In fact, “Closer” is currently matched with Whiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again,” which was the last song to lead for 12 weeks back in 2015. Billboard further reports “Closer” is the 17th ...

When it comes to music, oftentimes it takes several listens and many, many months to truly appreciate a song’s greatness. The same applies to the increasing disdain that results from ever-increasing ...

Is the sound of The Chainsmokers' unstoppable 2016 hit "Closer," which features Halsey, still etched into your eardrums? Consider for a moment that it could have sounded verrrrry different. “I loved ...

For the first 10 seconds, the song sounds like it’s building to something monumental: thundering piano chords, sweeping synth washes, and a swelling echo like you’re down in a vast ravine. And then, ...

Last year, Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, who record as The Chainsmokers, were facing a songwriting conundrum. “We’re just two average, middle-class white guys,” Pall remembers thinking. “What’s our ...