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"The River" is a song by Norwegian singer and songwriter AURORA, released on May 10, 2019 as the third single from the second chapter of her second studio album, A Different Kind Of Human – Step 2. A music video for the song, directed by Nick Walters, was released on the same day of its release.
A remix by Askjell followed on May 28, 2019. Parts of it do not appear in the original and are believed to be from the song's original version. A music video for the remix using different footage from the original video shoot was released the same day.
The song centers around people hiding or holding back their emotions because of the stigma surrounding being open, and fearing coming across as being weak. It talks about how letting our emotions out into the world proves that we are human and forms a part of what makes us human (being able to feel feelings and have emotions) and how sometimes letting them out can make you feel so much better afterward.
After the single's release, AURORA explained: "It's quite a happy song… it's been a while since I've had a joyful song so it feels very nice. It was inspired by something quite sad as I looked at the suicide rates on this planet and apparently 73% of them were men and then I thought, why is that the case? Then I realized, obviously, it must be because of the feeling that you can’t talk about your emotions and show that you're in pain because pain is often associated with weakness but you know, here in my world it's not, so the song is inspired by something quite sad but it is also happy because crying can be such a positive experience, especially afterwards when you actually feel a bit lighter. It's about that feeling to let off some steam as they say here in England."
• The symbols on the cover spell "emotional".
• The released song is a radio mix by Mark Ralph. Aurora noted on Instagram that her 'own version' was planned to be released on the album, but this never materialized. The released version is registered on various song repertoires under the alternate title: "The River Part 2".
The song was promoted on TikTok with a video challenge (#youcancrychallenge and #TheRiverChallenge).
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