Claim: The Chainsmokers released the song Closer.

`` Closer '' is a song by American DJ duo The Chainsmokers , featuring American singer Halsey . Andrew Taggart -LRB- one half of The Chainsmokers -RRB- also provides his vocals in the song . It was released on July 29 , 2016 , through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records . The song was written by Andrew Taggart , Ashley Frangipane , Shaun Frank , Freddy Kennett , Isaac Slade and Joe King , while the production was handled by The Chainsmokers . Musically it is an EDM song with a `` retro '' style synthesizer in the chorus .   In the United States , `` Closer '' became both The Chainsmokers ' and Halsey 's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song stayed at the top spot for 12 consecutive weeks . The Chainsmokers became the first act to have four songs -LRB- `` Closer '' being the fourth -RRB- that top the Dance/Electronic Songs chart , passing Calvin Harris , who held the previous record with three . Outside of the United States , `` Closer '' topped the charts in more than ten countries including Australia , Canada , New Zealand , Ireland and the United Kingdom , making it both The Chainsmokers ' and Halsey 's first number-one single in all six countries . The song went on to become the first song to spend 26 weeks in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 chart . It also became only the second song in the history of the Hot 100 chart to spend 32 weeks in the top ten of the chart .   The song was performed live for the first time at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2016 . Halsey and The Chainsmokers performed the track live at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards as well as a remix of the song at the 2016 American Music Awards . Its music video was released on October 24 , 2016 . It received a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 2017 Grammy Awards .