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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]
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.
In March 2017, the Joy Williams version of the song was used in a State Farm Insurance commercial. [19] The song is featured as exclusive content on Just Dance 2017 ' s subscription-based content, Just Dance Unlimited. An instrumental version was used prominently as part of the BBC's 2017 UK General Election coverage.
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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. It was both the Chainsmokers' and Halsey's first number one single, topping the chart for twelve consecutive weeks, becoming the longest-running number-one single in 2016 in the US. [3] [4]
In the second verse of "Closer", the 2016 song by the Chainsmokers, featured singer Halsey mentioned a Blink-182 track that was later revealed to be "I Miss You" and also sang "Play that Blink-182 song/That we beat to death in Tucson." [1] [2] On January 16, 2019, the duo tweeted, "Just did a session with blink-182 and wrote an amazing song. We ...
[1] Raisa Bruner of Time labeled it "a less-than-encouraging reflection on yet another tricky relationship" and went on to say "this seems to be The Chainsmokers' sweet spot: slow-burning tunes—this one is especially down-tempo—with tropical house undercurrents, a little bit of nostalgic story, and an emotionally ambiguous core." [10]
On May 17, 2022, the Chainsmokers distributed 5,000 NFTs that give rights to streaming royalties from So Far So Good. [9] On June 8, 2022, The Chainsmokers via Twitter announced a new song, "The Fall", a collaboration with Ship Wrek. The song was added to the album on June 10, as So Far So Good (+ The Fall).