River (AKB48 song)
| "River" | ||||
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Regular Edition cover | ||||
| Single by AKB48 | ||||
| from the album Kamikyokutachi | ||||
| B-side | Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara" "Hikōkigumo (Theater Girls Ver.) | |||
| Released | October 21, 2009 (Japan) October 26, 2024 (India) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
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| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
| AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music videos | ||||
| River on YouTube | ||||
| Kimi no Koto Suki Dakara on YouTube | ||||
| Hikōkigumo (Theater Girls Ver.) on YouTube | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
"River" is the 14th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on 21 October 2009. It was the first AKB48 single to top the Oricon weekly singles chart, having sold 179,000 copies in its first week. Thus it became the group's best selling single, beating "Namida Surprise!", which by then had sold 144,000 copies in 18 weeks.