--- title: First Look: XYLØ's Acoustic Version of "Setting Fires" description: This new take on The Chainsmokers' newest release, "Setting Fires," strips it down to just a piano and the smooth vocals of XYLØ. canonical: https://time.com/4588412/xylo-setting-fires-chainsmokers/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-05T17:25:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:39:06.776Z og:title: First Look: Acoustic "Setting Fires" from The Chainsmokers og:description: Vocalist XYLØ takes on the DJ duo's latest track in a haunting acoustic version. og:url: https://time.com/4588412/xylo-setting-fires-chainsmokers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: First Look: Acoustic "Setting Fires" from The Chainsmokers twitter:description: Vocalist XYLØ takes on the DJ duo's latest track in a haunting acoustic version. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # You Need to Hear This Haunting Acoustic Version of the Chainsmokers’ 'Setting Fires'  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 5, 2016 5:25 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 5, 2016 5:25 PM UTC The Chainsmokers are known for chart-crushingly catchy EDM earworms like [“Don’t Let Me Down”](http://time.com/4519862/daya-sit-still-look-pretty-interview/?iid=sr-link6) (one of Spotify’s[ most-streamed songs](http://time.com/4587068/spotify-year-end-playlists-2016-drake-rihanna/) of the year) and current [radio monster “Closer,”](http://time.com/4542577/chainsmokers-closer-halsey-video/?iid=sr-link3) with Halsey. But as it turns out, the DJ duo’s melodies don’t always need a big beat drop. Consider this cover of their latest release, “Setting Fires,” which features only the brother-sister duo [XYLØ](https://play.spotify.com/track/1o1hpoDNPwZgxA72Fj9syv) from the song’s [original version](https://play.spotify.com/track/2PC9Tl8SWVO2yhDDtJcrAi)—you know, the one that now has over 27 million streams on Spotify. This newly stripped-down version—which includes just piano and smooth singing from the breakout pair—is guaranteed to be a welcome breath of fresh air, although it may evoke some feels. Check it out above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4588412/xylo-setting-fires-chainsmokers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4588412/xylo-setting-fires-chainsmokers/"},"headline":"You Need to Hear This Haunting Acoustic Version of the Chainsmokers’ 'Setting Fires'","datePublished":"2016-12-05T17:25:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:06.776Z","description":"It's The Chainsmokers like you've definitely never heard them","url":"https://time.com/4588412/xylo-setting-fires-chainsmokers/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4588412/xylo-setting-fires-chainsmokers/","name":"You Need to Hear This Haunting Acoustic Version of the Chainsmokers’ 'Setting Fires'"}}]}] ```