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Milky Chance
Milky Chance at 1LIVE Krone , 2013
Milky Chance at 1LIVE Krone , 2013
Background information
OriginKassel, Germany
GenresPop, folk, rock, folktronica
Years active2012-present
LabelsLichtdicht Records
MembersClemens Rehbein
Philipp Dausch
Websitewww.milkychanceofficial.com

Milky Chance is a German pop/folk/rock duo with reggae and electronic music influences made up of Clemens Rehbein as vocalist and musician and Philipp Dausch as DJ. Both originating from Kassel, they are signed to Kassel-based label Lichtdicht Records.[1]

Career

Early beginnings

The duo finished their secondary education at Jacob-Grimm-Schule in Kassel in 2012. Clemens and Philipp were in a jazz quartet known as Flown Tones where Clemens played bass guitar and Philipp was a guitarist.[2]

2012–present: Sadnecessary

They worked in 2012 launching some materials online particularly "Stolen Dance" that attracted attention. In 2013, they released their self-produced album Sadnecessary that was well received, including the tracks "Stolen Dance" and "Down by the River". Both the album and the debut single "Stolen Dance" have charted in Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal and the UK.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
GER
[3]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
BEL (Vl)
[6]
BEL (Wa)
[7]
FRA
[8]
NL
[9]
NOR
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
UK
[13]
Sadnecessary 14 8 23 43 15 5 51 28 50 14 36

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[14]
US Heat
[14]
Stolen Dance
  • Released: 9 May 2014
  • Label: Lichtdicht Records
  • Formats: Digital download
181 5

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[3]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
BEL (Vl)
[6]
BEL (Wa)
[7]
ESP
[15]
FRA
[8]
IRE
[16]
NL
[9]
NZ
[17]
SWI
[12]
UK
[13]
US
[18]
CA
[13]
US Alt.
[18]
"Stolen Dance" 2013 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 24 66 15 1 Sadnecessary
"Down by the River" 2014 39 64 55
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[4]
FRA
[8]
2014 "Fairytale" 96 Sadnecessary
"Flashed Junk Mind" 51
"—" denotes a song that did not chart.

References

  1. ^ Lichtdicht Records label - Milky Chance page Template:De icon
  2. ^ HNA.de: Der Aufstieg von Milky Chance: Hits aus dem Kinderzimmer Template:De icon
  3. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Milky Chance". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  4. ^ a b c Peak positions in Australia:
  5. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Milky Chance". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  6. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Milky Chance". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  7. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Milky Chance". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  8. ^ a b c Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Milky Chance". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  9. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Milky Chance". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  10. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Milky Chance". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  11. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Milky Chance". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  12. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Milky Chance". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  13. ^ a b c "Milky Chance > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ a b "Milky Chance Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  15. ^ "Discografía Milky Chance". spanishcharts.com.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference IRE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Milky Chance". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  18. ^ a b . Billboard http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100?page=8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) Cite error: The named reference "US" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 September 2014.