The River (Good Charlotte song)

"The River"
Single by Good Charlotte featuring M. Shadows and Synyster Gates
from the album Good Morning Revival
Released	January 4, 2007 May 21, 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Alternative rock punk rock emo Christian rock
Length	3:16
Label	Epic Daylight
Songwriter(s)	Joel Madden Benji Madden
Producer(s)	Don Gilmore
Good Charlotte singles chronology
"We Believe" (2005) "The River" (2007) "Keep Your Hands off My Girl" (2007)

"The River" is a song by Good Charlotte featuring M. Shadows and Synyster Gates of the band Avenged Sevenfold. The song was the first single from the Good Morning Revival album in North America and the second single throughout the rest of the world except for Australia. On December 8, 2006, the second GCTV episode was released on Good Charlotte's website. "The River" was featured in the video and can be heard playing in the background. The song was premiered January 4, 2007, on their official website, and via the band's Myspace. The song impacted radio on January 23, 2007.^[1] There are several references to the Bible throughout the song and the overall time of the song is three minutes and sixteen seconds, intentionally to reference John 3:16.

Shortly after Jimmy "the Rev" Sullivan's death, Good Charlotte dedicated the song to him.