Closer to Me

"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, released on 26 November. 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
2. "1,2,3,4,5" – 3:40
3. "The Heat" – 3:09

UK CD2

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

UK cassette single

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

European CD single

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.

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

Year-end charts

Release history

References