It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand in June 2006.

The song was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2006 New Zealand Music Awards,[1] and songwriter Don McGlashan won the 2006 APRA Silver Scroll for "Bathe in the River".

[3] Mt Raskil Preservation Society was a supergroup put together specifically to record "Bathe in the River" for the soundtrack of the New Zealand film No.

As well as featured vocalist Hollie Smith, 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 Mount Roskill, where the film No.