Closer (The Chainsmokers song)

The song's beat was created in a session between Chainsmokers member Andrew Taggart and Freddy Kennett of Louis the Child. Taggart wrote the song with Canadian DJ Shaun Frank in one session, and Frank encouraged him to sing on the song. According to Taggart, the track was inspired by the Blink-182 song "I Miss You", which the duo were listening to on repeat and is referenced in the song.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/how-blink-182-s-i-miss-you-inspired-the-chainsmokers-and-halsey-s-closer|title=How Blink 182's "I Miss You" Inspired The Chainsmokers And Halsey's "Closer"|author=Lauren Nostro|publisher=Genius|access-date=August 14, 2016|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811173218/http://genius.com/a/how-blink-182-s-i-miss-you-inspired-the-chainsmokers-and-halsey-s-closer|url-status=live}} He later said the song instead was "Feeling This", though he could not really remember which: "I've listened to their self-titled album so many times the whole thing is pretty much beat," he tweeted.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7517866/chainsmokers-halsey-blink-182-closer-feeling-this-twitter|title=Chainsmokers' Andrew Taggart (Sort of) Clarifies Which Blink-182 Song They 'Beat to Death' in 'Closer'|author=Andrew Unterberger|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 20, 2016|date=September 20, 2016|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123532/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7517866/chainsmokers-halsey-blink-182-closer-feeling-this-twitter|url-status=live}} The band Taking Back Sunday also influenced the song. The song is about a couple who broke up and unexpectedly meet long after, leading to romantic attraction again.{{Cite web|url=https://www.popsongprofessor.com/blog/2016/09/02/what-does-closer-by-the-chainsmokers-ft-halsey-mean|title=What does "Closer" by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey mean?|website=The Pop Song Professor|date=September 2, 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=January 25, 2019|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123558/https://www.popsongprofessor.com/blog/2016/09/02/what-does-closer-by-the-chainsmokers-ft-halsey-mean|url-status=live}} Before Halsey was brought on as the female vocalist, the collaboration was originally supposed to feature former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7825464/camila-cabello-closer-chainsmokers-elvis-duran|title=Camila Cabello Almost Sang The Chainsmokers' 'Closer,' Shares Demo: Watch|date=June 8, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 19, 2019|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123533/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7825464/camila-cabello-closer-chainsmokers-elvis-duran|url-status=live}}

The song was mixed by Jordan Young who also oversaw the recording of the guest vocal.{{Cite web |last=Tingen |first=Paul |date=February 2017 |title=Inside Track: The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-chainsmokers-closer |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.soundonsound.com}}

After comparisons were drawn between "Closer" and The Fray's "Over My Head (Cable Car)", lead singer Isaac Slade and guitarist Joe King of The Fray were credited as co-writers of "Closer" on September 2, 2016.{{cite web|last1=Fekadu|first1=Mesfin|title=2 Fray members get writing credit on Chainsmokers' No.1 hit|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/af7828bbf3d041aeaec60e5510218843/2-fray-members-get-writing-credit-chainsmokers-no1-hit|website=Associated Press|access-date=September 3, 2016|date=September 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105233309/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/af7828bbf3d041aeaec60e5510218843/2-fray-members-get-writing-credit-chainsmokers-no1-hit|archive-date=January 5, 2017}} The song was released on July 29, 2016, through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records. Genius pointed out the similarity between "Closer" and Fetty Wap's "679" in September 2016, claiming that the songs' choruses are nearly identical, with the only major difference being that Fetty's is in D major and The Chainsmokers' is in A-flat major. Genius even cut together a video of the choruses playing over each other.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/did-the-chainsmokers-copy-a-fetty-wap-song-on-their-1-hit-closer|title=Did The Chainsmokers Copy A Fetty Wap Song On Their #1 Hit "Closer"?|access-date=July 18, 2022|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914084815/https://genius.com/a/did-the-chainsmokers-copy-a-fetty-wap-song-on-their-1-hit-closer|url-status=live}}

The song is written in the key of A-flat major with a common time tempo of 95 beats per minute and a chord progression of D{{flat}}(9)–E{{flat}}{{small|6}}{{small|add4}}–Fm{{small|7}}–E{{flat}}. The vocals span from E{{flat}}{{small|2}} to B{{flat}}{{small|5}}.{{cite web|title=Closer By The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey – Digital Sheet Music|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0166386|website=Musicnotes.com| date=August 4, 2016 |access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123558/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0166386|url-status=live}}

