The Chainsmokers, Halsey & Travis Barker Get 'Closer' Right at the 2016 AMAs

The New York duo delivered the hit's smoothest performance to date.

The Chainsmokers were the first to admit that their debut performance of "Closer" with Halsey at the MTV VMAs left some room for improvement.

"It sounded like sh-t," Drew Taggart bluntly told Billboard. "Nearly every other person lip-synced it, and we knew because we had them in our ears. So now I know why you lip-sync."

The New York duo took the lesson to heart tonight (Nov. 20) at the AMAs, tapping Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker for a dynamic stage show that featured stage dancers, fireworks and a special final drop that brought attendees to their feet.

Given the benefit of a backing track, Taggart commanded the stage with poise and confidence while Alex Pall manned the electronics in a flat-brim hat. Halsey's pitch-perfect vocals and Barker's energetic drumming helped seal the hit's smoothest performance to date.

"Closer" became the New York duo's first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit, dominating the chart for 12 straight weeks before being supplanted by Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles."

Watch above.