"Let the River Run" is a song written, composed, and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, and the theme to the 1988 Mike Nichols film "Working Girl." The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1989. The song also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 46th Golden Globe Awards, tying with "Two Hearts" by Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier from "Buster", in 1989, and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1990.