"Hope" is a song by American DJ and production duo

The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM- pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...

. Released on December 14, 2018, via Disruptor Records and

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, it features Swedish singer

Winona Oak Johanna Ewana Ekmark (born 8 October 1994), also known as Winona Oak, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is best known for her collaborations with What So Not and The Chainsmokers for the songs "Beautiful" and "Hope". Early life Oak was born on ...

Background

Dancing Astronaut described the song as having "rhythm and light synth patterns that create a

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feel, adding a soothing background for its verses of combined vocal contributions." "Hope" was released as the final single from the Chainsmokers' second studio album '' Sick Boy''. The song was described as being about "the desire of someone to be loved".

Music video

The lyric video of the song was released on December 14, 2018. It features the Chainsmokers and Winona Oak "laying on the floor covered in colorful flashing lights". Oak, being "the main focus of the video", appears wearing a "tan trench coat and red flannel shirt".

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes, Spotify, and Tidal *

Andrew Taggart The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM- pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...

– songwriting, vocals *Alex Pall – songwriting, production *Chris Lyon – songwriting, production *Kate Morgan – songwriting *Michelle Mancini – mastering *Jordan Stilwell – mixing, recording *Winona Oak – vocals, songwriting

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{{The Chainsmokers Indie pop songs The Chainsmokers songs Winona Oak songs 2018 singles Songs written by Andrew Taggart Songs written by Alex Pall