Riverside' stickers onto various items and eventually slaps a sticker on Sidney himself. The video ends with 'The Godfather' being hit by a Hummer H2Hummer H2
The Hummer H2 is an SUV and SUT that was marketed by General Motors under the Hummer brand. It is a large truck , while longer, heavier , and taller with room for six passengers , seven passengers in some models. The rearmost part of the H2 SUV was modified to a pickup truck bed for the 2005 H2 SUT...
. It was filmed on location in Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
, the Netherlands, this is visible as the cars have Dutch license plates and showing of a Dutch Police officer.
An additional music video has been made for the Wizard Sleeve version, which was directed by James Copeman. It features on screen painting of people and models walking with paintbrushes. You see Wizard Sleeve and Sidney Samson holding pictures and then the camera goes into that picture to reveal the model walking with Sidney Samson rapping in a painting behind her. It later has scenes with him and another model rapping.
Marketing
As part of the digital campaign in the UK Ministry Of Sound commissioned a viral called 'Riverside Yourself' . This was created by digital agency We Are Shift F7.Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | February 18, 2009 | CD Single | Sneakerz Muzik |
| March 6, 2009 | Radio Mix | ||
| March 23, 2009 | Remixes | ||
| Australia | May 15, 2009 | CD Single | Neon Records |
| Remixes | |||
| United Kingdom | January 3, 2010 | Digital Download | Data Records |
| Remixes | |||
| January 4, 2010 | CD single | ||