Closer to Me

{{Infobox song

| name = Closer to Me

| cover = Closertomefive.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Five

| album = Kingsize

| B-side =

"1,2,3,4,5"
"The Heat"

| released = {{start date|2001|10|22|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 4:28

| label = RCA

| writer =

| producer =

Richard "Biff" Stannard
Julian Gallagher

| prev_title = Let's Dance

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Rock the Party

| next_year = 2001

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|9wL-Z71kAvA|"Closer to Me"}}|header=Music video}}

}}

"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 {{abbr|No.|Number}} 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, released on 26 November. The video for the song was directed by Max & Dania and features various vintage band footage.

Track listings

UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Closer to Me|others=Five|year=2001|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=RCA Records|id=74321 90074 2}}

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

UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Closer to Me|others=Five|year=2001|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=RCA Records|id=74321 901802}}

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

UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Closer to Me|others=Five|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=RCA Records|id=74321 900744}}

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

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Closer to Me|others=Five|year=2001|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=RCA Records|id=74321 89874 2}}

"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.{{cite AV media notes|title=Kingsize|title-link=Kingsize (Five album)|others=Five|year=2001|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=RCA Records, BMG|id=74321 875972}}

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=

scope="row"\|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-11-10.pdf\|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=19\|issue=46\|page=11\|date=10 November 2001\|access-date=16 August 2021}} \|16
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2001) !Peak position
{{single chart\|Australiapandora\|55\|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222431/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue615.pdf\|urltitle=Issue 615\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 November 2023\|note=with "Rock the Party"}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|38\|artist=Five\|song=Closer to Me\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Ireland2\|12\|artist=Five\|song=Closer to Me\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|78\|artist=Five\|song=Closer to Me\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web\|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10001.html\|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 50, saptamina 17.12–23.12, 2001\|publisher=Romanian Top 100\|language=ro\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514151030/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10001.html\|archive-date=14 May 2005\|access-date=16 August 2021}} \|14
{{single chart\|Scotland\|4\|date=20011103\|rowheader=true\|access-date=16 August 2021}}
{{single chart\|UK\|4\|date=20011103\|rowheader=true\|access-date=16 August 2021}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2001) !Position
scope="row"\|Ireland (IRMA){{cite web\|url=http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm\|title=Ireland – Top Singles for 2001\|publisher=C&R\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm\|archive-date=5 May 2012\|access-date=14 September 2022}} \|90
scope="row"\|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web\|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf\|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2001\|work=UKChartsPlus\|access-date=16 August 2021}} \|104

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!Chart (2001)

!Position

scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm|title=Ireland – Top Singles for 2001|publisher=C&R|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm|archive-date=5 May 2012|access-date=14 September 2022}}

|90

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2001|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=16 August 2021}}

|104

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"\|Region !scope="col"\|Version !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Format(s) !scope="col"\|Label(s) !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|United Kingdom \|rowspan="3"\|"Closer to Me" \|22 October 2001 \|{{hlist\|CD1\|cassette}} \|rowspan="4"\|RCA \|{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-10-20.pdf\|title=New Releases – For Week Starting October 22, 2001: Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=29\|date=20 October 2001\|access-date=16 August 2021}}
rowspan="2"\|26 November 2001 \|CD2 \|{{cite magazine\|title=New Releases – For Week Starting November 26, 2001: Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=31\|date=24 November 2001}} Misprinted as 19 November on source.
scope="row"\|Sweden \|rowspan="2"\|CD \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1309&art=47\|title=Five: Closer to Me\|website=click2music.se\|language=sv\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020425044913/http://www.click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1309&art=47\|archive-date=25 April 2002\|access-date=29 November 2023}}
scope="row"\|Australia \|"Rock the Party" / "Closer to Me" \|3 December 2001 \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue614.pdf\|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd December 2001\|publisher=ARIA\|page=26\|date=3 December 2001\|archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222431/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue614.pdf\|archive-date=22 February 2008\|access-date=19 November 2023\|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Version

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom

|rowspan="3"|"Closer to Me"

|22 October 2001

|{{hlist|CD1|cassette}}

|rowspan="4"|RCA

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-10-20.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting October 22, 2001: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=20 October 2001|access-date=16 August 2021}}

rowspan="2"|26 November 2001

|CD2

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting November 26, 2001: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=24 November 2001}} Misprinted as 19 November on source.

scope="row"|Sweden

|rowspan="2"|CD

|{{cite web|url=http://www.click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1309&art=47|title=Five: Closer to Me|website=click2music.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020425044913/http://www.click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1309&art=47|archive-date=25 April 2002|access-date=29 November 2023}}

scope="row"|Australia

|"Rock the Party" / "Closer to Me"

|3 December 2001

|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue614.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd December 2001|publisher=ARIA|page=26|date=3 December 2001|archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222431/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue614.pdf|archive-date=22 February 2008|access-date=19 November 2023|url-status=live}}

References

Category:2001 singles

Category:2001 songs

Category:Five (band) songs

Category:Music videos directed by Max & Dania

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Richard Stannard (songwriter)

Category:Songs written by Abz Love

Category:Songs written by Ash Howes

Category:Songs written by Jason "J" Brown

Category:Songs written by Julian Gallagher

Category:Songs written by Richard Stannard (songwriter)