"The River"
Single by Good Charlotte
from the album Good Morning Revival
Released	January 4, 2007 May 21, 2007
Format	CD Single
Genre	Pop punk Christian rock
Length	3:17
Label	Epic Records Daylight Records
Writer(s)	Good Charlotte
Producer(s)	Don Gilmore
Good Charlotte singles chronology
Keep Your Hands Off My Girl (2007)	The River (2007)	Dance Floor Anthem (2007)

This article documents a current single. Information is likely to change as the song remains on the charts.

"The River" is a song by the pop punk band Good Charlotte featuring Synyster Gates and M. Shadows of the band Avenged Sevenfold. The song was the first single off of the Good Morning Revival album in North America and the second single throughout the rest of the world. The band's episodes of GCTV, in which the band uploads a video to their website of behind the scenes in the recording studio, photo shoots, etc, feature different songs from the Good Morning Revival album. On December 8, 2006, the second episode was released on Good Charlotte's website. "The River" was featured in the video and can be heard playing in the background. On January 23, 2007, the third episode of GCTV was put up, containing footage of the making of the video. Image File history File linksMetadata The_river_cover. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Good Charlotte is a Pop Punk band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. ... Good Morning Revival is the fourth album by Good Charlotte and the follow up to the 2004 release The Chronicles of Life and Death. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Christian rock (occasionally abbreviated CR) is a form of rock music played by bands whose members are Christian and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Epic Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... Daylight Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Sony BMG. // History Daylight was founded by David Massey in late 2000 as an Epic Records Group label, and has subsequently signed and helped to develop a broad array of artists, in the process achieving global sales in excess of... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Good Charlotte is a Pop Punk band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. ... Keep Your Hands Off My Girl is a song (and rumored to be single) by rock band, Good Charlotte released in 2006 via Internet and their official Website and MySpace page, from their Good Morning Revival! album. ... Dance Floor anthem is reportadly going to be the 3rd official single from Good charlottes new Good Morning Revival Album, although no further information is known as of yet. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... There have been five movies titled The River: The River (1997) directed by Tsai Ming-liang. ... Good Charlotte is a Pop Punk band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. ... Synyster Gates, left, with Avenged Sevenfold rhythm guitarist, Zacky Vengeance Synyster Gates (born Brian Elwin Haner, Jr. ... M. Shadows (born Matthew Charles Sanders on July 31, 1981) is the vocalist for the American rock band Avenged Sevenfold, from Huntington Beach, California, in Orange County. ... Avenged Sevenfold, also known as A7X, is a metal/hard rock band from Huntington Beach, California, in the United States. ... Good Morning Revival is the fourth album by Good Charlotte and the follow up to the 2004 release The Chronicles of Life and Death. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

The song was premiered January 4th, 2007, on there offical website, and via the bands myspace January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

Music video

The River

A music video for the song was shot in mid December, 2006, in Los Angeles, California with director Marc Webb who has done the Motivation Proclamation and Festival Song videos for the band before. It features Good Charlotte performing alongside the concrete L.A. river bank that runs through the city, contrasted with classic images of the beauty and history of Los Angeles. The video clip shows the two sides of L.A., the excitement and glamor of L.A. that the band witnessed early on in their career and then the deeper/darker hidden side of L.A. that people and the band saw after living there for years. MySpace celebrity Jeffree Star, is featured in the background throughout the video. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Marc Webb is a music video director signed to DNA in Hollywood, California and Academy Productions Ltd (UK). ... The Motivation Proclamation is the second single released from Good Charlottes self titled debut album released in 2001. ... Festival Song is a single by rock band Good Charlotte, released in 2001. ... Good Charlotte is a Pop Punk band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

Synyster Gates and L.A. in the background

There are two different videos for the song, one including M. Shadows and Synyster Gates, the other video is the version of the song without the members of Avenged Sevenfold featuring in it. On GCTV Episode 3 it shows the video shoot of "The River". The video featuring M. Shadows and Synyster Gates premiered on MTV on February 7th, 2007. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... M. Shadows (born Matthew Charles Sanders on July 31, 1981) is the vocalist for the American rock band Avenged Sevenfold, from Huntington Beach, California, in Orange County. ... Synyster Gates, left, with Avenged Sevenfold rhythm guitarist, Zacky Vengeance Synyster Gates (born Brian Elwin Haner, Jr. ... Avenged Sevenfold, also known as A7X, is a metal/hard rock band from Huntington Beach, California, in the United States. ... M. Shadows (born Matthew Charles Sanders on July 31, 1981) is the vocalist for the American rock band Avenged Sevenfold, from Huntington Beach, California, in Orange County. ... Synyster Gates, left, with Avenged Sevenfold rhythm guitarist, Zacky Vengeance Synyster Gates (born Brian Elwin Haner, Jr. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...

The original version of the video, that does not feature Avenged Sevenfold's guitarist Synyster Gates and vocalist M. Shadows was breifly shown on TRL, the shortened clip made its way onto Youtube^[1] Avenged Sevenfold, also known as A7X, is a metal/hard rock band from Huntington Beach, California, in the United States. ... Synyster Gates, left, with Avenged Sevenfold rhythm guitarist, Zacky Vengeance Synyster Gates (born Brian Elwin Haner, Jr. ... M. Shadows (born Matthew Charles Sanders on July 31, 1981) is the vocalist for the American rock band Avenged Sevenfold, from Huntington Beach, California, in Orange County. ... TRL may stand for: Trail Total Request Live, a television show on MTV. Tomb Raider: Legend, the latest game in the Tomb Raider franchise. ... YouTube is a popular free video sharing website which lets users upload, view, and share video clips. ...

The music video for "The River" was added to UK music channels Kerrang! and Scuzz on the 13th April 2007, indicating that it will be the second single in the UK and be released on 21st May 2007. Dance Floor Anthem will be the second single in the USA. Kerrang! is a weekly music magazine (mainly rock and metal) published by EMAP in the United Kingdom. ... Scuzz is a satellite television channel, showing music videos, owned by Chart Show Channels. ... (Redirected from 13th April) April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... (Redirected from 21st May) May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Dance Floor anthem is reportadly going to be the 3rd official single from Good charlottes new Good Morning Revival Album, although no further information is known as of yet. ...

Charts

"The River" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 93 in early February 2007 due to digital downloads, but fell off the chart the following week. ^[2] However, it went back onto the charts a few weeks later, landing at number 89. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

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Trivia

• This is the first Good Charlotte video that Marc Webb has directed since 2001.
• M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold sings the second verse. This is the first song - Recorded or released as a single - someone from outside Good Charlotte has sung lead vocals instead of a Madden, the second single that features someone other than Joel Madden singing lead vocals on a single.

M. Shadows (born Matthew Charles Sanders on July 31, 1981) is the vocalist for the American rock band Avenged Sevenfold, from Huntington Beach, California, in Orange County. ... Avenged Sevenfold, also known as A7X, is a metal/hard rock band from Huntington Beach, California, in the United States. ...

References

1. ^ Original Version Of Good Charlotte's 'The River' music video
2. ^ Katie Hasty, "Beyonce Stays Ahead Of Fall Out Boy Atop Hot 100", Billboard.com, February 1, 2007.

External links

• Official Site
• Official Good Charlotte Myspace
• The River on Sony Musicbox
• GCNaptown