A production duo featuring Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, the Chainsmokers mix indie, dance, and pop into a chart-topping sound that spawned hits like "Roses," "Closer," and "Don't Let Me Down" Pall and Taggart first made a name for themselves by creating remixes of their favorite indie bands that garnered tens of millions of streams The duo released its official debut single, "#Selfie," which celebrated and skewered 2010s narcissism, in January 2014 The track's bouncy beats and self-obsessed words hit number one on the Billboard dance chart and sold over ten million copies Meanwhile, "#Selfie"'s video featured cameos by Snoop Dogg and David Hasselhoff, fueling the song's viral popularity to hundreds of millions of views More singles, including "Kanye" and "Let You Go," followedIn 2015, they issued the Bouquet EP on Disruptor Records, a softer and more indie-flavored effort that featured the single "Roses," which was certified double-platinum and hit number one on the Top Dance Songs chart The song also earned the Chainsmokers nominations for the Billboard Music Awards in the Top Dance/Electronic Artist and Top Dance/Electronic Song categories After playing over 300 shows in 2015, including dates at festivals like Lollapalooza, Firefly, Tomorrowland, and Ultra, the duo returned in 2016 with the platinum-certified "Don't Let Me Down," a collaboration with Pittsburgh pop singer Daya that topped the Billboard dance chart and would later win a Grammy That year, the Chainsmokers also performed as part of the Tilt Tour, the first ever fan-sourced tour
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