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'''''Memories...Do Not Open''''' is the debut studio album by American [[electronic music]] duo [[the Chainsmokers]],<ref>{{Cite newsmagazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7693338/the-chainsmokers-tease-paris-video|title=The Chainsmokers Tease Upcoming 'Paris' Video|last=Shouneyia|first=Alexa|date=February 15, 2017|websitemagazine=Billboard|access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/chainsmokers-announce-debut-album-memories-do-not-open-tour/|title=The Chainsmokers Announce Debut Album, 'Memories: Do Not Open' Tour|date=January 31, 2017|newspaper=The Nocturnal Times|access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> released on April 7, 2017, by [[Disruptor Records]] and [[Columbia Records]].<ref name="Billboard">{{Cite newsmagazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7693208/the-chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open-album-release-date|title=The Chainsmokers Announce Album Title and Release Date: Watch|last=Bein|first=Kat|date=February 14, 2017|websitemagazine=Billboard|access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-et-music-chainsmokers-tour-20170129-story.html|title=The Chainsmokers announce 40-city 'Memories: Do Not Open' spring tour|last=Varga|first=George|website=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/the-chainsmokers-reveal-debut-album-details-1975577|title=The Chainsmokers reveal debut album details – NME|last=Britton|first=Luke Morgan|date=February 14, 2017|website=NME|access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> Its release was preceded by the singles "[[Paris (The Chainsmokers song)|Paris]]" and "[[Something Just Like This]]" (in collaboration with [[Coldplay]]), both of which reached the top 10 in several national charts. Upon its release, the album received generally mixed<!-- Do not add anything additional. This is what Metacritic says. --> reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 221,000 [[album-equivalent units]], of which 166,000 were pure album sales.
== Background ==
[[File:The Chainsmokers.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The Chainsmokers performing at the American Airlines Arena for their [[Memories Do Not Open Tour|"Memories...Do Not Open" tour]]]]
[[Chris Martin]] of [[Coldplay]] had first tweeted about the album, prompting the Chainsmokers to confirm it.<ref>{{Cite newsmagazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7670047/the-chainsmokers-debut-album-arena-tour-2017|title=The Chainsmokers Announce Debut Album & 2017 Arena Tour|last=Medved|first=Matt|date=January 30, 2017|websitemagazine=Billboard|access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> It was revealed during an on-screen [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] [[red carpet]] interview with the duo that their album title was to be named ''Memories...Do Not Open'' and it would be released on April 7, just before they embarked on the tour of the same name. As seen in the interview,<ref>{{cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE: The Chainsmokers React to First GRAMMY Win Talk New Album|date=February 12, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghvjz1_RKyo|website=Entertainment Tonight|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref> Taggart was hesitant after revealing the release date of the album, before asking Pall if he should say it.<ref name="Billboard" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radio.com/2017/02/14/the-chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open/|title=The Chainsmokers Accidentally Reveal Album Title and Release Date|last=Wicks|first=Amanda|date=February 14, 2017|website=Radio.com|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215183504/http://radio.com/2017/02/14/the-chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open/|archive-date=February 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Taggart said "We're ready. We've got a full album; it's going to be amazing. It's coming out April 7, was I supposed to say that?" before Pall responded "No, but it's alright".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sundayworld.com/entertainment/music/the-chainsmokers-announce-album-release-date|title=The Chainsmokers announce album release date|website=Sunday World Site|access-date=February 16, 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215093111/http://www.sundayworld.com/entertainment/music/the-chainsmokers-announce-album-release-date|archivedate=February 15, 2017}}</ref>
== Singles ==
The lead single, "[[Paris (The Chainsmokers song)|Paris]]",<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/04/09/snl-chainsmokers-paris-video/|title=SNL: The Chainsmokers perform songs off new album|websitemagazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Romano|first=Nick|date=April 9, 2017|accessdate=April 17, 2017}}</ref> was released on January 13, 2017. The lead single peaked at number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Hot 100">{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-chainsmokers/chart-history/hsi/|title=The Chainsmokers Chart History: Hot 100|workmagazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}</ref> The song went on to receive multiple certifications.
