Talk:The Chainsmokers discography

Split discussion in progress

There is a split discussion in progress on Talk:The Chainsmokers which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —SomeoneNamedDerek (talk) 21:58, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Singles from Collage

According to this article from Billboard, http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7573655/hot-100-rae-sremmurd-black-beatles-number-one "no next single from The Chainsmokers has yet been announced; Columbia Records plans to release a follow-up to "Closer" in early January." Doesn't that mean the "singles" after "Closer" are not actually singles? -- Wishy-Washy (talk) 21:57, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Consensus of Singles

I previously opened a discussion about the consensus of why several of the Chainsmokers' singles are not listed in the singles section, but have failed to receive a response.

Now that we've had a similar discussion on Martin Garrix's discography page, may I ask how it is any different here? Why is it that "Waterbed", "Good Intentions", "Until You Were Gone", "New York City" and the Tiësto collaboration "Split (Only U)" are not listed as singles, when "Erase", "The Rookie", "Let You Go" and "Kanye" are, despite being virtually no different? If it is because of lack of chart success, then shouldn't we remove all singles that are not "#SELFIE", "Roses", "Don't Let Me Down", "Inside Out", "Closer", "All We Know", "Setting Fires" and "Paris"? Shoesquashfan5000 (talk) 00:52, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

@Ss112: @TheMagnificentist: @Binksternet:

Just getting in early to say: I don't agree with the practice of separating singles that did not chart like the German Wikipedia seems to do. It seems that fans of certain acts, when these acts release singles that fail to chart or gain as much traction as their other singles, then try to argue that they aren't in fact singles at all, but "promotional" ("It wasn't released to radio!", even though US pop radio is not and never has been the sole determining factor of whether something is a full single release or not, regardless of the WP guideline WP:SINGLE?, which some love to quote) or merely just songs that charted. They sometimes even quote the artist saying "the album/EP doesn't have any singles released from it", even if that release was contemporaneous with the single. So I think we should put them all in one section. If we have reliable third-party sources calling them "singles" (whether editors think these publications just call every release a "single" or not) and iTunes releasing the song as a separate "single", then I say they should go under singles. If this is going to turn into a discussion or somebody replies to me, please don't ping me again; I'm not that concerned that I want to come back and reiterate my point over and over. Ss112 00:59, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Agreed with Ss112. - TheMagnificentist 05:47, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Promotional singles are singles regardless whether they're promotional or not, they should be placed in the regular singles table not a separate one. - TheMagnificentist 03:27, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Paris

@Ss112: How do you know that it was intended to be on the album and released in promotion of it? Do we need a cite a source for that? Just curious. Hayman30 (talk) 06:43, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

@Hayman30: did you read what I actually wrote? I asked "do you know that the album was not intended to be released in promotion of the album and was just later included on it?" You want the change, not me. Also, no need to ping me on this page, as it's on my watchlist. Ss112 07:33, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

What I meant was, if Paris was not intended to be released in promotion of the album and was just later included, then why it isn't a non-album single? Just like what you did with Spectre and Force, they're both singles originally, but was later included in NCS' compilation albums, you stated that they're still non-album singles. Hayman30 (talk) 08:58, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

I still think you don't understand what I'm saying. I'm asking you, as the user wanting a change, to please provide a source saying it was not originally intended to be on the album, because as far as I can see, you have changed it back to N/A, which is what the page said only in the short period before the album was known. As for Alan Walker, those were not singles released in promotion of those compilation albums issued by the label, as EDM labels often collect their artists' latest popular tracks and issue them on a compilation (but that's not relevant for discussion here). Later being included on an album is not the issue: it's what's released in promotion of that album. I'm pretty sure it's appearing as if "Paris" was the first single from an album whose title was not known at that time, but was announced soon after. Ss112 09:55, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Yeah I have no idea of what you're saying. I believe when Paris is out, they didn't say that it's going to be included in their upcoming debut album. If that's the case, the song wasn't released in promotion of the album, and it should be categorized as a non-album single here. And that way it should just be N/A with a note saying that it's later included in the album, as we didn't cite a source that verifies that the song was either intended to be included in an upcoming album or released in promotion of it. Hayman30 (talk) 11:30, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Your reply seems to indicate you know what I'm talking about. Well, I don't know who added that "Paris" is the first single from Memories...Do Not Open when the album came out, but the album article says so now, and the discography did as well. Also, an article by Entertainment Weekly recently talked about their performance on SNL and said: "The first was “Paris,” the initial single released off Memories… Do Not Open." Ss112 12:28, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Alright then. Hayman30 (talk) 16:34, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Another article by Entertainment Weekly said that Paris was a single when it was released initially (which we all know, it has its own remix album as well), nothing was said about the album. That verifies that the song wasn't released in promotion of the album as it wasn't announced alongside the album. We don't know whether it was intended to be included in an upcoming album though, despite that the cover arts are somehow similar. In conclusion, the song wasn't announced alongside the album, and it wasn't released in promotion of it, and was just later included, and that's why it should be a non-album single. Hayman30 (talk) 02:56, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Saying that a song is a single doesn't mean it's not from an album; that can simply mean they just didn't mention the album. Also, a digital remix EP released for a single is not a "remix album". Songs also don't necessarily have to be released alongside the album. We need more perspectives here. Ss112 05:52, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

If they didn't mention the album, it means the song was just later included in the album right? They never said "Oh Paris is gonna be in our debut album which will be released in April" or "Yeah we released Paris in promotion of our debut album that's going to be released sometime in April". As far as I know, the album was announced alongside Something Just Like This, that means Paris is not the first single of the album, then the list of songs sorted by their release dates in the album should be:

1. "Paris" and "Something Just Like This"
2. "The One"
3. "Break Up Every Night", "Bloodstream"...and "Last Day Alive"

Both songs ("Paris" and "Something Just Like This") were released at the same time in the album. And for "remix album", I'm just phrasing it that way, I know what it means as you've explained it to me before. Hayman30 (talk) 12:28, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

You're now just repeating yourself. As I said, we should wait for others to offer opinions on it because currently this is just a back-and-forth when we both know the other's position. Ss112 12:36, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Should we all agree that Paris was released before the album (that's a fact) but wasn't the first song released off the album? Just because it was released before the album as a single and later included in the album doesn't necessarily mean that it's the first song released off the album. Now, @TheMagnificentist: How does that sound to you? Hayman30 (talk) 13:43, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

People should analyse the situation for themselves and come to their own conclusion. Ss112 15:58, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

I saw the banner of The Chainsmokers' YouTube channel just now, the bottom line reads "featuring 'Something Just Like This' with Coldplay plus 'Paris'". I know it can't serve as a source, but it means that Paris was indeed just later included on the album, right? Hayman30 (talk) 05:42, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

Hayman30, true but the difference is subtle and it would still technically be considered the first song released off the album because it's an album song and was released first. Basically, what the sources say matters more. Flooded with them hundreds 09:54, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Singles and Promotional Singles

I've noticed on this page that sons from the "singles" column stay there for a bit then are moved to the "promotional singles" column and vice versa. Then they stay there for a few months then are changed (often a few times) back and forth - more so on this discography than any others. I've spent some time trying to find what defines a single and a promotional singles and what makes them different which has resulted in no 100% (or anywhere close) answer. So can someone help me with this so we can stop the constant reclassification of songs. In addition "Honest" doesn't appear to have any of the attributes according to Wikipedia:Promotional singles to classify it as a single. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Mn1548 (talk) 21:20, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

"Young" - listed as a single?

So I am wondering why "Young" hasn't been listed in the single section. The "Midnight Kids Remix" was released as a digital single on 29 September 2017. Therefore, shouldn't the remixed version be listed as the 5th single from Memories...? Or has it just not been done? Tobyjamesaus (talk) 07:35, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

Where are they from?

Where is this band from?--Dthomsen8 (talk) 18:28, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Including the Remix EPs

These are EPs, so I believe that they should be listed in the discography. Even if they are just extended versions of a single, they're still EPs, so they should be on here. Being part of a single release doesn't make any difference.

Any thoughts on this? CountyCountry (talk) 03:04, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Please disregard this. CountyCountry (talk) 06:56, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Is the grammar off?

Im new to English and are wondering if its supposed to have a lowercase D in discography BelowFlames (talk) 00:48, 30 April 2024 (UTC)