Rivers of Babylon
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"Rivers of Babylon" is a reggae song originally written and recorded by the Jamaican group The Melodians in 1970, later popularized worldwide by Boney M.'s 1978 cover.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rivers of Babylon canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Nightflight to Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Psalm 137
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Psalm 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalReference | Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Brown Girl in the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Australian Singles Chart number one
ⓘ
German Singles Chart number one ⓘ New Zealand Singles Chart number one NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart number one NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Brent Dowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trevor McNaughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Jamaica
ⓘ
West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | Boney M. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
disco
ⓘ
reggae ⓘ reggae ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Rivers of Babylon (Boney M. version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Brent Dowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trevor McNaughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
international commercial success
ⓘ
one of the best-selling singles of all time in the UK ⓘ use of Rastafarian biblical interpretation ⓘ |
| originallyRecordedBy | The Melodians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Boney M.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boney M. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Melodians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Frank Farian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1970 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Beverley’s Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hansa Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
1970
ⓘ
1978 ⓘ |
| salesCertification | multi-platinum in several countries ⓘ |
| theme | Jewish exile in Babylon ⓘ |
| titleComesFrom | By the rivers of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.