Closer (Travis song)

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"Closer"
Travis-Closer.jpg
Single by Travis
from the album The Boy with No Name
B-side
  • "The Day To Day"
  • "The Great Unknown"
  • "This Love"
Released23 April 2007
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s) Fran Healy
Producer(s) Nigel Godrich
Travis singles chronology
"Walking in the Sun"
(2004)		"Closer"
(2007)		"Selfish Jean"
(2007)
Music video
"Closer" on YouTube

"Closer" is a song by Scottish band Travis, released as the first single from their fifth studio album, The Boy with No Name (2007), on 23 April 2007. The single peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and became the band's second chart-topper on the Scottish Singles Chart, after "Coming Around". [1]

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The song is featured in the video game by EA Sports, FIFA 08 . [2]

Music video

The music video features the band as clerks in a supermarket with Healy as the beaver mascot. When fed up with his job, he goes inside and starts singing on the speaker system. Payne, who was working at the register completely bored, takes out his bass and Dunlop and Primrose are dancing with the customers. When their boss, Ben Stiller in a cameo, hears music, he tries to find out where it comes from but it stops as soon as he looks out of his office. The music then resumes when Stiller goes back to his office. The video ends with the band leaving the supermarket together. The only instrument that appears is Payne's bass, whilst the rest of the band have nothing. Fran Healy is seen wearing a Radio Clyde T-shirt that reads "Radio Clyde 261". The T-shirt actually originated from Frank Zappa who wore a red version of the shirt previously. The video was directed by Michael Baldwin, who has also directed videos for Gabriella Cilmi, Dave Matthews Band, and Melanie C, among others.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8] 20
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [9] 85
Germany (Official German Charts) [10] 69
Norway (VG-lista) [11] 8
Scotland (OCC) [12] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 32
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 10

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References

  1. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 11 June 2000 - 17 June 2000". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "FIFA 08 Soundtrack". FIFPlay. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Closer (UK enhanced CD single liner notes). Travis. Independiente. 2007. ISOM 118MS.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Closer (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Travis. Independiente. 2007. ISOM 118S1, 5060006323874.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Closer (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Travis. Independiente. 2007. ISOM 118S2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Closer (European CD single liner notes). Travis. Independiente. 2007. 88697097062.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Closer (US CD EP liner notes). Travis. Independiente, Epic Records. 2007. 88697093852.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Travis – Closer" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200730 into search. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Travis – Closer" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "Travis – Closer". VG-lista. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Travis – Closer". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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