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. 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.
Background
On February 7, 2019, The Chainsmokers released the album's lead single "Who Do You Love", featuring Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer. In an interview with Billboard on March 27, 2019, they announced plans to release a new album, World War Joy, in 2019. The second single from the album, titled "Kills You Slowly", was released on March 29, 2019. The third single from the album, "Do You Mean", featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Bülow, was released on April 26, 2019. The fourth single from the album, "Call You Mine", featuring Bebe Rexha, was released on May 31, 2019. 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. 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. 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.Track listing
Adapted from Tidal.Notes
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Personnel
- Adam Alpert – executive production
- Alex Pall – production, songwriting
- Andrew Jackson – songwriting, background vocals
- Andrew Taggart – production, songwriting, vocals, backing vocals
- Talay Riley – songwriting, background vocals
- Luke Hemmings – vocals, songwriting
- Ashton Irwin – vocals, songwriting
- Calum Hood – vocals, songwriting
- Michael Clifford – vocals, songwriting
- Andrew Watt – production
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
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. The tour took place across various arenas in 41 North American cities.Date | City | Country | Venue |
25 September 2019 | Cinncinati | United States | US Bank Arena |
27 September 2019 | Boston | United States | TD Garden |
28 September 2019 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena |
29 September 2019 | University Park | United States | Bryce Jordan Center |
3 October 2019 | Detroit | United States | Little Caesars Arena |
4 October 2019 | Chicago | United States | United Center |
5 October 2019 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center |
8 October 2019 | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena |
9 October 2019 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre |
11 October 2019 | Pittsburgh | United States | PPG Paints Arena |
12 October 2019 | Buffalo | United States | KeyBank Center |
13 October 2019 | Columbus | United States | Schottenstein Center |
15 October 2019 | Washington | United States | Capitol One Arena |
17 October 2019 | Brooklyn | United States | Barclays Center |
20 October 2019 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena |
22 October 2019 | Atlanta | United States | State Farm Arena |
24 October 2019 | Miami | United States | AmericanAirlines Arena |
25 October 2019 | Tampa | United States | Amalie Arena |
26 October 2019 | Orlando | United States | Amway Center |
29 October 2019 | New Orleans | United States | Smoothie King Center |
31 October 2019 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center |
1 November 2019 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
2 November 2019 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center |
6 November 2019 | Louisville | United States | KFC! Yum Center |
7 November 2019 | Indianapolis | United States | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
8 November 2019 | St. Louis | United States | Enterprise Center |
9 November 2019 | Madison | United States | Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center |
12 November 2019 | Milwaukee | United States | Fiserv Forum |
14 November 2019 | Oklahoma City | United States | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
15 November 2019 | Kansas City | United States | Sprint Center |
16 November 2019 | Wichita | United States | INTRUST Bank Arena |
19 November 2019 | Denver | United States | Pepsi Center |
21 November 2019 | Salt Lake City | United States | Vivant Smart Home Arena |
23 November 2019 | Phoenix | United States | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
24 November 2019 | San Diego | United States | Viejas Arena |
26 November 2019 | Los Angeles | United States | The Forum |
29 November 2019 | San Francisco | United States | |
1 December 2019 | Sacramento | United States | Golden 1 Center |
3 December 2019 | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome |
5 December 2019 | Portland | United States | Moda Center |
6 December 2019 | Vancouver | Canada | Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena |