Green River (song)

"Green River" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song was written by John Fogerty and was released as a single in July 1969, one month before the album of the same name was released (see 1969 in music).

Background
The song "Green River" was based on a place where Fogerty used to stay on Putah Creek. The title of the song comes from the label of a flavored-syrup bottle, which was called "Green River".

Sales and airplay
"Green River" was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 13, 1990.

Cover versions
Mary Wilson of The Supremes worked with UK record producer Gus Dudgeon on a cover version in the early 1980s. It remains unreleased. Country band Alabama recorded a cover version of the song that appears on their 1982 album Mountain Music.

Appearances in other media

 * The song is available as a playable song for the Rock Band series of music video games as downloadable content.
 * This song is played in the trailer for the film Taking Woodstock.
 * The song is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the classic rock radio station K-DST.
 * This song is played during the lawn mower race in the King Of The Hill episode "Hank's Back Story"