The second single, "[[Something Just Like This]]", which is a collaboration with British [[alternative rock]] band [[Coldplay]], was released on February 22, 2017, along with the pre-order of the album. The single peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. During the week of March 18, 2017, "Something Just Like This", "Paris", along with "[[Closer (The Chainsmokers song)|Closer]]", were simultaneously within the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making the Chainsmokers the third group to have three simultaneous top 10 hits.<ref>{{Cite newsmagazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7710297/hot-100-chainsmokers-three-songs-top-ten-ed-sheeran-number-one|title=The Chainsmokers Match Beatles & Bee Gees With Three Songs in Hot 100's Top 10 & Ed Sheeran Holds at No. 1|websitemagazine=Billboard|access-date=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
The third single, "[[Honest (The Chainsmokers song)|Honest]]", was sent to top 40 radio on July 11, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fmqb.name/chr-available-for-airplay/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620021441/http://fmqb.name/chr-available-for-airplay/|archivedate=June 20, 2017|title=CHR Available for Airplay|website=FMQB}}</ref> The single peaked at number 77 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Hot 100"/>
A promotional single, titled "[[The One (The Chainsmokers song)|The One]]", was released on March 27, 2017, and reached number 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Hot 100"/>
Another promotional single, a remixed version of "[[Young (The Chainsmokers song)|Young]]" by Midnight Kids, was released on September 29, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/young-midnight-kids-remix-single/id1288322247|title=Midngith Kids remix single|date=29 September 2017 |publisher=[[Apple Music]]|accessdate=28 October 2017}}</ref>
== Critical reception ==
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/memories-do-not-open-mw0003025408|title=Memories...Do Not Open – The Chainsmokers|website=[[AllMusic]]|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|accessdate=April 21, 2017}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = C+<ref name="EW">{{cite webmagazine|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/04/10/chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open-review|title=The Chainsmokers' Memories...Do Not Open: EW review|websitemagazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Walters|first=Barry|date=April 10, 2017|accessdate=April 11, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411142019/http://ew.com/music/2017/04/10/chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open-review/|archivedate=April 11, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Financial Times]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/809dc53a-1f20-11e7-b7d3-163f5a7f229c|title=The Chainsmokers: Memories . . . Do Not Open — 'effective formula'|website=[[Financial Times]]|last=Hunter-Tilney|first=Ludovic|date=April 14, 2017|accessdate=July 9, 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| rev5Score = 4.2/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23148-memoriesdo-not-open/|title=The Chainsmokers: Memories...Do Not Open|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Sherburne|first=Philip|author-link=Philip Sherburne|date=April 11, 2017|accessdate=April 11, 2017}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-chainsmokers-memories-is-a-drab-monotonous-whinge-w476412|title=Review: Chainsmokers' 'Memories' Is a Drab, Monotonous Whinge|websitemagazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston|date=April 13, 2017|accessdate=April 23, 2017}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="SlantMagazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/the-chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open|title=The Chainsmokers: Memories...Do Not Open|website=[[Slant Magazine]]|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=April 6, 2017|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref>
== Commercial performance ==
''Memories...Do Not Open'' debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 221,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, of which 166,000 were pure album sales.<ref name="Memories Billboard">{{cite webmagazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7760506/the-chainsmokers-memories-album-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=The Chainsmokers' 'Memories' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart|websitemagazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=April 16, 2017|accessdate=April 17, 2017}}</ref> As of August 25, 2017, the album has moved 1,000,000 album-equivalent units in the United States.<ref name="RIAA"/>
== Track listing ==
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018|workmagazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 9, 2019}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/dance-electronic-albums|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2018|workmagazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 6, 2020}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/dance-electronic-albums|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2020|workmagazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 8, 2020}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/dance-electronic-albums/|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2021|workmagazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2021}}</ref>
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