A month after "Baby," The Chainsmokers have their second single as independent artists. "Take What You Need" came out Friday, November 13, a 2:44 track released through Secondhand Happiness, the duo's own company.
Alex Pall and Drew Taggart announced on October 14 that they had left Disruptor Records and Columbia after 11 years, ending a run that began in 2015, when their former manager Adam Alpert set up Disruptor as a joint venture with Sony. Their statement that day ended with a promise: "we know we owe you some records!" "Baby" followed two days later, on October 16.
The new one sounds like it's been on their minds for a while. When they posted the video on Instagram, they called the song "a North Star for us lately" and admitted it doesn't follow the usual rules. "The structure is weird and I'm not sure if there is a hook or if the whole thing is a hook," they wrote. "Either way we love it."
Their last release with the labels was the Love Is Kind EP with Oaks in May. No album or tour has been announced for the independent era yet.
"Take What You Need" is out now on all platforms.
