The Chainsmokers and Halsey are ending the summer season on a excessive be aware, marking the event with their hit “Closer” attaining diamond standing. For a tune to be licensed diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it has to succeed in gross sales (and streaming equal gross sales) of 10 million models.
The duo and the singer each shared the information on Instagram Saturday afternoon (Sept. 15) with photographs of their diamond plaques.
The Chainsmokers wrote: “CLOSER is formally DIAMOND within the U.S. !! we might have by no means imagined having one in every of our songs going 10x platinum. we wrote this tune with @freddykennett and @shaunfrank behind our tour bus three years in the past pondering it might be enjoyable a report for our mates to jam to, nothing extra, congrats boys!”
They continued: “thanks @iamhalsey for including your magic and making this tune attain its full potential! and a honest thanks to everybody who has shared and made reminiscences to this tune over the previous couple years ❤️ we now have one other one coming for you this week — love you all! oh and thanks @jimmykimmellive for startling us with these plaques you’re the man”
The Chainsmokers carried out new single “Side Effects” with Emily Warren on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday.
Halsey, in the meantime, captioned her photograph on Instagram with the next be aware: “Been on tour for 100 years so I haven’t even gotten dwelling but to unwrap this child. CLOSER IS CERTIFIED DIAMOND! 10 occasions platinum! TEN MILLION! In simply 2 years. Thank you to each single lovely little coronary heart that sang this tune on the prime of their lungs. Thank you to everybody to whom this tune represents a second a summer season a yr in your life. Thank you for letting us soundtrack a chunk of your journey. (This is absolutely insane! Diamond?!?!?) ——– love u boys a lot @thechainsmokers@shaunfrank ———- WOW! (I WENT DIAMOND BEFORE MY 24th BIRTHDAY!!!!!) THIS IS NUTS!”
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