The title of the song comes from part of the main hook; the singer asks his lover to "pull them closer" in the car's backseat. The words to the song speak to "youth" and "heartbreak".{{cite web |title=The Chainsmokers - Closer Lyrics |url=https://genius.com/The-chainsmokers-closer-lyrics |website=GENIUS lyrics |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=July 29, 2016 |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522192910/https://genius.com/The-chainsmokers-closer-lyrics |url-status=live }} The song makes very specific references to Rover vehicles, the city of Boulder, Colorado, and the band Blink-182.{{Cite news |last=Molanphy |first=Chris |date=2016-08-26 |title=Why Is the Chainsmokers' "Closer" the Biggest Song in the Country? |url=https://slate.com/culture/2016/08/why-the-chainsmokers-closer-featuring-halsey-is-no-1-on-the-hot-100.html |access-date=2024-08-05 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}} It talks about being broke and passionate.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Matt Medved of Billboard wrote the song "sounds like an instant classic," stating that it "[boasts] an earworm chorus and evocative verses like 'play that Blink-182 song that we beat to death in Tucson,' (one of Halsey's few solo verses), "Closer" captures the millennial zeitgeist in brilliantly infectious fashion."{{cite magazine|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7453685/chainsmokers-halsey-closer|title = The Chainsmokers & Halsey's New Song 'Closer' Sounds Like an Instant Classic|last1 = Medved|first1 = Matt|access-date = August 1, 2016|date = July 29, 2016|magazine = Billboard|archive-date = January 1, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123534/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7453685/chainsmokers-halsey-closer|url-status = live}} MTV journalist Deepa Lakshmin called the song "an upbeat, dance-worthy jam that deserves a spot on your summer playlist. It'll make you forget about all your pesky life problems and live in the moment."{{cite web|url = http://www.mtv.com/news/2912416/halsey-chainsmokers-closer/|title = HALSEY SHOUTS OUT BLINK-182 IN NEW CHAINSMOKERS COLLAB|last1 = Lakshmin|first1 = Deepa|access-date = August 1, 2016|date = July 29, 2016|work = MTV|archive-date = January 1, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123534/http://www.mtv.com/news/2912416/halsey-chainsmokers-closer/|url-status = dead}} The song received a more mixed review from Idolator, with a consensus from various editors resulting in a 5/10 rating.{{cite web|url = http://www.idolator.com/7641614/pop-perspective-chainsmokers-halseys-closer-reviewed|title = Pop Perspective: The Chainsmokers & Halsey's "Closer" Rated & Reviewed|last1 = Wass|first1 = Mike|access-date = August 1, 2016|date = July 29, 2016|work = Idolator|archive-date = January 1, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123557/https://www.idolator.com/7641614/pop-perspective-chainsmokers-halseys-closer-reviewed|url-status = live}} While reviewing Halsey's 2021 album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, Dani Blum of Pitchfork described their{{NoteTag|Halsey's pronouns are she/her and they/them. This article uses they/them pronouns for consistency.}} "Auto-Tuned" part of the song as the "ache [...] that threatened to define their career."{{Cite web|last=Blum|first=Dani|date=August 26, 2021|title=Halsey: If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/halsey-if-i-cant-have-love-i-want-power/|access-date=August 26, 2021|website=Pitchfork|language=en|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831165229/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/halsey-if-i-cant-have-love-i-want-power/|url-status=live}}

Billboard ranked "Closer" at number 29 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list: "The year's longest-running No. 1 on the Hot 100 was as predictable a smash as they come: Perfectly played duet drama, an immediately recognizable hook – maybe a little too instantly recognizable – and a Blink-182 reference that made every Millennial listening nod with begrudging respect. Overplay might've done The Chainsmokers and Halsey a temporary disservice, but just wait for the emotional rush that hits in 2025 when you're hanging in a hotel bar and hear this for the first time in years."{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7617635/billboard-top-100-pop-songs-of-2016|title=Billboard's 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016: Critics' Picks|publisher=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2016|date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213090422/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7617635/billboard-top-100-pop-songs-of-2016|url-status=live}}

File:Calvin Harris - Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 - 09.jpg (pictured) had three songs that topped Billboard{{'}}s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart; "Closer" became the Chainsmoker's fourth song to do so and break the record.]]

