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In the song, Clemens Rehbein sings from the perspective of an addict who is craving drugs to fuel his habit.
The withdrawal is causing pain and taking him over mentally and physically. When stoned, he feels great,
but without his drugs he feels alone.
• He explained to Nylon magazine how he wrote the song: "I wrote the chorus two or three years ago, and then the verse a few years later.
The whole song took a few years. I always have so many ideas in my head and so I'm always trying to find
pieces to fit together and stick together. It's kind of puzzling, and that's the special thing about it.
In general it takes a week or so to write a song, but sometimes you have ideas and don't know how to continue.
Then you have to put them away and come back to them later, which is what I did."
• The song was first released in 2013 in their home country of Germany. It quickly became an international hit,
but took time to rise in the charts here in America
From the Album:
Sadnecessary (2013)
Released:
April 5th, 2013 (original mix)
February 10th, 2014 (radio edit)
Genre:
Indie pop, folktronica
Length:
5:13 (original mix)
3:19 (radio edit)
Producer:
Milky Chance
Music video:
"Stolen Dance" on YouTube
The video was first uploaded to YouTube on April 4th, 2013 and quickly became a viral hit, racking up millions of views.