Down by the River (Milky Chance song)

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"Down by the River"
Milky Chance Down By the River.jpg
Single by Milky Chance
from the album Sadnecessary
Released28 March 2014
Recorded2013
Genre Folktronica
Length4:03
Label Lichtdicht
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Milky Chance
Milky Chance singles chronology
"Stolen Dance"
(2013)
"Down by the River"
(2014)
"Flashed Junk Mind"
(2014)
Music video
"Down by the River" on YouTube

"Down by the River" is a song by German folk duo Milky Chance. It was released as the second single from their debut studio album, Sadnecessary , on 28 March 2014 through Lichtdicht Records. The song has charted in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The song was written and produced by the duo themselves. The song also appears on the soundtrack for the association football video game published by EA Sports, FIFA 15 .

Contents

Meaning

The meaning behind the song, as explained by Clemens in a track by track commentary, [1] is literally about a river; the Fulda, to be exact. The song was written based on a "Experiences I (Clemens) had down by the river." He does not like to explain the story behind it because when he's writing a song, he prefers to "draw a picture" of it, so that everybody can make their own story for it.

Track listing

Digital download – EP
No.TitleLength
1."Down by the River" (Radio Edit)3:42
2."Down by the River"4:03
3."Down by the River" (FlicFlac Radio Edit)3:53
4."Down by the River" (FlicFlac Club Mix)5:11

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [2] 64
Germany (Official German Charts) [3] 39
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [4] 72
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 79

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Gold40,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Germany28 March 2014 [9] Digital download Lichtdicht

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References

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