River (Eminem song)

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Eminem

"River"
Single by Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran
from the album Revival
Released	December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
Genre	Pop rap rap rock conscious hip hop pop rock
Length	3:41
Label	Aftermath Shady Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Marshall Mathers Ed Sheeran Emile Haynie
Producer(s)	Emile Haynie
Eminem singles chronology
"Walk on Water" (2017) "River" (2017) "Nowhere Fast" (2018)
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
""Perfect Duet" version" (2017) "River" (2017) ""Perfect Symphony" version" (2017)

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result
2018	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Cinematography (with Ed Sheeran)	Nominated

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017–18) Peak position Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino) [19] 18 Australia (ARIA) [20] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [21] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [22] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [23] 3 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [24] 3 Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [25] 23 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [26] 179 Colombia (National-Report) [27] 82 Croatia (HRT) [28] 6 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [29] 5 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [30] 4 Denmark (Tracklisten) [31] 3 Euro Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [32] 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [33] 2 France (SNEP) [34] 26 Germany (GfK) [35] 2 Greece (IFPI Greece) [36] 6 Hungary (Single Top 40) [37] 8 Hungary (Stream Top 40) [38] 4 Ireland (IRMA) [39] 2 Italy (FIMI) [40] 8 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) [41] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [42] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [43] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [44] 3 Norway (VG-lista) [45] 1 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100) [46] 50 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [47] 29 Portugal (AFP) [48] 5 Scotland (OCC) [49] 1 Singapore (RIAS) [50] 13 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [51] 11 Slovenia (SloTop50) [52] 19 Spain (PROMUSICAE) [53] 57 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [54] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [55] 2 UK Singles (OCC) [56] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [57] 11 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [58] 5 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [59] 22 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [60] 21 Venezuela English (Record Report) [61] 27

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA) [62] 19 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [63] 25 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [64] 59 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) [65] 31 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [66] 29 Denmark (Tracklisten) [67] 18 France (SNEP) [68] 100 Germany (Official German Charts) [69] 17 Iceland (Plötutíóindi) [70] 18 Ireland (IRMA) [71] 36 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [72] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [73] 72 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [74] 29 Portugal (AFP) [75] 70 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [76] 27 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [77] 19 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [78] 30 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [79] 52

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [80]	7× Platinum	490,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [81]	Platinum	30,000‡
Belgium (BEA) [82]	Platinum	20,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [83]	Platinum	40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [84]	Platinum	80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [85]	2× Platinum	180,000‡
France (SNEP) [86]	Platinum	200,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [87]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [88]	Platinum	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [89]	4× Platinum	120,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway) [90]	Platinum	60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [91]	Platinum	50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [92]	Gold
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [93]	Gold	30,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [94]	2× Platinum	16,000,000†
United Kingdom (BPI) [95]	2× Platinum	1,200,000 [96]
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Italy	December 15, 2017	Contemporary hit radio	Universal	[4]
United Kingdom	January 5, 2018		Polydor	[5]

See also

• List of number-one urban singles of 2018 (Australia)
• List of number-one hits of 2018 (Austria)
• List of number-one songs in Norway
• List of Scottish number-one singles of 2018
• List of number-one singles of the 2010s (Sweden)
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s

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External links

• Audio on YouTube