Down by the River ( Milky Chance song ) - wikipedia Down by the River ( Milky Chance song ) `` Down by the River '' Single by Milky Chance from the album Sadnecessary Released 28 March 2014 Format Digital download Recorded 2013 Genre Folktronica Length 4 : 03 Label Lichtdicht Songwriter ( s ) Clemens Rehbein Philipp Dausch Producer ( s ) Milky Chance Milky Chance singles chronology `` Stolen Dance '' ( 2013 ) `` Down by the River '' ( 2014 ) `` Flashed Junk Mind '' ( 2014 ) `` 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 1 Meaning 2 Track listing 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly charts 4 Release history 5 References 6 External links Meaning The meaning behind the song, as explained by Clemens in a track by track commentary, 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. Title Length 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 ) 64 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 39 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 72 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 79 Release history Region Date Format Label Germany 28 March 2014 Digital download Lichtdicht References Jump up ^ YouTube - Milky Chance - Down By The River `` Commentary '' Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Milky Chance -- Down by The River '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Milky Chance -- Down by The River ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Milky Chance -- Down by The River ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ iTunes - Musik -- `` Down by the River - EP `` von Milky Chance External links Milky Chance Discography Studio albums Sadnecessary ( 2013 ) Blossom ( 2017 ) Extended plays Stolen Dance EP ( 2013 ) Singles `` Stolen Dance '' `` Down by the River '' `` Flashed Junk Mind '' `` Cocoon '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Down_by_the_River_(Milky_Chance_song)&oldid=735860133 '' Categories : 2014 songs 2014 singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Talk Contents About Wikipedia Română Edit links This page was last edited on 23 August 2016, at 15 : 41. About Wikipedia

Question: down by the river lyrics milky chance meaning
Answer: literally about a river