World War Joy

World War Joy is the third studio album from American DJ and production duo The Chainsmokers. It was released on December 6, 2019, under Disruptor and Columbia Records.[2] The album features collaborations with Amy Shark, Kygo, Sabrina Claudio, Blink-182, Illenium, Lennon Stella, Bebe Rexha, Ty Dolla $ign, Bülow and 5 Seconds of Summer.

World War Joy
Studio album by The Chainsmokers
Released	December 6, 2019
Recorded	2019
Genre	Electropop EDM
Length	33:47
Label	Disruptor Columbia
Producer	Alex Pall (exec.) Adam Alpert (exec.) The Chainsmokers Warren "Oak" Felder Trackside London on da Track William Spencer Bastian Andrew Watt Illenium Freedo Erin McCarley Jordan Stilwell Ian Kirkpatrick SmarterChild Travis Barker Kygo Dann Hume
The Chainsmokers chronology
World War Joy...Push My Luck (2019) World War Joy (2019) Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
The Chainsmokers studio album chronology
Sick Boy (2018) World War Joy (2019)
Singles from World War Joy
"Who Do You Love" Released: February 7, 2019 "Kills You Slowly" Released: March 29, 2019 "Do You Mean" Released: April 26, 2019 "Call You Mine" Released: May 31, 2019 "Takeaway" Released: July 24, 2019 "Push My Luck" Released: November 8, 2019 "The Reaper" Released: December 6, 2019[1] "Family" Released: December 6, 2019 "See the Way" Released: December 6, 2019 "P.S. I Hope You're Happy" Released: December 6, 2019

Background

On February 7, 2019, The Chainsmokers released the album's lead single "Who Do You Love", featuring Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer.[3] In an interview with Billboard on March 27, 2019, they announced plans to release a new album, World War Joy, in 2019.[4] The second single from the album, titled "Kills You Slowly", was released on March 29, 2019.[5] The third single from the album, "Do You Mean", featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Bülow, was released on April 26, 2019.[6] The fourth single from the album, "Call You Mine", featuring Bebe Rexha, was released on May 31, 2019.[7] On July 17, the Chainsmokers revealed the title "Takeaway", the next single, a collaboration with Illenium featuring Lennon Stella, which was released on July 24, 2019 as the fifth single of both World War Joy and Illenium's third album, Ascend.[8] On September 25, while performing in Cincinnati, the duo premiered a new unreleased song from the album called "Push My Luck", which was released later on November 8, 2019.[9] On December 6, 2019, "Family", "P.S. I Hope You're Happy", "See the Way", and "The Reaper" were released as the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth singles from the album.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #65 on Billboard 200, their lowest peak, and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart with 14,000 equivalent album units, including 2,000 from traditional album sales, according to Nielsen Music.[10]

Track listing

Adapted from Tidal.[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Reaper" (featuring Amy Shark)	Andrew Taggart Alexander Pall Emily Warren	The Chainsmokers Dann Hume^[v]	3:04
2.	"Family" (with Kygo)	Taggart Pall Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll Andrew Jackson Chris McClenney Gradon Jay Lee Jorgen Odegard	The Chainsmokers Kygo	3:21
3.	"See The Way" (featuring Sabrina Claudio)	Taggart Pall Ferras Alqaisi Hayley Gene Penner Lennon Stella Nate Cyphert Sabrina Claudio Stuart Crichton	The Chainsmokers	2:56
4.	"P.S. I Hope You're Happy" (featuring Blink-182)	Taggart Pall Warren Mark Hoppus Travis Barker	The Chainsmokers Barker Cassette Tapes^[a]	3:45
5.	"Push My Luck"	Taggart Richard Markowitz Remy Gautreau	The Chainsmokers Ian Kirkpatrick SmarterChild	3:01
6.	"Takeaway" (with Illenium featuring Lennon Stella)	Taggart Pall Nicholas Miller Fridolin "Freedo" Walcher Sorana Pacurer Samuel John Gray Jonas Becker Timofei Crudu Christoph "Shuko" Bauss	The Chainsmokers Illenium Freedo^[c] Erin McCarley^[v] Jordan Stilwell^[v]	3:29
7.	"Call You Mine" (featuring Bebe Rexha)	Taggart Pall Tony Ann Andrew Wotman Alexandra Tamposi Steve McCutcheon Norman Whitfield	The Chainsmokers Watt	3:37
8.	"Do You Mean" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Bülow)	Taggart Pall William Spencer Bastian Tyrone Griffin Jr. Megan Bülow Shae Jacobs Michael Wise Kennedi Lykken	The Chainsmokers William Spencer Bastian^[v]	3:13
9.	"Kills You Slowly"	Taggart Pall Parrish Warrington Diedrik van Elsas Gino The Ghost Kristyn Watkins Liam O'Donnell Maxwell George "MAX" Schneider Nathaniel Motte	The Chainsmokers Trackside London on da Track^[a]	3:35
10.	"Who Do You Love" (featuring 5 Seconds of Summer)	Taggart Pall Warren "Oak" Felder Luke Hemmings Calum Hood Ashton Irwin Michael Clifford Talay Riley Sean Douglas Trevor Brown William Zaire Simmons	The Chainsmokers Oak Felder	3:46
Total length:				33:47