"Closer" debuted at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated August 20, 2016.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7461912/sia-no-1-hot-100-chainsmokers-halsey-debut|title=Sia No. 1 on Hot 100, The Chainsmokers & Halsey Debut in Top 10|magazine=Billboard|date=August 8, 2016|access-date=August 11, 2016|archive-date=August 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812055143/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7461912/sia-no-1-hot-100-chainsmokers-halsey-debut|url-status=live}} It became the third top ten single for the Chainsmokers on the chart, after "Roses" and "Don't Let Me Down". It is Halsey's first top ten on the chart and their second top forty. In the issue dated September 3, 2016, the song moved from number six to one, becoming both artists' first number-one song and the first song by a duo to top the chart since Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/chart-watch-the-chainsmokers-top-the-hot-100-and-why-thats-so-noteworthy-193016784.html|title=Chart Watch: The Chainsmokers Top the Hot 100 (and Why That's So Noteworthy)|author=Paul Grein|work=Yahoo! Music|date=August 24, 2016|access-date=September 14, 2016|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123557/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chart-watch-the-chainsmokers-top-the-hot-100-and-why-thats-so-noteworthy-193016784.html|url-status=live}} It is also the first song titled "Closer" to reach number one (Ne-Yo's song of the same name reached number 7 in 2008). Moreover, the song also topped the Dance/Electronic Songs chart, becoming the first song to reach number one on both the Hot 100 and the Dance/Electronic chart simultaneously since Baauer's "Harlem Shake" in early 2013. It became the duo's fourth number one song to top the latter chart, passing Calvin Harris' previous record of three songs.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7480279/the-chainsmokers-halsey-no-1-hot-100|title=The Chainsmokers & Halsey's 'Closer' Climbs to No. 1 on Hot 100|author=Gary Trust|magazine=Billboard|date=August 22, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2016|archive-date=August 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823164618/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7480279/the-chainsmokers-halsey-no-1-hot-100|url-status=live}} It went on to top the Hot 100 chart for twelve consecutive weeks.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7550106/the-chainsmokers-halsey-closer-hot-100-10th-week|title=The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Tops Hot 100 for 10th Week, Tying for Longest Reign This Year|magazine=Billboard|date=November 5, 2016|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217011240/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7550106/the-chainsmokers-halsey-closer-hot-100-10th-week|url-status=live}}

On the issue date November 5, 2016, "Closer" became the 33rd song to top the chart for at least 10 weeks. By spending an 11th week atop the chart, it became the longest number one single of 2016 surpassing Drake's "One Dance" which spent 10 non-consecutive weeks at number one. In its fourth week, the song was joined by Twenty One Pilots' "Heathens", which moved from number three to number two. This marks the first time (and the third time overall) that duos have held the top two spots at the same time since June 1985, when Tears for Fears was on top with "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and Wham! was number two with "Everything She Wants." (The week before, the two songs were in the opposite order.){{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/chart-watch-seeing-double-duos-rule-the-hot-100-220240399.html|title=Chart Watch: Seeing Double! Duos Rule the Hot 100|author=Paul Grein|work=Yahoo! Music|date=September 13, 2016|access-date=September 14, 2016|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123616/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chart-watch-seeing-double-duos-rule-the-hot-100-220240399.html|url-status=live}} On the chart issue dated November 26, 2016, the song was ousted from number one by "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane. On the issue dated January 28, 2017, "Closer" surpassed Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" for the most weeks logged in the top 10 from a song's debut, having totaled all 32 of its weeks on the chart in the region since its debut on the issue dated August 20, 2016.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7662715/hot-100-migos-bad-boujee-the-chainsmokers-paris|title=Migos Return to No. 1 on Hot 100, The Chainsmokers Debut in Top 10|magazine=Billboard|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=January 23, 2017|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203125623/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7662715/hot-100-migos-bad-boujee-the-chainsmokers-paris|url-status=live}}

On the issue dated March 11, 2017, "Closer" became the 4th song to stay in the top ten for 30 weeks. Only Leann Rimes' "How Do I Live", Santana's 1999 single "Smooth" (feat. Rob Thomas) and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" (feat. Bruno Mars) have achieved this feat since the Billboard Hot 100 was formed in 1958. On the issue dated March 25, 2017, "Closer" spent its 32nd week in the top ten, tying LeAnn Rimes' all-time record with "How Do I Live", before finally dropping out the following week. The record was broken later that year by Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You", which spent 33 consecutive weeks in the top ten.{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You' Breaks Record for Most Weeks in Billboard Hot 100's Top 10|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7948959/ed-sheeran-shape-of-you-record-most-weeks-top-ten|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829184343/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7948959/ed-sheeran-shape-of-you-record-most-weeks-top-ten|archive-date=August 29, 2017}} The song's long run within the top 10 caused it to place at number 7 on Billboard's 2017 year-end chart after placing at number 10 the previous year, making "Closer" one of only four songs in the history of the chart to be ranked on the top ten of two separate Hot 100 year-end charts, along with Chubby Checker's "The Twist" (#10 in 1960 and #9 in 1962), Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" (#1 in 1997 and #8 in 1998), and LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" (#9 in 1997 and #5 in 1998).

