Sadnecessary

Sadnecessary
Studio album by Milky Chance
Released October 1, 2013
Recorded 2012–13
Genre
Label Lichtdicht Records
Producer Milky Chance
Singles from Sadnecessary
  1. "Stolen Dance"
    Released: 5 April 2013
  2. "Down by the River"
    Released: 28 March 2014
  3. "Flashed Junk Mind"
    Released: 29 August 2014[1]

Sadnecessary is the debut studio album by German duo Milky Chance. It was released in Germany on 1 October 2013. The album includes the singles "Stolen Dance" and "Down By the River". The album has peaked to number 14 in Germany, and it charted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Production and release

Sadnecessary is the debut studio album by the group, released in Germany on 1 October 2013. Sadnecessary was released in the United States a year after its release in Germany, coming out on October 14, 2014.[2]

Singles

Reception

Dausch (left) and Rehbein (right) receiving the winning trophy at the 1Live Krone Radio Awards in Germany in 2013.

The album has peaked to number 14 in Germany, and it charted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 chart.[3] They toured in support of the album, and on December 5, 2013, they won the 1Live Krone radio awards for the Best Single with "Stolen Dance."[3]

It received largely positive press, and within a day of its release in 2014, SPIN named Sadnecessary their Album of the Week.[2] SPIN further described the leading single "Stolen Dance" as a "serenely rollicking crossover jam," clarifying that the song "is no red herring — the great majority of Sadnecessary follows in its pattern of low-octane beats and gently lapping guitar strumming, making for a lovely and understated album."[2]

Awards

Year Award Nominated work Category Result
2013 1Live Krone "Stolen Dance" Best Single Won
2015 European Border Breakers Award Sadnecessary Best Album Won

Track listing

Standard edition
No. Title Length
1. "Stunner"   4:50
2. "Flashed Junk Mind"   4:24
3. "Becoming"   2:26
4. "Running"   4:30
5. "Feathery" (slow version) 3:18
6. "Indigo"   1:28
7. "Sadnecessary"   5:00
8. "Down by the River"   4:03
9. "Sweet Sun"   4:36
10. "Fairytale"   4:18
11. "Stolen Dance"   5:15
12. "Loveland" (studio version) 3:38
13. "Feathery" (bonus track) 4:26
14. "Loveland" (bonus track) 4:00

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 15
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[8] 49
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 51
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 5
German Albums (Official Top 100)[11] 14
Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 90
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 54
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 14
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 15
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 33
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 36
US Billboard 200[20] 17
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[21] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[23] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Release date Format Label
Germany 1 October 2013[24] Digital Download, CD Lichtdicht Records
United States 14 October 2014[25] Digital Download, CD Lichtdicht Records

References

  1. ↑ "Milky Chance – Flashed junk mind (Surya Musica)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "SPIN Album of the Week: Milky Chance's Autumnal Sadnecessary". SPIN (Spin.com). October 14, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "About". Milky Chance. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
  4. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
  5. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
  6. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201420 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data.
  9. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary". Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment.
  12. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 35, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA.
  13. ↑ "Album - Classifica settimanale WK 20 (dal 12-05-2014 al 18-05-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "2014-07-19 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Milky Chance – Sadnecessary". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Milky Chance | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
  20. ↑ "Milky Chance Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Milky Chance.
  21. ↑ "Milky Chance Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Milky Chance.
  22. ↑ "Milky Chance Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Milky Chance.
  23. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Milky Chance; 'Sadnecessary')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  24. ↑ iTunes - Musik – „Sadnecessary“ von Milky Chance
  25. ↑ iTunes - Musik – „Sadnecessary“ from Milky Chance

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