Two years after its release “Closer,” which has turned out to be the biggest hit by the Chainsmokers in their history has reached 10 million sales achieving the diamond certification status. This new milestone comes after Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) had back in March previously certified the much in demand track seven-time platinum. In an Instagram post, the Chainsmokers appear to announce this new development in a photo displaying the minted plaques credited to the track.
Posting on their Instagram page soon after the news broke out, the Chainsmokers relayed their excitement, stating the achievement of the track going ten times platinum was beyond their imagination. The song written in collaboration with another duo comprising Freddy Kennett and Shawn Frank at the back of a tour bus about three years ago was supposedly a fun record for the band’s friends to dance to and nothing more.
The band credits Halsey for adding her magic and helping the song reach its potential. Additional appreciations go to everybody who has shared this track making memories of the song over the last couple of years. The band promises some exciting tracks that are coming along shortly to their excited fanbase. A closer look at their fans enthusiastic Instagram activity shows the tracks’ recent achievement was a long way coming.
The track had raced to the top-ranked song on Hot 100 in the summer of 2016, staying at the summit longer than anybody expected. It also went on to control all music genre singles entries, achieving a feat of longest running number one hits only matched by few blockbuster releases in U.S history. Though the RIAA website is yet to be updated to indicate the new diamond platinum status of the song, it looks like just a matter of time.
In achieving its new diamond platinum status, the song has gone a long way in getting the Chainsmokers nominated for the Grammys award for the first time. The Chainsmokers have previously racked up top ten hits with other tracks, but “Closer” has gone on to Surpass all the other tracks making the Chainsmokers the new superstars.