Grammy Award-winning artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers & producer/DJ ILLENIUM have released new single "Takeaway" featuring vocals from rising pop star and Columbia label mate Lennon Stella. Listen to the track, available via Disruptor Records / Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment Australia, here.
The official music video for the song is also available today – watch here. Directed by Jeremiah Davis, the video features all four artists and was shot at The Vessel at Hudson Yards in New York City. Speaking about the video, The Chainsmokers said, "We are so lucky to have had the opportunity to be one of the first artists to create a music video with The Vessel! We are from New York so to be a part of something that will be a huge part of New York City history is incredibly special to us. We also had to run up a ton of stairs in this video all day so we hope people appreciate that hahaha.. ."
"Takeaway" follows the release of The Chainsmokers' most recent single "Call You Mine" featuring Bebe Rexha, which has accumulated over 175 million global streams to date. Both tracks are included on The Chainsmokers' ongoing building album, World War Joy, along with previously released songs "Do You Mean" featuring Ty Dolla $ign and bülow, "Kills You Slowly" and "Who Do You Love" featuring 5 Seconds of Summer. The album will continue to build one song at a time over the course of 2019.
In Australia alone, the duo have achieved GOLD, PLATINUM and MULTI-PLATINUM status across a number of releases, including the platinum accredited 'Who Do You Love', 2016's bona-fide smash hit 'Closer' featuring Halsey, which is certified 15 x PLATINUM and was named the longest running #1 ARIA Single for that year. Notably, 'Setting Fires' featuring XYLØ has achieved PLATINUM certification, 'All We Know' ft. Phoebe Ryan is certified 3 x PLATNIUM, 'Paris' is certified 4 x PLATINUM, 'Roses' featuring Rozes has achieved 5 x PLATINUM, 'Something Just Like This' with Coldplay has achieved a massive 8 x PLATNIUM status, and 'Don't Let Me Down' featuring Daya is certified 9 x PLATINUM. Advancing such industry recognition – The Chainsmokers have achieved GOLD certification for their debut album 'Memories…Do Not Open', plus singles 'Inside Out' featuring Charlee, 'The One', 'Sick Boy' and 'Somebody' – further signifying the duo's innate talent for music. The Chainsmokers returned to Australia in February as part of Australia's very first edition of the globally renowned Ultra Music Festival. The Chainsmokers entertained audiences with electrifying sets in Sydney and Melbourne.
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