Closer to Me
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"Closer to Me" | ||||
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Single by Five | ||||
from the album Kingsize | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 22 October 2001 | |||
Length | 4:28 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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"Closer to Me" is a song by English boyband Five. It was released on 22 October 2001 as the second single from their third studio album, Kingsize (2001). The song peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and was Five's final British release, with the band breaking up after doing promotional appearances for it; follow-up single "Rock the Party" was ultimately included on a second CD single of "Closer to Me" in the UK. The video for the song was directed by Max & Dania and features various vintage band footage.
Track listings
UK CD1[1]
- "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
- "1,2,3,4,5" – 3:40
- "The Heat" – 3:09
UK CD2[2]
- "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
- "Rock the Party" (single remix) – 2:49
- "Closer to Me" (video)
UK cassette single[3]
- "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
- "1,2,3,4,5" – 3:40
European CD single[4]
- "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
- "Let's Dance" (The Maverick Monkey mix) – 5:19
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the Kingsize album booklet.[5]
Studio
- Mixed at Biffco Studios (Dublin, Ireland)
Personnel
- Richard "Biff" Stannard – writing (as Richard Stannard), production
- Julian Gallagher – writing, production
- Ash Howes – writing, keyboards, programming, recording, mixing
- Martin Harrington – writing, keyboards, programming, additional recording
- Abz Love – writing (as Richard Breen)
- Jason Brown – writing
- Andy Caine – backing vocals
- Sharon Murphy – backing vocals
- Milton McDonald – guitars
- Alvin Sweeney – additional recording
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Version | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | "Closer to Me" | 22 October 2001 |
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RCA | [16] |
26 November 2001 | CD2 | [17] | |||
Sweden | CD | [18] | |||
Australia | "Rock the Party" / "Closer to Me" | 3 December 2001 | [19] |
References
- ^ Closer to Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Five. RCA Records. 2001. 74321 90074 2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Closer to Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Five. RCA Records. 2001. 74321 901802.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Closer to Me (UK cassette single sleeve). Five. RCA Records. 2001. 74321 900744.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Closer to Me (European CD single liner notes). Five. RCA Records. 2001. 74321 89874 2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kingsize (UK CD album booklet). Five. RCA Records, BMG. 2001. 74321 875972.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Issue 615" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Five – Closer to Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 46. 10 November 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Closer to Me". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Five – Closer to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 50, saptamina 17.12–23.12, 2001" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Ireland – Top Singles for 2001". C&R. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 22, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 October 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting November 26, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 24 November 2001. p. 31. Misprinted as 19 November on source.
- ^ "Five: Closer to Me". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2002. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd December 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 3 December 2001. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.