Sadnecessary
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| Studio album by Milky Chance | ||||
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Publication |
May 31, 2013 |
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| Label (s) | Lichticht Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, digital, vinyl |
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Title (number) |
12 (+ bonus tracks) |
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running time |
47:18 (+ bonus tracks) |
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| occupation | Philipp Dausch , Clemens Rehbein | |||
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Philipp Dausch, Clemens Rehbein |
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Studio (s) |
Studiokassel (Mastering) |
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Sadnecessary is the debut album of the German Folk - Pop - duo Milky Chance .
Creation and artwork
All songs on the album were mixed, composed and produced by the two band founders Philipp Dausch and Clemens Rehbein themselves. The album was mastered by Studiokassel under the direction of Mathias Jakob and Andreas Störmer. It was released under the music labels Lichtdicht Records , PIAS Germany , Ignition Records, Surya Musica, Neon Records and Republic Records . On the cover of the album - in addition to the artist name and the album title - a blue-green-red painting can be seen. The artwork comes from Moritz Buchmann, Martin Rost and Benne Weymann.
Publication and promotion
- publication
On May 31, 2013, the music label Lichtdicht Records , founded by friends in Kassel especially for Milky Chance, released Sadnecessary worldwide as a download, brokered by the Berlin music distributor and content aggregator recordJet . Also on May 31, 2013, the physical release on CD by Lichtdicht Records took place in Germany . The second publication of the physical sound carrier in Germany followed on October 18, 2013 and at the same time the first publication as a physical sound carrier in Austria and Switzerland via PIAS Germany . In the following weeks the album was released as a physical record in the rest of Europe and on November 2, 2013 in Australia . After more than a year, Sadnecessary was released on October 14, 2014 in the United States as a physical phonogram. The album contains twelve new studio recordings. At the same time as the regular album was released, a “ deluxe edition” with two additional bonus tracks was released. In addition to the "Deluxe Edition" published worldwide, there are also some regional releases of the album, all of which differ in the number, selection and order of the titles and bonus titles. On October 31, 2014, a "Special Edition" of Sadnecessary was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland , which includes six live recordings as bonus tracks and an additional DVD.
- Stolen Dance (EP)
In order to shorten the waiting time for US and Canadian fans for the physical sound carrier of the debut album, an EP with the same title Stolen Dance was released in advance . It was first released in the United States on May 9, 2014. The EP includes the pieces Stolen Dance , Down by the River, Feathery and Fairytale. All tracks can also be found on the Sadnecessary album. The website Allmusic rated the US version of the EP with 3/5 stars. The Stolen Dance EP was in the United States for four weeks in the album charts and reached number 181, it was the first chart success for the band in the US album charts.
- promotion
In May 2013, Milky Chance was voted " recordJet Passenger of the Month" by an independent jury of music journalists and received a free basic doctorate as part of this award. The music magazine Startrampe des Bayerischen Rundfunks broadcast a special edition for the republication of Sadnecessary , which dealt exclusively with the band for half an hour. In addition to a large number of appearances at music festivals and on the radio , live appearances in the television programs Living Room by Joiz Germany and Circus HalliGalli by ProSieben followed for further promotion . On October 23, 2014, Milky Chance became the first German performer to perform a live performance on the US late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! where they played stolen dance .
Track list
All lyrics are in English. Musically, the songs move in the area of folk and indie pop . The pieces are sung by Clemens Rehbein, while bandmate Philipp Dausch can be heard in the background. The instruments were recorded without any other musicians.
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) | length |
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| 1 | Stunner | Philipp Dausch, Clemens Rehbein | Philipp Dausch, Clemens Rehbein | 4:48 |
| 2 | Flashed Junk Mind | 4:22 | ||
| 3 | Becoming | 2:24 | ||
| 4th | Running | 4:28 | ||
| 5 | Feathery (slow version) | 3:16 | ||
| 6th | indigo | 1:26 | ||
| 7th | Sadnecessary | 4:58 | ||
| 8th | Down by the river | 4:01 | ||
| 9 | Sweet sun | 4:34 | ||
| 10 | Fairytale | 4:16 | ||
| 11 | Stole dance | 5:13 | ||
| 12 | Loveland (studio version) | 3:32 | ||
| Bonus tracks | ||||
| 13 | Feathery | Philipp Dausch, Clemens Rehbein | Philipp Dausch, Clemens Rehbein | 4:24 |
| 14th | Loveland | 4:00 | ||
| Special edition | ||||
| 13 | Sweet Sun (live) | Philipp Dausch, Clemens Rehbein | Philipp Dausch, Clemens Rehbein | 4:59 |
| 14th | Running (live) | 4:49 | ||
| 15th | Given (live) | 5:09 | ||
| 16 | Nevermind (live) | 6:02 | ||
| 17th | Follow (live) | 6:07 | ||
| 18th | Who to Blame (live) | 6:41 | ||
Single releases
One month before the album was released, the single Stolen Dance was released on April 5, 2013 . Only after almost a year did the second single, Down by the River, follow . The last single Flashed Junk Mind was released on October 17th, 2014. All singles were able to place in the single charts. In France, due to the high number of individual downloads, the song Fairytale was able to place itself in the charts for nine weeks and reached its highest chart rating at position 96.
