Stole dance

Stole dance
Milky Chance
publication	April 5, 2013
length	3:19 (radio version) 5:13 (original version)
Genre (s)	Folk , pop
Author (s)	Philipp Dausch, Clemens Rehbein
Award (s)	1Live crown
album	Sadnecessary

Stolen Dance ( english "Stolen Dance") is a song of the German Folk - Pop - duo Milky Chance . The track is the first single from their debut album Sadnecessary .

Creation and artwork

The song was written and produced jointly by the two Milky Chance members Philipp Dausch and Clemens Rehbein. The song was released under the music labels Ignition, Lichtdicht, Neon, Opaque and Republic. To Stolen Dance are two different black-and-white cover art. The first one shows Dausch and Rehbein sitting on a sofa next to the artist name and the song title . On the second you can see both of them standing in a small side street. The cover picture on the sofa was shot by David Ulrich.

Publication and promotion

The first publication of Stolen Dance took place on April 5, 2013 as a download single in Germany. First, a physical sound carrier was released for promotional purposes on November 11, 2013 in Germany. The physical single was officially released on December 13, 2013 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . It was a release as a 2-track single and 12 "vinyl record , which contains an album and radio version of the song. On February 10, 2014, a maxi single was released in the DA-CH countries . This contains, besides the album and radio version, two other remixes by Stolen Dance . To shorten the waiting time in the United States for the debut album Sadnecessary , an EP by Stolen Dance was released on May 9, 2014 .

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. In addition to countless appearances at music festivals and on the radio , live appearances in the television programs Living Room by Joiz Germany and in the launch pad of Bayerischer Rundfunk followed for further promotion . On October 23, 2014, Milky Chance's Stolen Dance was the first German music act to perform live on the US late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! .

Remix versions

• Stolen Dance (2014 Club Edit FlicFlac Mix)
• Stolen Dance (Radio Edit FlicFlac Mix)

content

The lyrics to Stolen Dance are written in English, translated into German the title is "Stolen Dance". The music and the text were written and composed jointly by the two Milky Chance members Philipp Dausch and Clemens Rehbein. Musically, the song moves in the field of folk and pop music .

"And I Want You, We Can Bring It on the Floor, You've Never Danced Like This Before, but We Don't Talk About It. Dancing on Doing the Boogie All Night Long, Stoned in Paradise, Shouldn't Talk About It. " - Refrain, original excerpt

“And I want you, we can get it on the dance floor, you've never danced like this before, but we don't talk about it. Dancing the boogie all night long, intoxicated in paradise, shouldn't talk about it. " - Refrain, translation

Music video

To Stolen Dance are two official music videos. The first premiered on April 4, 2013 on Milky Chance's YouTube account. You can see Rehbein, who is sitting on a chair in front of a white wall and playing an acoustic guitar . During the entire video, various video excerpts of people and images of nature are projected onto Rehbein and the wall. The total length of the video is 5:13 minutes. Directed by Jana and Stefan Cantante. In June 2018, the video received almost 400 million views on YouTube, making it Milky Chance's most-watched music video on YouTube. In a second music video, Milky Chance travels through the Netherlands in an old VW bus .

Contributors

Song production Philipp Dausch: DJ , composer , songwriter , music producer Clemens Rehbein: vocals , guitar , composer, songwriter, music producer Artwork Jana Buchmann: Director (music video) Stefan Cantante: Director (music video) David Ulrich: Photographer (Cover)

Companies Ignition: music label Lightproof: music label Neon: music label Opaque: music label Republic: music label

reception

Awards

On December 5th, 2013 Stolen Dance was awarded a 1Live crown in the category "Best Single".

Charts and chart placements

Stolen Dance reached position two in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for a total of 13 weeks and in the charts for 60 weeks. In Austria the single reached the top position and was able to stay at position one for a week, ten weeks in the top 10 and 28 weeks in the charts. In Switzerland, the single also reached position one and was able to stay at the top of the chart for four weeks, 14 weeks in the top 10 and 60 weeks in the charts. In the United Kingdom the single reached position 24 in 17 chart weeks and in the United States position 39 in 25 chart weeks. Stolen Dance was placed in the German annual charts of 2013 on position 27, in Austria on number 52 and in Switzerland on position 75. In the annual single charts of 2014 the single was placed in Germany on position 47, in Austria on position 41 and in Switzerland in position eight.

Furthermore, the single reached position one in the following countries: Belgium (Wallonia) , France , Ireland , Poland and the Czech Republic .

For Milky Chance this is the first chart success worldwide. In Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, no single by Milky Chance has been able to place higher or longer in the charts.

