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"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)[1]
Length4:28
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington, Richard Breen, Jason Brown
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. The video for the song was directed by Max & Dania and features various vintage band footage.

Track listings

UK CD single[2]

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

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

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

Studio

  • Mixed at Biffco Studios (Dublin, Ireland)

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 22, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 October 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ Closer to Me (UK CD single liner notes). Five. RCA Records. 2001. 74321 90074 2.{{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. ^ "Five – Closer to Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 46. 10 November 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Closer to Me". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ^ "Five – Closer to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Ireland – Top Singles for 2001". C&R. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  14. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 16 August 2021.