Closer to Me explained

"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 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]

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

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

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6]	16
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[7]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	90
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	104

Release history

Region	Version	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	"Closer to Me"	22 October 2001		RCA	[10]
		26 November 2001	CD2		[11]
Sweden			CD		[12]
Australia	"Rock the Party" / "Closer to Me"	3 December 2001			[13]

Notes and References

1. Closer to Me. Five. 2001. UK CD1 liner notes. RCA Records. 74321 90074 2.
2. Closer to Me. Five. 2001. UK CD2 liner notes. RCA Records. 74321 901802.
3. Closer to Me. Five. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. RCA Records. 74321 900744.
4. Closer to Me. Five. 2001. European CD single liner notes. RCA Records. 74321 89874 2.
5. Kingsize. Kingsize (Five album). Five. 2001. UK CD album booklet. RCA Records, BMG. 74321 875972.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 19. 46. 11. 10 November 2001. 16 August 2021.
7. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 50, saptamina 17.12–23.12, 2001. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050514151030/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10001.html. 14 May 2005. 16 August 2021.
8. Web site: Ireland – Top Singles for 2001. C&R. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm. 5 May 2012. 14 September 2022.
9. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. 16 August 2021.
10. New Releases – For Week Starting October 22, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 29. 20 October 2001. 16 August 2021.
11. New Releases – For Week Starting November 26, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 31. 24 November 2001. Misprinted as 19 November on source.
12. Web site: Five: Closer to Me. click2music.se. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20020425044913/http://www.click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1309&art=47. 25 April 2002. 29 November 2023.
13. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd December 2001. ARIA. 26. 3 December 2001. http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222431/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue614.pdf. 22 February 2008. 19 November 2023. live.