Rivers (Thomas Jack song)

For other songs, see Rivers (disambiguation) § Music.

"Rivers"
Single by Thomas Jack
Released	10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Tropical house R&B
Length	3:27
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Tim Woodcock Dennis Bierbrodt Jürgen Dohr Guido Kramer Jack McManus Thomas Jack
Producer(s)	Thomas Jack JUNKX
Thomas Jack singles chronology
"Rivers" (2015) "Rise Up" (2016)
Nico & Vinz singles chronology
"That’s How You Know" (2015) "Rivers" (2015) "Love You Right" (2015)
Single featuring Nico & Vinz

"Rivers" is a 2015 song by the Australian DJ and record producer Thomas Jack. Upon release, Jack said, "I’m really excited and honored to be releasing ‘Rivers’. It’s been a while since I released new music, and this track is very much in line with my musical direction right now."[1] The track was released on 10 July 2015.[2] It peaked at number 16 on VG-lista, the Norwegian Official Singles Chart. The song features uncredited vocals from Tim Woodcock and Jack McManus.[3]

Remixes were released on 29 October 2015.[4]

A later version was released on 30 October 2015 by Thomas Jack featuring Norwegian R&B duo Nico & Vinz.[5]

Sound

Bianca Gracie of Idolator said, "It starts off with a charming acoustic guitar-flicked melody and soon rushes in with velvety vocals and shimmering synths that has "Summer" written all over it."[6]

Music video

The official music video was released on 26 November 2015. It features Nico & Vinz, although they do not appear in the video.[7] It features a young couple backpacking through a serene country all the while experiencing love, enchantment, freedom and bitterness in the end.

Track listings

Solo version

1. "Rivers" – 3:27

Remixes single

1. "Rivers" (Sam Feldt & De Hofner Remix) – 4:11
2. "Rivers" (Hugel Remix) – 4:15
3. "Rivers" (Leon Lour Remix) – 4:39

Featuring Nico & Vinz

1. "Rivers" – 3:27

Charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8]	24
Norway (VG-lista)[9]	16
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[10]	7
Poland (Polish Airplay New)[11]	3
Swedish Heatseekers (Sverigetopplistan)	6

References

1. "Thomas Jack returns with sparkling Rivers track". www.idolator.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
2. "Rivers – single by Thomas Jack". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
3. "Thomas Jack - Rivers". Discogs. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
4. "Rivers Remixes – single by Thomas Jack". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
5. "Rivers (featuring Nico & Vinz) – single by Thomas Jack". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
6. "Thomas Jack returns with sparkling Rivers track". www.idolator.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
7. "Thomas Jack - Rivers (feat. Nico & Vinz)". YouTube.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Thomas Jack" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
9. "Thomas Jack – Rivers". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
10. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
11. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay New. Retrieved 31 March 2017.