The Chainsmokers Tease New Bass Collab With QUIX And It Sounds HEAVY: LISTEN
The Chainsmokers got some heavy shade the last few years because they worked tirelessly at becoming kings of the pop world. Fans were disappointed that the duo focused more on vocals collaborations with pop stars than supplying the dance music scene with heavy bangers. If you found yourself thinking the same thing then get the f**k ready because The Chainsmokers seem to be back to EDM and in A HEAVY WAY.
On their Instagram story the guys teased a new upcoming collaboration between themselves and QUIX and it is an all out hybrid bass banger. Even the crowd in the video aren’t expecting a drop this intense.
Clearly The Chainsmokers are working overtime to grab the electronic music industry by the throat once more. After a jaw-dropping Ultra Music Festival set and rumors of a collaboration with NGHTMRE, it seems that The Chainsmokers are ready to remind everyone that they can go harder than anyone else.
Unreleased QUIX collab on The Chainsmokers’ Insta Story! from r/trap
Did The QUIX Collab Ever Come Out?
As it turns out, this one stayed a tease for a long time. The duo kept playing an unnamed version of the track – still logged as an “ID” – in their live sets well into 2019, including a run through it during their Ultra Music Festival set that year alongside other new material with Illenium, Crankdat, and ARMNHMR. But as far as we can confirm, an official, titled version of the Chainsmokers x QUIX collab never actually got a proper release.
That didn’t stop The Chainsmokers from chasing the heavier sound they were flirting with here. They kept leaning into bass and dance-driven collaborations over the next couple years, working with acts like NGHTMRE on “Save Yourself,” while QUIX continued building out his own catalog of hybrid trap and bass records independently. Sometimes the best teases just live on as festival-set legend instead of a Spotify link – and this one’s a solid example of that.
Why The Tease Mattered Anyway
Even unreleased, moments like this shaped how fans talked about The Chainsmokers during a pretty divisive stretch of their career. Back in 2018, Drew Taggart and Alex Pall were still fighting the narrative that they’d fully abandoned dance music for pop radio, so any hint of a heavier record – especially one made with a respected bass producer like QUIX – got the community buzzing. It’s a good reminder that not every hyped ID needs an official release to leave a mark on how an artist’s catalog gets remembered by the people who actually show up to their sets.
