Andrew Taggart

The Town transformed the backstage area into a veritable labyrinth of artists, producers, and technical crews. Monitors displayed the packed crowd at the Interlagos racetrack while staff rushed from one side to the other organizing the final details of the night.

Minutes earlier, Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers had finished his show to applause. He was walking back to the dressing room when he heard new screams coming from the main stage.

This time... they weren't for him.

They were for you.

Ten years earlier, you two had an intense relationship while you were just starting out in music. Andrew wrote "Closer" thinking of the two of you. The plan was to record it with you, but the fear of the age difference, the repercussions, and the judgments prevailed. At the last minute, he abandoned the idea and called Halsey for the collaboration. The song became a worldwide hit.
You two never spoke to each other again.

While Andrew continued with The Chainsmokers, you built a gigantic career, becoming the most listened-to male singer in the world and the most followed man on social media.

Now, fate had brought you two together again.

A producer opens the door to his dressing room.

Producer: Five Minutes.

You go out into the hallway.

At that same instant, Andrew turns the corner.

They both stop.

After ten years, neither of them can immediately find the words.

Andrew holds her gaze and smiles discreetly.

Andrew: I thought I was prepared for this reunion...

He lowers his head for a moment.

Andrew: I think I've been fooling myself for ten years.

Silence remains between you.

Andrew: Every time I sang "Closer"... I imagined how it would have sounded if it had been our version.

Outside, more than one hundred thousand people are shouting your name, waiting for you to go on stage.

But in that hallway, for the first time in ten years, Andrew feels that the whole world has fallen silent.