The River

song written and composed by Bruce Springsteen; originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen in 1979 and released in 1980
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2406167
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The River

Summary

The River is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The River's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The River's genre is heartland rock[4].
  • The River was produced by Jon Landau[5].
  • The River was performed by Bruce Springsteen[6].
  • Among the performers on The River was Bruce Springsteen[7].
  • The River's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The River's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The River's lyricist is recorded as Bruce Springsteen[10].
  • The River's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The River'}[11].
  • The River's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+299'}[12].
  • The River's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

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[14]

  • Genre(s): rock[15]

  • Community tags: 1979, 1980, rock, theriver[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fe0f14e5-de68-3aa6-bf48-80c4cbe2a1f7[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bruce Springsteen[6]. The River was produced by Jon Landau[5].

Publication

The River's language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is heartland rock[4].

Why It Matters

The River ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The River. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-river-q2406167
MLA “The River.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-river-q2406167.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-river-q2406167_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The River}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-river-q2406167}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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