Japan edition bonus tracks[12]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Closer" (featuring Mackenyu Arata)	4:06
12.	"Takeaway" (with Illenium featuring Lennon Stella) (Sondr Remix)	3:34
13.	"Push My Luck" (Twinsick Remix)	3:22
14.	"Call You Mine" (featuring Bebe Rexha) (Keanu Silver Remix)	2:49
15.	"Who Do You Love" (featuring 5 Seconds of Summer) (R3hab Remix)	2:32
Total length:		53:29

World War Joy EP[13][14]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Call You Mine" (featuring Bebe Rexha)	Andrew Taggart Alex Pall Tony Ann Andrew Wotman Alexandra Tamposi Steve McCutcheon Norman Whitfield	The Chainsmokers Watt	3:37
2.	"Do You Mean" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Bülow)	Taggart Pall William Spencer Bastian Tyrone Griffin Megan Bülow Shae Jacobs Michael Wise Kennedi Lykken	The Chainsmokers William Spencer Bastian (voc.)	3:13
3.	"Kills You Slowly"	Taggart Pall Parrish Warrington Diedrik van Elsas Gino The Ghost Kristyn Watkins Liam O'Donnell Maxwell George "MAX" Schneider Nathaniel Motte	The Chainsmokers Trackside London On Da Track (add.)	3:35
4.	"Who Do You Love" (featuring 5 Seconds of Summer)	Taggart Pall Warren "Oak" Felder Luke Hemmings Calum Hood Ashton Irwin Michael Clifford Talay Riley Sean Douglas Trevor Brown William Zaire Simmons	The Chainsmokers Oak	3:46
Total length:				14:11

Notes

• ^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[v]} signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal.[13]

• Adam Alpert – executive production
• Alex Pall – production (all), songwriting (all)
• Andrew Jackson – songwriting, background vocals (2)
• Andrew Taggart – production (all), songwriting (all), vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9), backing vocals (7, 10)
• Talay Riley – songwriting (track 10), background vocals (track 10)
• Luke Hemmings – vocals (track 10), songwriting (track 10)
• Ashton Irwin – vocals (track 10), songwriting (track 10)
• Calum Hood – vocals (track 10), songwriting (track 10)
• Michael Clifford – vocals (track 10), songwriting (track 10)
• Andrew Watt – production (track 7)
• Bebe Rexha — vocals (track 7)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019–2020) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 19 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 30 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[17] 67 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 24 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 29 Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 85 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[21] 18 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 21 Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[23] 22 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 25 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 16 US Billboard 200[26] 65 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[27] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[28] 71 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] 79 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 68 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[31] 4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32]	Gold	35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[33]	Gold	40,000
Singapore (RIAS)[34]	Platinum	10,000^*
United States (RIAA)[35]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Tour

In support of the album, the duo embarked on the World War Joy Tour in fall 2019 alongside Australian band, 5 Seconds of Summer and Canadian musician Lennon Stella.[36] This tour was different than their previous shows since they are playing a fully live show, and not a hybrid DJ set/live show like the Memories...Do Not Open Tour and some of their festival performances. Matt McGuire returned as drummer as well as serving as music director. The tour took place across various arenas in 41 North American cities.[37]

Date	City	Country	Venue
25 September 2019	Cincinnati	United States	US Bank Arena
27 September 2019	Boston		TD Garden
28 September 2019	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
29 September 2019	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center
3 October 2019	Detroit		Little Caesars Arena
4 October 2019	Chicago		United Center
5 October 2019	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
8 October 2019	Toronto	Canada	Scotiabank Arena
9 October 2019	Montreal		Bell Centre
11 October 2019	Pittsburgh	United States	PPG Paints Arena
12 October 2019	Buffalo		KeyBank Center
13 October 2019	Columbus		Schottenstein Center
15 October 2019	Washington		Capitol One Arena
17 October 2019	Brooklyn		Barclays Center
20 October 2019	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
22 October 2019	Atlanta		State Farm Arena
24 October 2019	Miami		AmericanAirlines Arena
25 October 2019	Tampa		Amalie Arena
26 October 2019	Orlando		Amway Center
29 October 2019	New Orleans		Smoothie King Center
31 October 2019	Dallas		American Airlines Center
1 November 2019	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
2 November 2019	Houston		Toyota Center
6 November 2019	Louisville		KFC! Yum Center
7 November 2019	Indianapolis		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8 November 2019	St. Louis		Enterprise Center
9 November 2019	Madison		Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center
12 November 2019	Milwaukee		Fiserv Forum
14 November 2019	Oklahoma City		Chesapeake Energy Arena
15 November 2019	Kansas City		Sprint Center
16 November 2019	Wichita		INTRUST Bank Arena
19 November 2019	Denver		Pepsi Center
21 November 2019	Salt Lake City		Vivant Smart Home Arena
23 November 2019	Phoenix		Talking Stick Resort Arena
24 November 2019	San Diego		Viejas Arena
26 November 2019	Los Angeles		The Forum
29 November 2019	San Francisco		Chase Center
1 December 2019	Sacramento		Golden 1 Center
3 December 2019	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
5 December 2019	Portland		Moda Center
6 December 2019	Vancouver	Canada	Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

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