"The River" is the debut single by Canadian rock band the Tea Party. It was released as a single in Australia and the UK, where it reached No. 79 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 99 in Australia, and was a promotional single in Canada and the US.
The music video was shot in Toronto, directed by Floria Sigismondi and features a cameo by Roy Harper. The video also features footage of the Old Mill event venue in Toronto.
"The River" is a standard three-piece rock composition with a lot of Wah-wah pedal. An acoustic version with tar (lute), santur and drums was recorded in August 1995 at Studio Morin Heights (Morin Heights) for Alhambra but appears as a B-side on the "Temptation" single and the European Triptych Special Tour Edition 2000 album.