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"Closer" is a song by American DJ duo the Chainsmokers featuring American singer Halsey. Halsey duets with Chainsmokers member Andrew Taggart, [4] who had never provided lead vocals on a song before (although he provided background vocals for "Roses"). It was released on July 29, 2016, through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records. [5]
The Chainsmokers' song, 'Closer,' featuring Halsey is lacking a visual no longer, with the collaboration's official clip finally dropping on VEVO.
On Monday night, Andrew Taggart took to Twitter to clarify which Blink-182 song really inspired the 'Closer' lyric.
The concept album video featured imagery pulsing to the music and stylized typography created by bandleader Simlev. As of 2017, the 2016 song "Closer" by The Chainsmokers, featuring vocalist Halsey, is the most-watched lyric video on YouTube. [76]
The Chainsmokers: "Closer" lyrics and music by Andrew Taggart, Ashley Frangipane, Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett, Isaac Slade, Joe King. St. Vincent: "New York" lyrics and music by Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff. Sarah Brightman: "Miracle" lyrics and music by Yoshiki. Scorpions: "Wind of Change" (Ukraine version) [a] lyrics and music by Klaus Meine
Later in 2016, the duo released another single "Closer". It became the Chainsmokers' first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, staying at number one for 12 consecutive weeks, [2] and in the top five for 26 consecutive weeks. [3] They released their second EP, Collage, in November 2016.
A friend offered Kramer a job touring with 3lau and making videos of 3lau's performances. [3] Later, Kramer made a music video for Avicii for the song "The Nights" and toured with Martin Garrix. [3] In 2016, Kramer directed the lyric video for The Chainsmokers' song "Closer". The video reached one billion views on January 10, 2017.
Since its release, it has peaked at number 13 on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. "Closer", featuring singer Halsey, was released as the third single on July 29, 2016. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number nine; it became the Chainsmokers' third top ten single. Two weeks later, the song peaked atop the chart.