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"If I Was a River"
Single byTina Arena
from the albumIn Deep
Released	12 October 1998 (1998-10-12)
Length	5:21 (album version)4:07 (radio edit)
Label	Columbia,Epic
Songwriter(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Walter Afanasieff
Tina Arena singles chronology
"I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" (1998) "If I Was a River" (1998) "Aller plus haut" (1999)

"If I Was a River" is a song written byDiane Warren and included on the international version of Australian singerTina Arena's fourth studio album,In Deep (1997). It is the second Warren song performed by Arena, following 1989's "Strong as Steel". The track was aimed at promotingIn Deep in the United States.^[1] Lyrically, the song is a metaphoric declaration to a loved one, in which Tina Arena lists all the things she would do for them if she were various elements, planets or weather phenomena, including the titular river. The song was one of 10 singles released from the many incarnations ofIn Deep; overall, it was the album's seventh.

Released as the final single from the album in the United Kingdom, "If I Was a River" peaked at number 43 on theUK Singles Chart. In 2000, "If I Was a River" was released as a single in Japan, alongside four remixes of the track, commissioned for club play in the United States, where they were only made available on vinyl to disc-jockeys. The rarity of the Japanese release makes it a much sought-after item. The song was later included on the compilation albumsSouvenirs andGreatest Hits 1994-2004.

UK CD1

1. "If I Was a River"
2. "Any Other Love"
3. "Chains"

UK CD2

1. "If I Was a River" (long version)
2. "Welcome to My World"
3. "Stay"

Japanese CD single

1. "If I Was a River" (album version)
2. "If I Was a River" (7--inch vocal mix)
3. "If I Was a River" (Nikolas & Sibley Rising Dub)
4. "If I Was a River" (Ny:pd radio edit)
5. "If I Was a River" (Ny:pd club remix)

• Tina Arena: lead vocals, background vocals
• Diane Warren: songwriter
• Walter Afanasieff: producer, arranger, keyboards, drum programming, synthesizers,Moog synth bass,Synclavier programming
• Dan Shea: additional keyboards, drum programming, synthesizer programming,MacIntosh programming
• Dean Parks: acoustic guitar
• Michael Landau,Michael Thompson: electric guitars
• Alex Brown,Jim Gilstrap, Lynn Davis, Phillip Ingram, Jeanie Tracy, Karen Brewington,Claytoven Richardson, Skyler Jett, Sandy Griffith: background vocals

• Tina Arena songs
• 1997 songs
• 1998 singles
• Columbia Records singles
• Epic Records singles
• Song recordings produced by Walter Afanasieff
• Songs written by Diane Warren

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