Down by the River (Bliss n Eso song)

"Down by the River"
Single by Bliss n Eso
from the album Running on Air
Released	14 May 2010
Genre	Hip hop
Length	2:54
Label	Illusive Sounds
Songwriter(s)	Jonathon Notley and Max MacKinnon
Bliss n Eso singles chronology
"On Tour" (2009) "Down by the River" (2010) "Addicted" (2010)

'Down by the River' is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss n Eso. It released on 14 May 2010 through Illusive Sounds as the first single from the trio's fourth studio album Running On Air . ^[1] The song debuted at No. 83 on the ARIA Singles Chart, it peaked at No. 45 on its 12th week on the chart. It also finished at No. 41 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2010. ^[2] In 2013, 'Down by the River' was accredited gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales/shipments of 35,000 copies. The song was also featured in the 2020 video game AFL Evolution 2. ^[3]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video was released on Bliss n Eso's official YouTube channel on 16 June 2010, it achieved over 300,000 and an alternate upload has around 1 million views. ^[4] In the video, Bliss n Eso move quickly through a forest while they rap the song, as well as go BMX riding, fishing and riding wheelie bins.

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 83 on the ARIA Singles Chart, in its 12th week it peaked at No. 45 and spent a total of 18 weeks on the chart. ^[5] In 2013, 3 years after its release, "Down by the River" was certified gold for sales/shipments of over 35,000 copies. ^[6]

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
ARIA Singles Chart [7]	45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [8]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "iTunes - Music - Down By the River". iTunes . Retrieved 21 February 2014.
2. "Triple J Hottest 100 2010". ARIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14310696/soundtrack/
4. "Bliss N Eso - Down by the River (Official Video Clip)". YouTube . Retrieved 21 February 2014.
5. "ARIA Report Issue 1274" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
6. "2013 Singles Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
7. "Australian charts portal Bliss n Eso". ARIA. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 8 July 2025.