The Chainsmokers: The Life Story Behind the EDM Duo
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The Chainsmokers are the duo who turned a joke song into one of the biggest careers in dance music, and they did it by refusing to be a joke. When “#Selfie” went viral in 2014, many people wrote them off as a novelty act, a pair of DJs who had made a funny song about taking pictures. Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall had other plans. They spent the next years making some of the most emotional, melodic, and successful dance songs of the decade, from “Roses” to “Don’t Let Me Down” to “Closer”, a song that spent twelve weeks at number one in America and became one of the biggest hits of its era. Their story is about two friends from different backgrounds who met in New York, shared a dream, and worked their way from small clubs to the biggest festivals in the world. It is also about reinvention, because they have constantly changed their sound, moving from EDM to pop to indie, and they have done it while staying honest about the pressures of fame, the mistakes they made, and the work it takes to stay relevant.
The earliest years unfolded in New York City, where The Chainsmokers grew up inside a household that left its mark. Andrew Taggart grew up in Portland, Maine, and Alex Pall grew up in New York, and both came from families that supported their love of music. They met through a mutual connection in the New York dance scene, and they quickly realised they shared the same ambition. Taggart attended Syracuse University, and Pall attended New York University, and both were DJing and making music while they studied, learning the craft in clubs and at college parties. The setting was ordinary in many ways, and that ordinariness is part of why the later rise still surprises people.
This is that journey told properly, beginning to end: the home, the hustle, the break with Closer with Halsey, the peak years, the setbacks, and the legacy still being written today.
Two Strangers Meet in New York
The Chainsmokers began in 2012, when Alex Pall, who was already DJing in New York, met Andrew Taggart, a young producer from Maine who had moved to the city to pursue music. They were introduced by a mutual connection, and they quickly realised they shared the same taste, the same ambition, and the same willingness to work hard. Pall had been part of the original Chainsmokers with another partner, but when that partnership ended, Taggart stepped in, and the duo as the world knows it was born. They began DJing together, playing small clubs and parties, and making remixes that showed their skill. They were not famous, and they did not have money, but they had each other, and they had a shared belief that they could make it. New York gave them their start, because the city’s dance scene was full of opportunities, and they took every one they could get. Those early years were about learning, about playing to small crowds, and about figuring out what kind of duo they wanted to be.
In 2012, Forming the duo gave The Chainsmokers a challenge that looked modest in New York City and proved demanding for The Chainsmokers inside. Taggart joined Pall in New York, and the two began DJing and producing together, building a partnership that would define their careers. The work of The Chainsmokers in Forming the duo landed because The Chainsmokers treated it seriously in 2012, and seriousness is something audiences in New York City can feel. Careers like that of The Chainsmokers are built on steps like Forming the duo, taken seriously in New York City and finished properly.
In 2012, Early DJ gigs became a test of whether The Chainsmokers could grow in New York City without losing what made The Chainsmokers interesting. They played small clubs and parties in New York, learning their craft and building a following one show at a time. What people in New York City remembered afterwards was the feeling of Early DJ gigs, not the noise around The Chainsmokers. There is a reliability in how The Chainsmokers handles such moments that directors in New York City learn to count on after Early DJ gigs.
2013 paired The Chainsmokers with First remixes, a project in New York City that needed patience, nerve, and long hours from The Chainsmokers. Their early remixes began to get attention online, and they showed a duo with a gift for catchy, melodic dance music. First remixes rewards a second look, because the care The Chainsmokers put into it in 2013 only becomes clear over time. There is a reliability in how The Chainsmokers handles such moments that directors in New York City learn to count on after First remixes.
Forming the duo was a hinge moment for The Chainsmokers, the kind that only looks obvious in New York City once you know how the story of The Chainsmokers ends.
