The Chainsmokers
| The Chainsmokers | |
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| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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thechainsmokers |
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The Chainsmokers are an American DJ duo consisting of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall. Their 2014 single "#Selfie" reached No. 16 on the US charts and No. 11 on the UK charts while their 2015 single "Roses" reached No. 6 on the US charts.[1] They released their debut EP, Bouquet, in October 2015.
Career
The Chainsmokers were formed as an EDM DJ duo in 2012 under the management of Adam Alpert in New York City. They started out by making remixes of indie bands. In 2012, they collaborated with Indian actress and recording artist Priyanka Chopra on the single "Erase" which was followed by "The Rookie" in early 2013.[2] Their single "#Selfie", released for free in December 2013, was picked up by Dim Mak Records who re-released it in January 2014 and eventually streamed it to Republic Records.[3] On August 5, 2014, The Chainsmokers released "Kanye" featuring sirenXX, the follow up to "#Selfie". On March 3, 2015, they released "Let You Go", featuring Great Good Fine Ok.[4]
They signed with their manager Adam Alpert's joint venture label with Sony Music Entertainment, Disruptor Records, in April 2015.[5] On October 23, 2015, The Chainsmokers released their first EP titled Bouquet, featuring "New York City", "Until You Were Gone", "Waterbed", "Good Intentions", and "Roses".[6] The duo are to release their debut album sometime in 2016. The first single from their debut album, "Don't Let Me Down" was released on February 5, 2016, featuring the singer Daya.[3] On April 1, 2016, they released a new single, "Inside Out", featuring Austrian artist Charlee.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US Dance [8] |
US Heat [9] | ||
| Bouquet |
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31 | 2 | 4 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
US Dance [11] |
AUS [12] |
AUT [13] |
CAN [14] |
DEN [15] |
FIN [16] |
NL [17] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] |
UK [20] | ||||
| "Erase" (featuring Priyanka Chopra) |
2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
| "The Rookie" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "#Selfie" | 2014 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| "Kanye" (featuring sirenXX) |
— | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Let You Go" (featuring Great Good Fine Ok) |
2015 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Good Intentions" (featuring BullySongs) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bouquet | ||
| "Roses" (featuring ROZES) |
6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 16 | |||
| "Waterbed" (featuring Waterbed) |
— | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Split (Only U)" (with Tiësto) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | ||
| "Until You Were Gone" (with Tritonal featuring Emily Warren) |
— | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bouquet | ||
| "New York City" (featuring Victoria Zaro) |
— | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) |
2016 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 [29] | 9 [30] | 6 | 5 | 5 [31] | 77 |
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N/A |
| "Inside Out" (featuring Charlee) |
— | 13 | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Justin Bieber Replaces Himself at No. 1 on Hot 100 With 'Love Yourself'". Billboard.
- ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/priyanka-chopra-the-girl-who-leapt-through-time/story-Rt4Vwx9Nb8c9z0Damv9N6K.html
- 1 2 http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6866984/the-chainsmokers-dont-let-me-down-daya
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6873941/miguel-chainsmokers-grammy-party-recap-dance
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/6243757/exclusive-sony-music-forms-disruptor-with
- ↑ http://www.idolator.com/7615803/chainsmokers-interview-roses-bouquet-ep
- ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Billboard 200 Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/5794072/The+Chainsmokers/chart?f=322
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/5794072/The%20Chainsmokers/chart?f=324
- ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ↑ Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie The Chainsmokers". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Peaks in the UK:
- All except noted: "The Chainsmokers > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
- "Don't Let Me Down": "CHART: CLUK Update 19.03.2016 (wk11)". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- 1 2 "American single certifications – The Chainsmokers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 12, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- 1 2 "British single certifications – The Chainsmokers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 12, 2016. Enter The Chainsmokers in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Search
- ↑ "Italian single certifications – The Chainsmokers" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 12, 2016. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter The Chainsmokers in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
- 1 2 "Canadian single certifications – The Chainsmokers". Music Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2014" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (April 2, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham '7 Years' Is 7 Weeks at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?list=t40
- ↑ http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2016/16
- ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (May 7 2016). "ARIA Singles: Drake 'One Dance' Is the No 1 Song". Noise11. Retrieved May 7, 2016. Check date values in:
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