Sadnecessary

Sadnecessary is the debut studio album by the group, released in Germany on 31 May 2013. It was released in the United States a year later, on 14 October 2014.

• "Stolen Dance" was released as the lead single from the album on 5 April 2013. The song reached number one in Ireland, Austria, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary.
• "Down by the River", a song from Sadnecessary, was re-released as a single on 28 March 2014 in Germany through Lichtdicht Records. The song charted in France, Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom, and also appears in FIFA 15.

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The album peaked at number 14 in Germany, and charted at 17 on the Billboard 200 chart. The group toured in support of the album, and on 5 December 2013, they won the 1Live Krone radio awards for the Best Single with "Stolen Dance".

It received largely positive press, and within a day of its release in 2014, Spin named Sadnecessary their Album of the Week. 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." Remarking on Rehbein's "weathered" vocal style, Billboard said the band's "less-is-more aesthetic puts it front and center, where it will either enchant or annoy listeners."Johnston, Maura (October 18, 2014), "Milky Chance, Sadnecessary". Billboard. 126 (34):65

{{Track listing

| total_length = 56:12

| headline = Standard edition

| title1 = Stunner

| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = Flashed Junk Mind

| length2 = 4:24

| title3 = Becoming

| length3 = 2:26

| title4 = Running

| length4 = 4:30

| title5 = Feathery

| note5 = Slow Version

| length5 = 3:18

| title6 = Indigo

| length6 = 1:28

| title7 = Sadnecessary

| length7 = 5:00

| title8 = Down by the River

| length8 = 4:03

| title9 = Sweet Sun

| length9 = 4:36

| title10 = Fairytale

| length10 = 4:18

| title11 = Stolen Dance

| length11 = 5:15

| title12 = Loveland

| note12 = Studio Version

| length12 = 3:38

| title13 = Feathery

| note13 = Bonus Track

| length13 = 4:26

| title14 = Loveland

| note14 = Bonus Track

| length14 = 4:00

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{{Track listing

| headline = Special edition

| total_length = 54:05

| title1 = Stunner

| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = Flashed Junk Mind

| length2 = 4:24

| title3 = Becoming

| length3 = 2:26

| title4 = Running

| length4 = 4:30

| title5 = Feathery

| length5 = 3:18

| title6 = Indigo

| length6 = 1:28

| title7 = Sadnecessary

| length7 = 5:00

| title8 = Down by the River

| length8 = 4:03

| title9 = Sweet Sun

| length9 = 4:36

| title10 = Fairytale

| length10 = 4:18

| title11 = Stolen Dance

| length11 = 5:15

| title12 = Loveland

| length12 = 3:38

| title13 = Sweet Sun

| note13 = Live

| length13 = 4:59

| title14 = Running

| note14 = Live

| length14 = 4:49

| title15 = Given

| note15 = Live

| length15 = 5:09

| title16 = Nevermind

| note16 = Live

| length16 = 6:02

| title17 = Follow

| note17 = Live

| length17 = 6:07

| title18 = Who to Blame

| note18 = Live

| length18 = 6:41

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{{cite web

| title = SPIN Album of the Week: Milky Chance's Autumnal Sadnecessary

| first =

| last =

| url = https://www.spin.com/2014/10/album-of-the-week-milky-chance-sadnecessary/

| work = Spin

| date = 14 October 2014

| accessdate = 29 November 2014

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{{cite news

| title = About

| url = http://www.milkychanceofficial.com/#About

| publisher = Milky Chance

| date =

| accessdate = 29 November 2014

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Category:2013 debut albums

Category:Milky Chance albums

Category:European Border Breakers Award–winning albums