Let the River Run

1989 song performed by Carly Simon
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q6533134
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Let the River Run

Summary

Let the River Run is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Let the River Run received the Academy Award for Best Original Song[3].
  • Let the River Run's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Let the River Run's genre is pop music[5].
  • Let the River Run followed All I Want Is You[6].
  • Let the River Run was followed by Better Not Tell Her[7].
  • Let the River Run was produced by Rob Mounsey[8].
  • Let the River Run was performed by Carly Simon[9].
  • Let the River Run's record label is recorded as Arista Records[10].
  • Let the River Run is part of Working Girl[11].
  • Let the River Run was published on 1989[12].
  • Let the River Run's lyricist is recorded as Carly Simon[13].
  • Let the River Run's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3b5db7d2-8fbd-3fa7-a684-d94c2913d9f8[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Let the River Run was performed by Carly Simon[9]. It was produced by Rob Mounsey[8].

Publication

Let the River Run was released on 1989[12]. Its genre is pop music[5]. It is part of Working Girl[11].

Reception

Let the River Run received the Academy Award for Best Original Song[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Let the River Run followed All I Want Is You[6]. It was followed by Better Not Tell Her[7].

Why It Matters

Let the River Run ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

FAQs

What awards did Let the River Run receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Song[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . oscars.org. Retrieved . oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Let the River Run. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/let-the-river-run
MLA “Let the River Run.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/let-the-river-run.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_let-the-river-run_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Let the River Run}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/let-the-river-run}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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