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self-discovery A "journey of self-discovery" refers to a travel, pilgrimage, or series of events whereby a person attempts to determine how they feel, personally, about spiritual issues or priorities,younger man I relied so much on this book (among many others) to guide me through my own chaos. That need continues, as does the need to have inspirational music driving me on further still." Kerr went on to describe the storyline near the end of the book that inspired him the most: "She's a River" was the first single released by the band featuring

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on drums. Kerr called his performance "brilliant" and one-of-a-kind.

Chart performance

"She's a River" reached number nine on the

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, becoming the band's eighth top-10 hit on that chart, and number five in their native Scotland. Throughout mainland Europe, the song reached number three in Italy, number seven in Flemish Belgium, and the top 40 in several other nations, including Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. On the

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, it peaked at number 12 during its second week on the chart. In

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, "She's a River" reached number 29 in Australia and number 21 in New Zealand. In Canada, "She's a River" debuted at number 61 on 30 January—the highest debut of the week—and peaked at number three five weeks later, on 13 March. The song stayed on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart for 12 more weeks, and it ended 1995 as Canada's 30th best-selling single. In the United States, the single peaked at number 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Simple Minds' first hit in the country since "

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", which reached number 40 in 1991. It also reached number six on the ''Billboard''

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chart, number 10 on the

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chart, and number 33 on the

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.

Track listings

* UK CD1 # "She's a River" (edit) # "She's a River" (instrumental) # "E 55" * UK CD2 # "She's a River" (edit) # "She's a River" (Duo mix) # "Celtic Strings" * UK 7-inch and cassette single : European CD single : Japanese mini-CD single # "She's a River" (edit) # "E 55" * European and Australian maxi-CD single # "She's a River" (edit) # "She's a River" (instrumental) # "E 55" # "Celtic Strings" * US CD and cassette single # "She's a River" – 4:29 # "She's a River" (LP version) – 5:32 # "She's a River" (Duo mix) – 4:25 # "E 55" – 5:07

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Release history

References

{{Authority control 1994 songs 1995 singles Simple Minds songs Songs written by Jim Kerr Songs written by Charlie Burchill Virgin Records singles