Beach House (The Chainsmokers song)

"Beach House"
Single by The Chainsmokers
from the album Sick Boy
Released	November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
Genre	Future bass[1][2]
Length	3:26
Label	Disruptor Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Drew Taggart Alex Pall
Producer(s)	The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers singles chronology
"Siren" (2018) "Beach House" (2018) "Hope" (2018)
Music video
Video on YouTube

"Beach House" is a song by the Chainsmokers. It was released as a single on November 16, 2018, via Disruptor Records and Columbia Records.^[3] It is included on their second studio album, Sick Boy.^[4][5] It is also notably the only song on the album to not feature any other musicians in the song credits.

Background

Jillian Mapes of Pitchfork wrote that "though the accompanying lyric video doesn’t even capitalize Beach House...They are talking about the Baltimore duo that, for the last decade or so, has redefined the concept of 'vibey' music by honing a specific sound and not striving for mass appeal."^[4] She said "music for space travel, but it's also the kind of thing that's playing when you're passing a joint and one of your friends asks what chakras even are".^[4]

The Chainsmokers stated about the song on Twitter that they "really love this song as well cause we tried to get back to our roots on this with that classic OG Chainsmoker feel. And we were listening to a lot of beach house", noting the song was inspired by the indie rock duo Beach House.^[6][7][8]

Lyric video

"Beach House"'s lyric video, directed and edited by Jeremiah Davis and produced by That One Blond Kid Corp,^[a] was released to YouTube on November 16, 2018.^[9] It features the Chainsmokers member Drew Taggart singing the song intercut with footage of different women.^[10]

Critical reception

Spin described the song's meaning as "feeling horny and needy that sounds sort of unfinished," noting the "big synth line, a trip to Japan, possible recreational drugs, and muted acoustic guitar chords standing in for emotion."^[11] Kat Bein of Billboard stated that the song is a "a love song, not about any one girl in particular, but a certain type of girl that keeps singer Drew Taggart from feeling too lonely on the road." She also said it consists of a "simple synth hook and pop song-structure that's worked so well in the past."^[1] Dancing Astronaut called the song a "reminiscent of the pop-dance fusion releases that ascended Pall and Taggart into rampant stardom with Memories...Do Not Open".^[2][12]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018–19) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[13] 89 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 46 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[15] 53 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[16] 44 Germany (GfK)[17] 92 Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[18] 83 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[19] 35 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 74 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[21] 2 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] 54 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 56 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 93 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[25] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[26] 50

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[27]	Gold	20,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. Credits adapted from the video's description on YouTube.

References

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6. Colburn, Randall (November 16, 2018). "The Chainsmokers sing about Beach House, the band, on "Beach House," the song". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
7. Schatz, Lake (2018-11-16). "The Chainsmokers' new single was inspired by ... Beach House". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
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9. Cusumano, Katherine (November 16, 2018). "Sorry Blink 182, The Chainsmokers Listen to Beach House Now". W Magazine. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
10. Topham, Michelle (2018-11-16). "The Chainsmokers' 'Beach House' is catchy, cool and obviously another hit song for the duo". Leo Sigh. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
11. Gaca, Anna (2018-11-16). "The Chainsmokers Love Beach House Now". Spin. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
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23. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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26. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. 13 December 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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