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 2 (60 weeks) 60  Austria (Ö3) 1 (28 weeks) 28  Switzerland (IFPI) 1 (60 weeks) 60  United Kingdom (OCC) 24 (27 weeks) 27  United States (Billboard) 39 (25 weeks) 25th

Annual charts Charts (2013) placement Annual charts (2013)  Germany (GfK) 27  Austria (Ö3) 52  Switzerland (IFPI) 75 Charts (2014) placement Annual charts (2014)  Germany (GfK) 47  Austria (Ö3) 41  Switzerland (IFPI) 8th

Awards for music sales

Stolen Dance has been awarded silver once , gold twice and platinum 18 times worldwide. According to the sources, the single was sold at least 3.6 million times.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	300,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	200,000
Italy (FIMI)	3 × platinum	90,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	320,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold 18 × platinum	3,690,000

Cover versions

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

Stolen Dance (Dean Ray)   AU 40 05/10/2014 (1 week)

• 2014: Dean Ray , he sang the song during a live appearance on the sixth season of the talent show The X Factor (Australia) .

Web links

• Music video for "Stolen Dance" (Version 1) on YouTube
• Music video for "Stolen Dance" (Version 2) on Tape.tv

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Milky Chance - Stolen Dance (song). austriancharts.at, accessed on August 4, 2014 . 
2. ↑ recordJet passenger Milky Chance catapults himself into the charts with “Stolen Dance”. ( Memento of August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) recordjet.com, August 21, 2013, accessed on May 16, 2019.
3. ↑ Stolen Dance - EP. itunes.apple.com, accessed August 4, 2014 . 
4. ↑ Milky Chance - Stolen Dance (EP). allmusic.com, accessed August 4, 2014 . 
5. ↑ Milky Chance - Stolen Dance (Live at joiz). youtube.com, accessed August 4, 2014 . 
6. ↑ Milky Chance - Stolen Dance (live) / Puls / Startrampe / BR. youtube.com, accessed August 4, 2014 . 
7. ↑ Milky Chance Performs “Stolen Dance”. youtube.com, archived from the original on January 1, 2015 ; Retrieved October 26, 2014 . 
8. ↑ Milky Chance Biography by Matt Collar. allmusic.com, accessed December 23, 2014 . 
9. ↑ Milky Chance, Stolen Dance. officialcharts.de, accessed on August 4, 2014 . 
10. ↑ Milky Chance - Stolen Dance. hitparade.ch, accessed on August 4, 2014 . 
11. ↑ Milky Chance. officialcharts.com, accessed August 4, 2014 . 
12. ^ Milky Chance - Chart History. billboard.com, accessed August 4, 2014 . 
13. ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2013. officialcharts.de, accessed on May 16, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Annual Singles Singles 2013. austriancharts.at, accessed on August 4, 2014 . 
15. ↑ swiss Year-End Charts 2013. swisscharts.com, accessed on August 4, 2014 . 
16. ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2014. officialcharts.de, accessed on May 16, 2019 . 
17. ↑ Annual Hit Parade Singles 2014. austriancharts.at, accessed on August 4, 2014 . 
18. ↑ Swiss Year-End Charts 2014. swisscharts.com, accessed on January 1, 2015 . 
19. ↑ 4x platinum for "Stolen Dance" in Australia. aria.com.au, accessed May 6, 2015 . 
20. ↑ Gold for “Stolen Dance” in Belgium. ultratop.be, accessed on May 6, 2015 . 
21. ^ Platinum for "Stolen Dance" in Denmark. ifpi.dk, accessed on February 21, 2017 . 
22. ↑ Platinum for “Stolen Dance” in Germany. musikindustrie.de, accessed on August 4, 2014 . 
23. ^ Platinum for "Stolen Dance" in France. chartsinfrance.net, accessed November 26, 2018 . 
24. ↑ 3x platinum for “Stolen Dance” in Italy. fimi.it, accessed on May 6, 2015 . 
25. ↑ 4x platinum for "Stolen Dance" in Canada. musiccanada.com, accessed June 20, 2015 . 
26. ^ Platinum for "Stolen Dance" in New Zealand. nztop40.co.nz, accessed May 6, 2015 . 
27. ^ Platinum for "Stolen Dance" in Sweden. hitlistan.se, accessed May 6, 2015 . 
28. ↑ 2x platinum for “Stolen Dance” in the USA. riaa.com, accessed December 28, 2015 . 
29. ↑ Silver for “Stolen Dance” in the UK. bpi.co.uk, accessed November 26, 2018 . 
30. ^ Dean Ray - Stolen Dance (song). australian-charts.com, accessed October 26, 2014 .