Chart successes in the single charts
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments) |
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| 2013 | Stole dance |
DE2  (60 weeks)DE |
AT1 (28 weeks) AT |
CH1 (60 weeks) CH |
UK24  (21 weeks)UK |
US39 × 2
(25 weeks)US |
First published: April 5, 2013
Sales: + 3,690,000 |
| 2014 | Down by the river |
DE39 (18 weeks) DE |
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CH55 (4 weeks) CH |
UK79 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: March 28, 2014
Sales: + 40,000 |
| Flashed Junk Mind |
DE73 (3 weeks) DE |
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US- |
First published: August 29, 2014
Sales: + 535,000 |
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Reviews
The US music magazine Spin recorded Sadnecessary out as "Album of the Week".
Amelie Köppl from laut.de described the album as follows: “The evening with Milky Chance at the Dockville Festival 2013 will remain in my memories for a long time. The young man from Kassel had his first album with him, which will be released on the Lichtdicht Records label, which his friends founded especially for him. ... Clemens Rehbein sings and plays as if the proverbial “omen est nomen” had only been invented for him: gentle, caressing and equally impulsive. His debut Sadnecessary tells stories from the gut. In a mixture of pop, singer-songwriting and borrowings from the vast reggae realm, Milky Chance sings thirteen more songs about great love and small gestures after his YouTube hit Stolen Dance . … Just like at Dockville, Milky Chance moves the hearts of listeners with his album. But in a casual rhythm that pop has been waiting for a long time. ”During the Echo Awards 2015 , Milky Chance were awarded an ECHO in the category“ Best National Act Abroad ” for their great successes abroad .
Awards
On December 5th, 2013 the single Stolen Dance was awarded a 1 Live Krone in the category "Best Single". On January 14, 2015, Sadnecessary was awarded the European Border Breakers Award as the best-selling German album outside of Germany.
Charts and chart placements
Sadnecessary reached position 14 on the album charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of 34 weeks. The album also went straight to number 18 on the German iTunes charts on the day of its release . In Austria the album reached position 23 and stayed in the charts for a total of 19 weeks. In Switzerland, the album reached position 14 and stayed in the charts for a total of 51 weeks. In the United Kingdom, the album reached position 36 in a chart week. In the United States, the album reached position 17 on the charts. In 2014 Sadnecessary placed 30th in the Swiss annual album charts.
In 2015, the album was at position 180 in the US annual album charts. For Milky Chance this was the second chart success in the US album charts, as well as the first in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the United States, none of the band's albums has climbed the charts to date.
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Awards for music sales
In 2014 Sadnecessary was awarded a gold record in Germany for over 100,000 units sold. Overall, the album received gold five times worldwide and was awarded for over 725,000 units sold.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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gold
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35,000 |
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Germany (BVMI)
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gold
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100,000 |
 France (SNEP)
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gold
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50,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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gold
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40,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
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gold
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500,000 |
| All in all |
5 × gold |
725,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Milky Chance - Sadnecessary. discogs.com, accessed October 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Lichtproof Records. fudder.de, accessed on March 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Sadnecessary - Milky Chance. facebook.com/milkychancemusic, accessed March 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Sadnecessary - Milky Chance. facebook.com/milkychancemusic, accessed March 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Sadnecessary (Special Edition) -CD + DVD. amazon.de, accessed on October 31, 2014 .
- ^ Sadnecessary (Special Edition) - Milky Chance. itunes.apple.com, accessed October 31, 2014 .
- ↑ Milky Chance - Stolen Dance. allmusic.com, accessed December 23, 2014 .
- ↑ Milky Chance - Stolen Dance. allmusic.com, accessed December 23, 2014 .
- ↑ Starting ramp 4 with milky chance everything-except-wiesn einsplus.de, accessed on October 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Milky Chance - Stolen Dance (Live at joiz). youtube.com, accessed August 4, 2014 .
- ↑ Milky Chance - Flashed Junk Mind. prosieben.de, accessed on October 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Milky Chance Performs “Stolen Dance”. youtube.com, archived from the original on January 1, 2015 ; Retrieved October 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Milky Chance - Fairytale (Chanson). lescharts.com, accessed October 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Chart sources singles: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Andrew Unterberger: Review: Milky Chance's Autumnal 'Sadnecessary'. In: Spin . SpinMedia, October 14, 2014, accessed November 4, 2016 .
- ↑ "What about you, you drunken soul?" laut.de, accessed on October 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Sadnecessary - Milky Chance. itunescharts.net, accessed on March 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Milky Chance, Sadnecessary. officialcharts.de, accessed on October 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Milky Chance - Sadnecessary (song). austriancharts.at, accessed on October 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Milky Chance - Sadnecessary. swisscharts.com, accessed October 26, 2014 .
- ^ Artists - Milky Chance. officialcharts.com, accessed October 26, 2014 .
- ^ Artists - Milky Chance. billboard.com, accessed October 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Swiss Year-End Charts 2014. swisscharts.com, accessed on January 1, 2015 .
- ↑ Top Billboard 200 Albums - Year End 2015. billboard.com, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ^ Gold for "Sadnecessary" in Australia. aria.com.au, accessed November 26, 2018 .
- ^ Gold for "Sadnecessary" in Germany. musikindustrie.de, accessed on October 26, 2014 .
- ^ Gold for "Sadnecessary" in France. snepmusique.com, accessed November 26, 2018 .
- ^ Gold for "Sadnecessary" in Canada. musiccanada.com, accessed November 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Gold for “Sadnecessary” in the USA. riaa.com, accessed November 26, 2018 .