"Riverside" is a house song released by
Dutch DJ Sidney Samson. The "Riverside, motherfucker!" proclamation is the voice of
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the Li ...
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 4 January 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 No. 2 on 10 January 2010.
In January 2018, Samson collaborated with
Tujamo
Matthias Richter (; born 18 January 1988 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia), better known by his stage name Tujamo, is a German electro house music producer and DJ. Tujamo, along with Plastik Funk and Sneakbo, released the single " Dr. Who!", whi ...
to release a new version of the song titled "Riverside (Reloaded)". Later in the same year, Samson also partnered with
Oliver Heldens
Olivier J. L. Heldens (born 1 February 1995) is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer from Rotterdam. He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre, propelling it to international attention and scoring numerous chart successes, includ ...
to release another remake titled "Riverside 2099".
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 H2
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. It was filmed on location in
Arnhem, the Netherlands. This is visible as there is a fire hose marked 'brandslang' during the indoor chase scene, the cars have Dutch license plates and the clip shows a Dutch Police officer. Finally, at some point in the video clip, the chase takes place on the platform of train station Arnhem Presikhaaf.
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.
Riverside (Let's Go) Songfacts
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Track listing
# "Riverside" (Explicit Edit) – 3:24
# "Riverside" (Afrojack
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Remix) – 5:31
# "Riverside" (Warren Clarke Remix) – 6:54
# "Riverside (Let's Go!)" (Dirty Extended Vocal Mix) – 5:09
# "Riverside (Let's Go!)" ( Breakage Remix) – 4:11
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
''Original version''
''Remix featuring Wizard Sleeve''
Certifications
Release history
References
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2009 singles
2010 singles
2009 songs
Data Records singles
Number-one singles in Scotland