Closer (Christopher album)

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Closer
Christopher - Closer (Official Album Cover).jpg
Studio album by
Released15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)
Recorded2015–16
Label Parlophone
Christopher chronology
Told You So
(2014)
Closer
(2016)
Under the Surface
(2019)
Singles from Closer
  1. "Tulips"
    Released: 7 August 2015
  2. "Limousine"
    Released: 29 January 2016
  3. "I Won't Let You Down"
    Released: 1 April 2016
  4. "Heartbeat"
    Released: 16 September 2016
Closer
No.TitleLength
1."Tulips"3:26
2."Limousine" (featuring Madcon)3:34
3."I Won't Let You Down" (featuring Bekuh Boom)3:40
4."Famous"2:50
5."Bitter War" (featuring Ericka Jane)3:15
6."Don't Let the Door Hit Ya" (featuring Brandon Beal)4:06
7."Reasons"3:41
8."Hungover"3:49
9."Baby Making (Interlude)"2:27
10."First Time"3:36
11."All About Sex"3:32
12."Heartbeat"3:20
Closer (2017 version)
No.TitleLength
1."Naked"3:07
2."I Won't Let You Down" (featuring Bekuh Boom)3:40
3."Tulips"3:26
4."Limousine" (featuring Madcon)3:34
5."Take Me Back" (with Matoma)2:58
6."Free Fall"3:10
7."Famous"2:50
8."Bitter War" (featuring Ericka Jane)3:15
9."Don't Let the Door Hit Ya" (featuring Brandon Beal)4:06
10."Reasons"3:41
11."Hungover"3:49
12."Baby Making (Interlude)"2:27
13."First Time"3:36
14."All About Sex"3:32
15."Heartbeat"3:20
16."Heartbeat" (acoustic)3:31
17."Free Fall" (unplugged)2:46
18."Naked" (unplugged)3:01

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Closer
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [3] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Closer
Chart (2016)Position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [4] 29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [5] Platinum20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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