Selfie and the Viral Moment Nobody Expected
In 2014, The Chainsmokers released “#Selfie”, a song that became a viral sensation and changed their lives overnight. The track was a playful, spoken-word song about taking selfies at a club, and it caught the spirit of the moment perfectly. It became a hit around the world, and suddenly the duo were famous, appearing on television, playing big shows, and being talked about everywhere. Yet the success was a double-edged sword, because many people saw them as a novelty act, and it was not clear whether they could make serious music. Taggart and Pall knew they had to prove themselves, and they set about doing it, writing songs, working with vocalists, and developing a sound that was emotional and melodic. “#Selfie” gave them a platform, but it was what they did next that mattered. They could have faded away, as many viral acts do, but they chose to work harder, to learn, and to build a real career. That choice is the reason they are still here today.
For The Chainsmokers, #Selfie in 2014 was the moment to show New York City that the earlier success of The Chainsmokers was no accident. The viral hit made them famous overnight, and it gave them a platform, though it also left them with something to prove. The work of The Chainsmokers in #Selfie landed because The Chainsmokers treated it seriously in 2014, and seriousness is something audiences in New York City can feel. It is one more reason the story of The Chainsmokers reads as earned in New York City rather than handed over after #Selfie.
In 2014, Viral fame became a test of whether The Chainsmokers could grow in New York City without losing what made The Chainsmokers interesting. The song became a global phenomenon, and the duo suddenly found themselves playing big shows and appearing on television. Seen from today, Viral fame marks a point where the career of The Chainsmokers quietly changed direction in 2014. The quiet discipline of The Chainsmokers behind Viral fame is easy to miss in New York City, and it is the most important part.
In 2014, The Chainsmokers took on Proving themselves, and The Chainsmokers knew the job in New York City would ask for more than talent alone. They knew the novelty label could end their career, so they set out to make serious, emotional dance music. Looking back from New York City, it is easy to see why Proving themselves stayed in the mind of The Chainsmokers’s audience long after 2014. Not many manage that kind of shift and keep the audience with them, yet The Chainsmokers did it in Proving themselves by staying truthful.
The importance of #Selfie is easy to overlook if you only read the headlines from 2014. The true change for The Chainsmokers was in the doors it opened afterwards in New York City.
Roses, Don’t Let Me Down, and the Real Breakthrough
The real breakthrough for The Chainsmokers came with a run of songs that showed their true talent. “Roses”, released in 2015 with the singer ROZES, became a hit, and it showed a softer, more melodic side of their sound. “Don’t Let Me Down”, with Daya in 2016, became a global hit and won them a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. The song was emotional, powerful, and built around a vocal that carried the whole track. It was followed by “Closer”, with Halsey, later in 2016, a song that became one of the biggest hits of the decade. The run of hits proved that “#Selfie” had been a beginning, not a fluke, and that the duo were serious artists with a gift for melody. They became headliners at festivals, and their shows became known for their energy and their emotion. The years 2015 and 2016 were the turning point, the moment when the world stopped seeing them as a joke and started seeing them as stars.
For The Chainsmokers, Roses in 2015 was the moment to show New York City that the earlier success of The Chainsmokers was no accident. The collaboration with ROZES became a hit, and it showed a more melodic and emotional side of their sound. Audiences in New York City felt the honesty in Roses, and honesty is the hardest thing for The Chainsmokers to fake in this business. It is the kind of step that looks simple for The Chainsmokers in hindsight and felt anything but simple in New York City at the time.
In 2016, Don’t Let Me Down gave The Chainsmokers a challenge that looked modest in New York City and proved demanding for The Chainsmokers inside. The song with Daya became a global hit and won them a Grammy Award, proving they were serious artists. The job mattered because Don’t Let Me Down stretched what people in New York City believed The Chainsmokers could take on next. There is a reliability in how The Chainsmokers handles such moments that directors in New York City learn to count on after Don’t Let Me Down.
In 2016, The Chainsmokers joined Closer with Halsey, a project in New York City whose scale surprised even The Chainsmokers and the people making it. The single spent twelve weeks at number one in America, and it became one of the biggest songs of the decade. Closer with Halsey stands as a reminder from 2016 that the best moments for The Chainsmokers often come from saying yes to the difficult job. It is a useful reminder that the career of The Chainsmokers was built as much in the small jobs as in the famous ones like Closer with Halsey.
The reason Roses still gets mentioned in New York City is simple: it changed the direction of the story of The Chainsmokers for good.