"Closer" achieved its 12th week atop Digital Songs with 84,000 downloads sold in the week ending October 27, according to Nielsen Music; the total is the lowest for a number one song on the tally in 10 years.{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7564547/digital-song-sales-chart-lowest-no-1-total | title=Digital Song Sales Chart Shows Lowest No. 1 Total in 10 Years | magazine=Billboard | date=November 1, 2016 | access-date=November 1, 2016 | author=Trust, Gary | archive-date=January 1, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123606/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7564547/digital-song-sales-chart-lowest-no-1-total | url-status=live }} The track became the third best-selling song of the year, behind Flo Rida's "My House" and Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling!".{{Cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/15-best-selling-singles-2016-slideshow-wp-023312395/photo-p-song-sold-2-124-photo-023312916.html |title=The Best-Selling Singles of 2016 |date=December 19, 2016 |access-date=December 19, 2016 |work=Yahoo! Music |archive-date=January 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123606/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/15-best-selling-singles-2016-slideshow-wp-023312395/photo-p-song-sold-2-124-photo-023312916.html |url-status=live }}

Internationally, the song reached number one in Australia on August 13, 2016, also becoming both the Chainsmokers' and Halsey's first number-one song there.{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/singles-chart|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=August 15, 2016|access-date=August 13, 2016|archive-date=February 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224223551/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/singles-chart|url-status=live}} It also peaked at number one in the UK, New Zealand and Canada. The song topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks, becoming the first song by a duo to log multiple weeks at number one in both the US and the UK since LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" in 2011.

"Closer" is currently the fifteenth most streamed song on Spotify. On May 19, 2017, it became only the second song to achieve 1 billion streams on the streaming platform. In April 2021, "Closer" surpassed 2 billion streams on Spotify, making it the sixth song to do so.{{cite news|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/05/20/closer-crosses-1-billion-spotify-streams/|title="Closer" Crosses 1 Billion Spotify Streams|last=Yau|first=Jeffrey|date=May 20, 2017|publisher=Your EDM|access-date=May 25, 2017|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123607/https://www.youredm.com/2017/05/20/closer-crosses-1-billion-spotify-streams/|url-status=live}}

The lyric video for "Closer" was edited and directed by Rory Kramer, and features Alyssa Lynch and Jordan Wright. It received one billion views on January 10, 2017, and two billion views on February 4, 2018, making it the first lyric video ever to reach these milestones, and by September 2021, it is the 30th most-viewed video of all time, as well as the most viewed lyric video with over 3 billion views on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT2_F-1esPk|title=The Chainsmokers – Closer|date=July 29, 2016|publisher=ChainsmokersVEVO. YouTube|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320202842/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT2_F-1esPk|url-status=live}}

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The music video for "Closer", directed by Dano Cerny,{{cite web|last1=Lamberski|first1=Jamie|title=The Chainsmokers Drop Steamy 'Closer' Video Starring Drew & Halsey [WATCH]|url=http://edm.com/articles/2016/10/24/chainsmokers-closer-video|website=EDM.com|access-date=November 20, 2016|date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120153902/http://edm.com/articles/2016/10/24/chainsmokers-closer-video|archive-date=November 20, 2016|url-status=dead}} was released on October 24, 2016. The video begins with the Chainsmokers' Andrew Taggart looking at Halsey while at a party. It then flashes back to an earlier time where Taggart and Halsey's characters met for the first time in a party, where they eventually ended up kissing in a kitchen. Through the video, Halsey and Taggart are seen singing, with Halsey in bra and panties and Taggart shirtless, with both in bed.

The video ends with Halsey leaving the party in present time, Taggart follows them outside and Halsey stops and turns around to see Taggart. They both look at each other, implying they regret drifting apart.

The Chainsmokers invited Halsey to the stage during their set at the Bonnaroo Music Festival to perform "Closer" for the first time in June 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/06/11/lcd-soundsystem-bonnaroo/|title=LCD Soundsystem exhilarates at Bonnaroo|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=January 17, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123612/https://ew.com/article/2016/06/11/lcd-soundsystem-bonnaroo/|url-status=live}} Halsey and Taggart also performed the song live when they closed the show at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web | url=http://www.fuse.tv/2016/08/halsey-chainsmokers-closer-performance-vmas-2016 | title=MTV VMAs: Watch Halsey and The Chainsmokers Bring New Smash 'Closer' to the VMAs | work=Fuse TV | date=August 29, 2016 | access-date=October 29, 2016 | archive-date=January 1, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123612/https://www.fuse.tv/2016/08/halsey-chainsmokers-closer-performance-vmas-2016 | url-status=live }} The Chainsmokers and Halsey also performed "Closer" at the American Music Awards on November 20, 2016.

The official remix features American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released online on March 17, 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/03/wiz-khalifa-closer-remix-the-chainsmokers|title=Wiz Khalifa Releases Remix of The Chainsmokers' Hit Song 'Closer'|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=March 24, 2018|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101123611/https://www.complex.com/music/2017/03/wiz-khalifa-closer-remix-the-chainsmokers|url-status=live}}

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