Too Close (Wilkinson song)

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"Too Close"
Wilkinson Too Close.jpg
Single by Wilkinson featuring Detour City
from the album Lazers Not Included
B-side "Midnight"
Released23 February 2014
Recorded2013
Genre Drum and bass
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mark Wilkinson
Wilkinson singles chronology
"Afterglow"
(2013)
"Too Close"
(2014)
"Half Light"
(2014)
Detour City singles chronology
"Too Close"
(2014)
"Merlin (Everybody Knows)"
(2014)

"Too Close" is a song by the British record producer Wilkinson, featuring vocals from Detour City. It was released on 23 February 2014, through RAM Records, as the fifth single from his debut album Lazers Not Included . The song has peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the UK Dance Chart. The release also included remixes of the track by Catching Flies, Wookie, Frankee and Askery.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Too Close" was first released onto YouTube on 22 January 2014 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-nine seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Too Close" (featuring Detour City)3:37
2."Too Close VIP"4:27
3."Too Close" (Wookie remix)5:23
4."Too Close" (Catching Flies remix)4:52
5."Too Close" (Frankee remix)4:13
6."Too Close" (Askery remix)4:21
Digital download – Beatport edition [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Too Close" (featuring Detour City)3:37
2."Too Close VIP"4:27
3."Too Close" (Wookie remix)5:23
4."Too Close" (Catching Flies remix)4:52
5."Too Close" (Frankee remix)4:13
6."Too Close" (Askery remix)4:21
7."Midnight"4:35
Vinyl No. 1
No.TitleLength
1."Too Close"3:37
2."Too Close VIP"4:27
Vinyl No. 2
No.TitleLength
1."Too Close" (Frankee remix)4:13
2."Midnight"4:35

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 78
Scotland (OCC) [5] 83
UK Dance (OCC) [6] 14
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 55

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 23 February 2014 [8] Digital download

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