In 2015, they issued the Bouquet EP on Disruptor Records, a softer and more indie-flavored effort that featured the single "Roses," which was certified double-platinum and hit number one on the Top Dance Songs chart. The song also earned the Chainsmokers nominations for the Billboard Music Awards in the Top Dance/Electronic Artist and Top Dance/Electronic Song categories. After playing over 300 shows in 2015, including dates at festivals like Lollapalooza, Firefly, Tomorrowland, and Ultra, the duo returned in 2016 with the platinum-certified "Don't Let Me Down," a collaboration with Pittsburgh pop singer Daya that topped the Billboard dance chart and would later win a Grammy. That year, the Chainsmokers also performed as part of the Tilt Tour, the first ever fan-sourced tour. In addition, Pall and Taggart host two SiriusXM shows: Nice Hair, a monthly mix; and the weekly YouTube EDM 15.
The follow-up single to "Don't Let Me Down" would carry the duo to new heights. Featuring Halsey on vocals, "Closer" began its slow climb to the top of the singles chart in the summer of 2016. Once it hit number one, it remained in the top spot for over ten weeks, breaking the record previously held by Drake's "One Dance." As their chart dominance continued, they released the Collage EP, which joined their two Top Three singles with new collaborations featuring Phoebe Ryan, XYLØ, and Charlee. Their debut record, Memories: Do Not Open, arrived in 2017. Featuring guests Emily Warren, Jhene Aiko, Florida Georgia Line, and hit singles "Paris" and the Coldplay collaboration "Something Just Like This," Memories debuted at the top of the Billboard chart. At the start of 2018, the pair veered in a more contemplative and lyrical direction with the single "Sick Boy," which landed on the EP of the same name. Sick Boy debuted on the Billboard 200 just outside the Top 50.
Young
The Chainsmokers Lyrics
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We were so young when we thought that we knew how to love
Fought about anything, everything led to dysfunction
But we just gotta own that shit
Don't let it go like this
Maybe we can go from this, yeah
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Caught, we were caught up in the high, it was better than drugs
Too high to see that it would all lead to destruction
At least we both know that shit
We just gotta own that shit
I hope that we can go from this, yeah
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, yeah, it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
Say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
Say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, yeah, yeah it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
The Chainsmokers's song "Young" is a wistful reflection on young love and the mistakes made during those formative years. The song's opening lines acknowledge the lovers' naivety about love and how their immaturity led to dysfunction in their relationship. The lyrics describe the couple's reckless behavior, which includes fighting, sneaking out to bars, and causing a car accident – all typical experiences of youthful indiscretion. However, despite these trials, the couple wishes to own their mistakes and grow from them, hoping to salvage their relationship. The chorus emphasizes the theme of the song, that "it's hard when you're young," a period when people are still figuring out what love is and how to navigate the complexities of romantic relationships.
The song also touches on the struggles that young people encounter in their relationships, primarily the lack of stability and the temptation to seek thrills. The bridge of the song further emphasizes this, where the couple is caught up in the moment, high on the rush of love that is like a drug. However, they accept their mistakes and recognize that they have to own it to move forward.
Overall, the message in "Young" is that while young love may be complicated, it also comes with valuable lessons and memories, which eventually shape who we become, and it is essential to own up to these experiences and grow from them to lead a satisfying life.
Line by Line Meaning
We were so young when we thought that we knew how to love
When we were young, we thought we knew how to love, but we were naive and inexperienced.
Fought about anything, everything led to dysfunction
We argued about everything, and it caused our relationship to become dysfunctional.
But we just gotta own that shit
We need to take responsibility for our mistakes.
Don't let it go like this
We shouldn't let our relationship end like this, without trying to fix it.
Maybe we can go from this, yeah
We can try to move past this and work on our relationship.
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
I have a tendency to take things too far, like when I wrecked your car.
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
I almost got into a physical fight with your father when he pushed me in the yard.
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
We used to sneak out at night to meet up at the bar together.
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
We're still figuring out how to be in a loving relationship.
But it's hard when you're young
Being young and inexperienced makes it difficult to navigate relationships.
Caught, we were caught up in the high, it was better than drugs
We were caught up in the excitement of our relationship, which was even better than drugs.
Too high to see that it would all lead to destruction
We were too caught up in the moment to see that our relationship was headed towards destruction.
I hope that we can go from this, yeah
I hope we can work on our relationship and move past this difficult time.
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
I'm trying to reach out to you, but you're telling me it's over between us.
Say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
It's hard to navigate relationships when you're young and inexperienced, no matter what you say.
Yeah, yeah, yeah it's hard when you're young
Being young and inexperienced makes relationships difficult, no matter how you look at it.