Memories…Do Not Open and the Album Years
In 2017, The Chainsmokers released their debut album, “Memories…Do Not Open”, and it became a major success, debuting at number one in America. The album included “Paris”, “Something Just Like This” with Coldplay, and “The One”, and it showed a duo who could make a full album, not just singles. “Something Just Like This” became one of the biggest hits of the year, and its collaboration with Coldplay showed how far they had come, from a viral joke to working with one of the biggest bands in the world. They followed the album with more singles, more tours, and more collaborations, and they became one of the most successful acts in dance music. They also began to experiment with their sound, moving toward pop and indie influences, and working with artists from different genres. The album years were a period of growth, of learning how to sustain a career, and of proving that they could do more than make hits, they could make music that lasted.
Memories…Do Not Open came in 2017, and it turned into a proving ground for The Chainsmokers, a test The Chainsmokers faced in New York City with everything to prove. Their debut album reached number one in America, and it showed they could make a full record, not just singles. In the wider arc of the life of The Chainsmokers, Memories…Do Not Open stands as evidence from 2017 that the progress was real, not lucky. There is a reliability in how The Chainsmokers handles such moments that directors in New York City learn to count on after Memories…Do Not Open.
With Something Just Like This in 2017, The Chainsmokers stepped into new territory, and The Chainsmokers felt the risk in New York City from the very first day. The collaboration with Coldplay became a global hit, and it showed how far they had come from their viral beginnings. Something Just Like This stands as a reminder from 2017 that the best moments for The Chainsmokers often come from saying yes to the difficult job. The steadiness behind Something Just Like This is the part of The Chainsmokers that does not show up in headlines from 2017.
Around 2017, Paris put The Chainsmokers in front of a new audience in New York City, and the response mattered to The Chainsmokers. The single became another hit, and its nostalgic mood showed a more mature side of their songwriting. The project added a new colour to the career of The Chainsmokers, and that colour from Paris has never quite faded in New York City. That willingness of The Chainsmokers to keep learning is visible in Paris, and it is what keeps the work of The Chainsmokers fresh.
Memories…Do Not Open mattered for The Chainsmokers because it showed growth in public in New York City, and growth in public takes more courage than growth in private.
Reinvention, Risks, and the World War Joy Era
The Chainsmokers have never been afraid to change, and their later work shows a duo constantly reinventing themselves. Their album “Sick Boy” in 2018 and “World War Joy” in 2019 marked a shift toward a darker, more pop-influenced sound, with songs that dealt with fame, anxiety, and the pressures of modern life. They also became more open in interviews, talking about their mistakes, their insecurities, and the challenges of staying relevant. They launched a venture fund, invested in startups, and explored business beyond music, showing an ambition that went beyond the charts. They have also been honest about the toll of touring, and about the need to take breaks and look after their health. The reinvention has not always been easy, and some of their later work divided fans, but it has kept them interesting, and it has shown a duo who refuse to repeat themselves. They would rather take a risk and fail than play it safe and fade away.
Sick Boy landed in 2018, and for The Chainsmokers it was less a reward in New York City than a fresh responsibility for The Chainsmokers. The album marked a darker turn, with songs about fame and anxiety, and it showed a duo willing to take risks. The response to Sick Boy showed that The Chainsmokers could carry a big moment in New York City without forcing it. It also explains why the phone kept ringing for The Chainsmokers after Sick Boy, because dependable talent is genuinely rare in New York City.
The 2019 project World War Joy asked The Chainsmokers to work in New York City in a way The Chainsmokers had not tried before. The album continued their evolution, with collaborations and a pop-influenced sound that showed their range. World War Joy showed a performer in New York City willing to be judged on the work itself, which is a brave choice for The Chainsmokers. Careers like that of The Chainsmokers are built on steps like World War Joy, taken seriously in New York City and finished properly.
In 2019, The Chainsmokers joined Business ventures, a project in New York City whose scale surprised even The Chainsmokers and the people making it. They launched investments in startups, showing an ambition that went beyond music and into business. It also proved how much The Chainsmokers had grown in craft, confidence, and control of Business ventures since 2019. It is a useful reminder that the career of The Chainsmokers was built as much in the small jobs as in the famous ones like Business ventures.
