"Roses" is a song by American DJ duo the Chainsmokers. It was released on June 16, 2015, as the second single from their debut EP, Bouquet (2015).[3] The song features American singer Rozes. It was written by the Chainsmokers member Andrew Taggart and Rozes, and produced by the Chainsmokers.
Background
In an interview with Mike Wass of Idolator, the Chainsmokers said, "We always felt the song was special. When you want to listen to it again and again after you’ve made the song, you know you’ve got something. You’ve really got to put it out and let the public try to decide what it is and what it isn’t. When we put the song out, it was an overwhelmingly positive response. That doesn’t mean it’s a hit but we knew that it was a special song. I think that it definitely has a Chainsmokers feel to it, but there’s a lot of influences (Taylor Swift, Max Martin) in the production. But I think that’s what’s cool about it and why people are enjoying it because it doesn’t feel and sound like everything that’s on the radio right now. But it’s catchy and accessible. I think it’s refreshing."[4]
Composition
"Roses" is written in the key of E major with a tempo of 100 beats per minute in common time. The song alternates between the chords E and Esus2, and the vocals span from B3 to B4.[5]
Music video
The music video for the song was released to YouTube on August 7, 2015.[6] The video opens with a woman closing the shop she works in for the day, while a man is seen arriving on a plane and leaving the airport. They meet and spend the night watching an old film and smoking on her couch, however in the morning he leaves while she is still asleep. She is upset to see the man has gone and that night searches for him, while he is seen driving his car around the city. She is crying on a street when he sees her and stops his car, and they are reunited and embrace. They return to her couch and the video ends with them kissing. Throughout the video the woman can also be seen dancing in a dark, misty room with two spotlights, and after the couple are reunited, rose petals fall through the air as she dances through them.
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Release history
List of release dates, showing region, formats, label and reference
^Dancing Astronaut Staff (January 6, 2020). "Dancing Astronaut's Top 100 Songs of the Decade". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020. An effervescent dance pop presentation like no other this decade, 'Roses' was instrumental in taking The Chainsmokers from niche to nationally recognized.
^Chen, Frank. "Chainsmokers Set Review". kfrankc. Retrieved November 25, 2021. For example, "Roses" (21:35) exemplified future bass, as indicated by the hard-hitting bassline with detuned synthesizers.
^ a b"The Chainsmokers: Roses - Music on Google Play". Google Play. June 16, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
^"The Chainsmokers On Rising Hit "Roses"". Idolator. November 23, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
^"Roses by The Chainsmokers". Musicnotes.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
^"The Chainsmokers - Roses (Official Video) ft. ROZES - YouTube". YouTube. August 7, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
^"iTunes (U.S.) - Music - The Chainsmokers - Roses (feat. Rozes) [Remixes] - EP". iTunes (U.S.). November 13, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
^"The Chainsmokers feat. Rozes – Roses". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
^"The Chainsmokers feat. Rozes – Roses" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
^"The Chainsmokers feat. Rozes – Roses" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
^"The Chainsmokers feat. Rozes – Roses" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
^"The Chainsmokers Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201621 into search. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 20165 into search. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
^"Hitlisten.NU – The Chainsmokers – Roses" (in Danish). Tracklisten. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^"The Chainsmokers: Roses (feat. Rozes)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^"The Chainsmokers – " (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 20163 into search.
^"Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Single-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
^"Jaaroverzichten 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
^"Rapports Annuels 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
^"Canadian Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^"Top de l'année Top Singles 2016" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^"Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016". GfK Entertainment (in German). viva.tv. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
^"Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2016 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali" (Click on Scarica allegato to download the zipped file containing the year-end chart PDF documents) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
^"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
^"Jaaroverzichten - Single 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
^"New Zealand Top 50 Songs - Year-End 2016". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
^"Årslista Singlar – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
^"Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved February 7, 2023. Type The Chainsmokers feat. Rozes in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Roses in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
^"Top 40/M Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates ..." All Access. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015.
^"Top 40/R Future Releases - Rhythmic Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates ..." All Access. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015.