"Bathe in the River" is a single released by New Zealand supergroup Mt Preservation Society featuring New Zealand

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singer

Hollie Smith Hollie Smith (born 17 November 1982) is a New Zealand soul singer-songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand. Her four solo albums '' Long Player, Humour and the Misfortune of Others, Water or Gold,'' and ''Coming In From The Dark'' have all rea ...

. It appears on the soundtrack for the 2006 New Zealand film '' No. 2''. "Bathe in the River" peaked at No. 2 on the

New Zealand Singles Chart The Official Aotearoa Music Charts, formerly the Official New Zealand Music Chart (), is the weekly New Zealand top 40 singles and albums charts, issued weekly by Recorded Music NZ (formerly Recording Industry Association of New Zealand). The M ...

and spent 37 weeks in the top 40, becoming the country's third-best-selling single of 2006. It was

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by the

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(RIANZ) in June 2006. The song was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2006 New Zealand Music Awards, and songwriter

Don McGlashan Don McGlashan (born 18 July 1959) is a New Zealand composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for membership in the bands Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, and The Mutton Birds, before going solo. He has also composed for cin ...

won the 2006

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for "Bathe in the River". His own version of the song appears on his 2009 solo album, ''

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''.

Mt Raskil Preservation Society

Mt Preservation Society was a supergroup put together specifically to record "Bathe in the River" for the

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of the New Zealand film '' No. 2''. As well as featured vocalist

, the group also included singer Bella Kalolo, musicians David Long, and Sean Donnelly, and Auckland's Jubilation Choir, as well as musicians Stephen Small (Piano), Jason Smith (Hammond organ), Will Scott (drums), Steve Roche (Trumpet), Toby Laing (Trumpet), and Don McGlashan (Euphonium). The group's name, thought up by film-maker Toa Fraser, is a pun on the Auckland suburb of

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, where the film '' No. 2'' was set.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2006 songs 2006 singles APRA Award winners New Zealand songs Songs written by Don McGlashan