Chainsmokers Interview: Everything You Need To Know About Their New Song “Kanye”

on 22 August, 2014 at 18:43

Montreal just finished hosting Ilesoniq, it’s very first electronic dance music (EDM) festival, and the Chainsmokers were asked to play a one hour set at the Superhero stage.

While raging with the crowd, the Chainsmokers put on an incredible show filled with new songs and collaborations.

These two boys really got the crowd wild with a lot of jumping and hand raising. The Chainsmokers were definitely one of Ilesoniq’s highlight performances.

TAYLOR: 1) About a week ago you released your new song “KANYE” and fans from all over the world have been going crazy for it, tell us more about it?

THE CHAINSMOKERS: The story begins with SirenXX who came up with the vocals. We had been working with them for a while and when they played this for us our mouths dropped. It was so catchy and clever and relatable in many ways. We really connected with it as well because the message is, just be yourself and confident in all you do and don’t worry about what people are thinking. So coming off “Selfie” it felt right to release a song like this. Also we felt it was a great bridge between our fans who love our remix style and our newer fans because of selfie. Basically, we thought it was cool, we loved it, so we did it.

TAYLOR: 2) What is the theme of the music video for “KANYE”?

THE CHAINSMOKERS: The theme is sort of our take on “Maid In Manhattan”. Its about a maid who gets swept up into this life but then realizes it’s not what life is all about. We will let you watch it and be the judge. It begins where selfie left off which is cool and we had a lot of good Instagram and Vine celebrities be a part of it, which was awesome!

TAYLOR: 3) After your release with #SELFIE went viral, hashtags and captions were trending and it was #1 on all music charts. What has been the result of having one of the most successful songs of 2014?

THE CHAINSMOKERS: Amazing shows, traveling the world, and an incredibly hectic schedule. Just a lot of reflection on what we need to do next and well just enjoying the ride…

TAYLOR: 4) Besides being a DJ, whats something new that the public doesn’t already know about you guys? (3 fun facts)

THE CHAINSMOKERS: I don’t think there is much the public doesn’t know about us at this point. We are pretty open about most things… Lets see:
1) We both watch Suits religiously.
2) Alex has read every Tom Clancy book there is.
3) We think Shake Shack is better than In n Out.

TAYLOR: 5) Since you guys just started touring across the world, what has been your favourite place to visit? Are the crowds different in each country?

THE CHAINSMOKERS : Crowds definitely vary all over the world but no matter where you are people just want to have a good time and party. Our favourite place so far might be the Mykonos. It is literally one of the most beautiful places we have ever been!

TAYLOR: 6) This was Montreal’s first major electronic music festival. How does it feel to be asked to perform for their first edition?

THE CHAINSMOKERS: Montreal is top notch! People love their music here and we are always very excited when asked to perform in Montreal.

TAYLOR: 7) During your 1 hour set, what should the crowd expect? Any new songs you’re going to release?

THE CHAINSMOKERS: During our set we’re going to be releasing a lot of new music. We also like to jump a lot while DJing so the crowd will see a lot of energy between both of us.