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
You may say that our relationship is over, but being young and inexperienced still makes it difficult to move on.
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andrew Taggart, Peter Hanna, Sean Jacobs, Taylor Bird
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@collegetv7986
LYRICS
Young
We were so young when we thought that we knew how to love
Fought about anything, everything that did is function
But we just gotta own that shit
Don't let it go like this
Maybe we can go from this, yeah
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Caught, we were caught up in the hich, it was better than drugs
Too high to see that it would all lead to destruction
At least we both know that shit
We just gotta own that shit
I hope that we can go from this, yeah
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, yeah, it's hard when you're young
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
Say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
MAKE IT THE TOP COMMENT
@markusrfsmarkuswwmarkuswt9623
Young
We were so young when we thought that we knew how to love
Fought about anything, everything that did is function
But we just gotta own that shit
Don't let it go like this
Maybe we can go from this, yeah
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Caught, we were caught up in the hich, it was better than drugs
Too high to see that it would all lead to destruction
At least we both know that shit
We just gotta own that shit
I hope that we can go from this, yeah
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, yeah, it's hard when you're young
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
Say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
@fearofduck
Young lyrics :
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[Verse 1]
Young
We were so young when we thought that we knew how to love
Fought about anything, everything that did is function
But we just gotta own that shit
Don't let it go like this
Maybe we can go from this, yeah
[Chorus]
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
[Hook]
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
[Verse 2]
Caught, we were caught up in the hich, it was better than drugs
Too high to see that it would all lead to destruction
At least we both know that shit
We just gotta own that shit
I hope that we can go from this, yeah
[Chorus]
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
[Hook]
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, yeah, it's hard when you're young
[Chorus]
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
[Bridge: Andrew Taggart]
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
Say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
@Lagomization
Based on John Fassold's formula for making a Chainsmoker song, and it's almost to a tee.
Same 3 chords: 0:00
Picking a random noun (shit): 0:21, 1:18-1:22
Edgy but not edgy: 0:22
Small breakdown still singing: 0:29
Talking about parents: 0:33
Pointing at a map and pretending you used to go there: 0:37
Lyrics talking about how hard it is to love: 0:44
Chorus walking up and down with those 3 chords: 0:46
Big breakdown: 0:57
Also, big breakdown with 3 chords in lower octave with one high note in higher octave: 0:57
Making it sound like you suffer: 2:40
...and my favorite...
Unsettling amounts of "yeah's": 0:27, 0:54, 1:24, 1:50, 1:59 (2 for 1 special), 3:01, 3:05, 3:13 (another 2 for 1)
@Victor-hi7ot
[Verse 1]
Young
We were so young when we thought that we knew how to love
Fought about anything, everything that did is function
But we just gotta own that shit
Don't let it go like this
Maybe we can go from this, yeah
[Chorus]
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
[Hook]
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
[Verse 2]
Caught, we were caught up in the hich, it was better than drugs
Too high to see that it would all lead to destruction
At least we both know that shit
We just gotta own that shit
I hope that we can go from this, yeah
[Chorus]
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
[Hook]
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, yeah, it's hard when you're young
[Chorus]
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
[Bridge: Andrew Taggart]
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
Say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
@collegetv7986
LYRICS
Young
We were so young when we thought that we knew how to love
Fought about anything, everything that did is function
But we just gotta own that shit
Don't let it go like this
Maybe we can go from this, yeah
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Caught, we were caught up in the hich, it was better than drugs
Too high to see that it would all lead to destruction
At least we both know that shit
We just gotta own that shit
I hope that we can go from this, yeah
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
Yeah, it's hard when you're young
Yeah, yeah, it's hard when you're young
We both know I go too far like when I wrecked your car
And almost fought your father when he pushed me in the yard
And all those nights we snuck out, like to meet up at the bar
Don't worry, my love, we're learning to love
But it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
Say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
I'm calling you up, you tell me it's over
You say what you want, but it's hard when you're young
MAKE IT THE TOP COMMENT
@heyytonn
I have this fucking song stuck in my head and I can't sleep because of it send help!
@soledadpardo7550
Antonius Briliawan
@Stoudy2
collegetv Shameless should have this song on
@NickWarnerMedia
see everyone?! says BAR not PARK
@moonsiin553
collegetv I have becomed the 666 like OMG lol
@nevaehlavoie2286
All their music just makes you wanna live life to the fullest. Anyone else feel that way?
@divyasharma7336
Nevaeh LaVoie you are so right :)
@balsamicccal1991
Nevaeh LaVoie yaaaaasss
@Thaibodian1
Haha ha fighting your girlfriend's father because he pushed you in the yard is your definition of living life to the fullest?