Closer to Me

"Closer to Me"
Single by Five
from the album Kingsize
B-side
  • "1,2,3,4,5"
  • "The Heat"
Released22 October 2001 (2001-10-22)
Length4:28
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Richard "Biff" Stannard
  • Julian Gallagher
Five singles chronology
"Let's Dance"
(2001)
"Closer to Me"
(2001)
"Rock the Party"
(2001)

"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

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UK CD1[1]

  1. "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
  2. "1,2,3,4,5" – 3:40
  3. "The Heat" – 3:09

UK CD2[2]

  1. "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
  2. "Rock the Party" (single remix) – 2:49
  3. "Closer to Me" (video)

UK cassette single[3]

  1. "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
  2. "1,2,3,4,5" – 3:40

European CD single[4]

  1. "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
  2. "Let's Dance" (The Maverick Monkey mix) – 5:19

Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from the Kingsize album booklet.[5]

Studio

  • Mixed at Biffco Studios (Dublin, Ireland)

Personnel

Charts

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Release history

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Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom "Closer to Me" 22 October 2001
  • CD1
  • cassette
RCA [16]
26 November 2001 CD2 [17]
Sweden CD [18]
Australia "Rock the Party" / "Closer to Me" 3 December 2001 [19]

References

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  1. ^ Closer to Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Five. RCA Records. 2001. 74321 90074 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Closer to Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Five. RCA Records. 2001. 74321 901802.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Closer to Me (UK cassette single sleeve). Five. RCA Records. 2001. 74321 900744.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Closer to Me (European CD single liner notes). Five. RCA Records. 2001. 74321 89874 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Kingsize (UK CD album booklet). Five. RCA Records, BMG. 2001. 74321 875972.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Issue 615" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Five – Closer to Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 46. 10 November 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Closer to Me". Irish Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "Five – Closer to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Ireland – Top Singles for 2001". C&R. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  15. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  16. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 22, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 October 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  17. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting November 26, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 24 November 2001. p. 31. Misprinted as 19 November on source.
  18. ^ "Five: Closer to Me". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2002. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  19. ^ "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.