The reason Sick Boy still gets mentioned in New York City is simple: it changed the direction of the story of The Chainsmokers for good.
Honesty, Mistakes, and Growing Up in Public
Taggart and Pall have been unusually honest about their mistakes, and that honesty has become part of their story. They have spoken about the early days, about the parties, the excess, and the moments they regret, and they have done so without making excuses. They have also spoken about mental health, about the pressure of fame, and about learning to take care of themselves. In interviews, they have described the strange feeling of becoming famous young, and of having to grow up in front of an audience that remembers every misstep. They have apologised for past comments, and they have tried to learn from them, which is more than many stars do. Their friendship has also been tested by the pressures of working together, yet they have stayed together, and they have said that their partnership is built on trust and on a shared history. The honesty has made them more relatable, because it shows two young men trying to do better, and that is a story many people understand.
2018 gave The Chainsmokers Speaking about mistakes, and the part demanded a steadiness in New York City that only experience teaches The Chainsmokers. They have been open about their early errors, and about learning from them, which has made them more relatable to fans. What people in New York City remembered afterwards was the feeling of Speaking about mistakes, not the noise around The Chainsmokers. The lesson of Speaking about mistakes is simple for The Chainsmokers: do the hard job well in New York City, and the next door opens by itself.
In 2019, Mental health honesty became a test of whether The Chainsmokers could grow in New York City without losing what made The Chainsmokers interesting. They have discussed the pressure of fame and the importance of looking after their wellbeing. Mental health honesty confirmed something the closest watchers in New York City already knew, that the talent of The Chainsmokers had depth behind it. Not many manage that kind of shift and keep the audience with them, yet The Chainsmokers did it in Mental health honesty by staying truthful.
Staying together as a duo came in 2020, and it turned into a proving ground for The Chainsmokers, a test The Chainsmokers faced in New York City with everything to prove. Despite the pressures of working together for years, they have kept their partnership strong, built on trust and shared history. What people in New York City remembered afterwards was the feeling of Staying together as a duo, not the noise around The Chainsmokers. It is one more reason the story of The Chainsmokers reads as earned in New York City rather than handed over after Staying together as a duo.
Its real importance for The Chainsmokers lies beyond a single moment in Speaking about mistakes. It shifted how people in New York City spoke about The Chainsmokers, and it made the next stage possible.
What the Chainsmokers Built From a Joke
The Chainsmokers’ legacy is proof that a viral moment can be the start of a real career, if the artists behind it are willing to work. They took a joke song and turned it into a decade of hits, of Grammy Awards, of festival headlines, and of music that millions of people love. They showed that dance music could be emotional and melodic, that a duo could be both DJs and songwriters, and that reinvention is not just possible but necessary. Their influence can be heard in the many producers who followed their model, pairing dance beats with pop vocals and honest lyrics. They also showed that honesty matters, because their willingness to talk about their mistakes and their struggles made them more than just hitmakers, it made them human. Young artists look at their career and see a lesson, a viral hit is not the end, it is the beginning, and what you do next is what defines you. The two friends from New York proved that, and their story is far from over.
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The reason From viral to lasting still gets mentioned in New York City is simple: it changed the direction of the story of The Chainsmokers for good.
My Take:
The Chainsmokers are the most interesting case in modern pop of a joke that turned out not to be a joke, and I think their story is misunderstood in both directions. The people who dismissed them after “#Selfie” were wrong, because the duo went on to make some of the most successful and most emotional dance songs of the decade. The people who now treat them as serious artists were also wrong, at least at first, because the duo themselves were the first to admit that “#Selfie” was a novelty, a funny song about taking pictures in a club, made to make people laugh. The truth is in the middle, and it is more interesting than either version: two young men from New York made a joke song, the joke became a hit, and instead of repeating the joke, they used the attention to make real music, and the real music turned out to be better than anyone expected, including, I suspect, themselves.
Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall met in New York in 2012, through their manager Adam Alpert, who had been looking for a partner for Pall after the original member of the duo left. Taggart had been making electronic music in Maine and had moved to New York to try to make it as a DJ. Pall had been DJing in clubs around the city. They were both in their early twenties, they both loved dance music, and they both understood something about the internet that older DJs did not: that a song could become famous not because a radio station played it but because people shared it, made videos to it, and turned it into a meme. “#Selfie”, released in January 2014, was built for that world. It was a song about a girl in a club taking selfies and talking about herself, with a beat that was simple and a hook that was impossible to forget, and it became a viral hit, reaching the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten in several countries. It also made them a punchline. The music press called them a novelty act, a one-hit wonder, a pair of DJs who had made a funny song about taking pictures, and the label stuck.
What happened next is the part of the story that matters, because it is the part that separates a novelty act from a career. Most novelty acts repeat the joke until the audience gets bored, and then they disappear. The Chainsmokers did the opposite. They spent the next two years making songs that had nothing to do with “#Selfie”, songs that were melodic, emotional and carefully produced, and they released them one at a time, building an audience that had come for the joke and stayed for the music. “Roses”, released in 2015, featured the singer Rozes and was a slow, dreamy track about a relationship falling apart, and it became a hit on its own terms, reaching the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. “Don’t Let Me Down”, released in 2016, featured the singer Daya, who was seventeen at the time, and it was a song about desperation and loyalty, with a drop that was both euphoric and sad, and it won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2017, the first Grammy of their career. The joke was over. The music had begun.
“Closer”, released in August 2016, is the song that made them superstars, and it deserves to be taken seriously as a piece of songwriting, not just as a chart achievement. It featured Halsey, and Taggart sang on it himself, the first time he had taken lead vocals, and the song told the story of two former lovers who meet again in a hotel room and fall back into each other’s arms, knowing it is a mistake. The lyric is specific, the details are concrete, a mattress in a hotel, a tattoo, a car, and the chorus is one of the most singable in pop music. The song spent twelve weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest-running number one of 2016, and it became one of the best-selling singles of the decade. It also changed the sound of pop music, because it proved that a dance track could be a story, that an electronic song could have a verse and a chorus and a narrative, and that a DJ could be a singer-songwriter. The Chainsmokers did not invent that idea, but they made it commercial, and the pop charts of the next five years were full of songs that followed their example.
The album “Memories…Do Not Open”, released in April 2017, was their first full-length record, and it showed both the strengths and the limits of their approach. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and it included “Paris”, a song about a couple running away to Paris, and “Something Just Like This”, a collaboration with Coldplay that became one of the biggest hits of the year. The album was polished, melodic and hugely successful, but it was also criticised for sounding samey, for using the same formula on every track: a verse, a build, a drop, a chorus, and a lyric about a relationship. The criticism was fair, and it was a criticism they heard. The albums that followed, “Sick Boy” in 2018 and “World War Joy” in 2019, were darker, more experimental, and less commercially successful, and they showed a duo trying to grow beyond the formula that had made them famous. The growth was uneven, but it was real, and it was the right thing to attempt, because a formula that is not questioned becomes a cage.
I think about the honesty of their public image, because it is unusual for a pop act. Taggart and Pall have always been candid about their lives, their relationships, their drinking, their mistakes, and their ambitions, in interviews and on social media, and that candour has sometimes got them into trouble. They have said things in interviews that they later regretted, they have been criticised for their behaviour, and they have been accused of being arrogant or insensitive. I do not want to defend everything they have said. But I do want to note that the candour is part of why their music connects. The songs are about real relationships, real mistakes, real late nights, and the people who sing them are not pretending to be perfect. They are pretending to be honest, and the audience can tell the difference. A pop star who admits to being flawed is more believable than a pop star who pretends to be flawless, and the Chainsmokers have always been flawed in public, which is a brave thing to be.
The business side of their career is also worth noting, because it shows a different kind of intelligence. They founded Mantis Venture Capital, an investment firm that has invested in technology and consumer companies, and they have used their fame to build a business that does not depend on the next hit. They have also been open about the economics of streaming, about the difficulty of making money from music, and about the need for artists to diversify. That is not the behaviour of a novelty act. It is the behaviour of two young men who understood, from the beginning, that a hit song is a wasting asset, and that the smart move is to turn it into something that lasts. The investments may or may not pay off, but the thinking behind them is sound, and it is the thinking of people who plan to be around for a long time.
“So Far So Good”, released in May 2022, is the album that best captures who they have become. It is a record about growing up, about leaving New York, about relationships that end, about the pandemic, and about the strange feeling of being famous and lonely at the same time. The songs are more personal than anything they had made before, and Taggart’s vocals are more prominent, and the production is less reliant on the big drops that defined their early hits. The album was not as commercially successful as “Memories…Do Not Open”, but it was more honest, and the honesty is the point. A duo that started with a song about taking selfies in a club was now making an album about what happens when the club closes, when the party ends, and when you have to work out who you are without the noise. That is a real subject, and it is a subject that deserves a real album, and they made one.
What does their story mean for anyone who is dismissed as a joke? I think it means that the dismissal is not the end, and that the only answer to it is work. The Chainsmokers were called a novelty act, and they answered by making “Roses”, “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Closer”, three songs that are still played, still streamed, still sung by audiences who were not born when “#Selfie” was released. The answer was not a press release, or an angry interview, or a complaint about the critics. The answer was the music, and the music was better than the joke, and the audience heard the difference. That is the lesson I take from their career, and it is a lesson that applies far beyond music: when people laugh at you, do not laugh back, and do not sulk. Make something better, and let the work do the talking.
There is also a lesson about collaboration. Taggart and Pall are a partnership, and partnerships are hard. They have worked together for more than a decade, through fame, through criticism, through changing tastes, and through the pandemic, and they are still working together. That is not a small achievement. Many duos break up after a single hit, because the money, the fame and the creative differences become too much. The Chainsmokers have survived because they have divided the work clearly, because they trust each other, and because they share a vision of what the music should be. The partnership is the career, and the career is the partnership, and the two cannot be separated. That is true of many great duos, from Lennon and McCartney to the people who make films together, and it is true here.
Finally, I want to say something about the songs themselves, because they are the reason anyone cares. “Closer” is a great pop song, not because it spent twelve weeks at number one, but because it tells a true story about two people who know better and do it anyway. “Don’t Let Me Down” is a great dance song, not because it won a Grammy, but because it captures the feeling of begging someone not to leave, in a way that anyone who has ever been left will recognise. “Roses” is a great song because it is quiet, and it is sad, and it is beautiful, and it proved that a dance duo could make a song that did not need a drop to be powerful. These are the songs that will last, long after “#Selfie” is a footnote, and they are the songs that prove the duo was never a joke. They were a joke that became a career, and the career became a catalogue, and the catalogue is better than anyone expected. That is the story, and it is a good one, and it is still being written.
One last thought, about New York, because the city is part of their sound. They met in New York, they DJed in New York clubs, they wrote songs about New York nights, and the music carries the city’s energy: fast, bright, a little desperate, always moving. A duo from anywhere else would have made different music. The Chainsmokers made New York music, and the world danced to it, and the city, which has made a thousand musicians famous and forgotten most of them, has not forgotten these two. That is not a small thing, and it is the final proof that the joke became something real.
If you have never listened to them beyond the hits, start with “Roses”, then “Don’t Let Me Down”, then “Closer”, and listen to them in that order, and you will hear a duo learning, in public, how to turn a joke into a career. The learning is audible, and it is the best part of the story.
Frequently Asked Questions
How did The Chainsmokers become famous?
They first went viral with #Selfie in 2014, then became global stars with Roses, Don’t Let Me Down, and Closer in 2015 and 2016.
Who are The Chainsmokers?
They are Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, a DJ and production duo who formed in New York City in 2012.
What is The Chainsmokers’ biggest song?
Closer with Halsey is their biggest hit, spending twelve weeks at number one in America.
Did The Chainsmokers win a Grammy?
Yes. They won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for Don’t Let Me Down with Daya.
What was The Chainsmokers’ first hit?
#Selfie in 2014 was their first viral hit, though their serious breakthrough came later with Roses and Don’t Let Me Down.
Are The Chainsmokers still making music?
Yes. They continue to release singles and albums, and they have expanded into business ventures alongside their music.
