Closer (Joe Inoue song)
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"Closer" is the second single by Japanese-American recording artist Joe Inoue
. The song was used as one of the opening themes of Naruto: Shippūden. "Closer" is the most successful of Inoue's singles, peaking at 22 on the Oricon
Weekly Singles Charts and remaining on the charts for seven weeks. Both the title track and "Gravity" are included on Me! Me! Me!
.
Inoue later digitally released an English language cover of the title track on May 19, 2010. This version was later included as a bonus track on Dos Angeles
.
A subsequent digital EP of the song was also released to the American iTunes Store
on October 5, 2010. The EP includes the three variations of "Closer" from the original CD release as well as the English version.
Joe Inoue
is a Japanese American rock musician signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Ki/oon Records label. He was born and grew up in Los Angeles, California, to two Japanese immigrants. It was not until middle school that he became interested in music and that eventually led him to start his musical...
. The song was used as one of the opening themes of Naruto: Shippūden. "Closer" is the most successful of Inoue's singles, peaking at 22 on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
Weekly Singles Charts and remaining on the charts for seven weeks. Both the title track and "Gravity" are included on Me! Me! Me!
Me! Me! Me!
Me! Me! Me! is the first full length album by Japanese-American recording artist Joe Inoue, originally released as a standard release and a limited edition release containing a DVD of music videos on April 8, 2009. Me! Me! Me! peaked at number 86 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts, remaining on the...
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Inoue later digitally released an English language cover of the title track on May 19, 2010. This version was later included as a bonus track on Dos Angeles
Dos Angeles
Dos Angeles is Japanese-American recording artist Joe Inoue's second full length album, originally released as a standard and limited edition release on October 6, 2010...
.
A subsequent digital EP of the song was also released to the American iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
on October 5, 2010. The EP includes the three variations of "Closer" from the original CD release as well as the English version.
Track listing
- "Closer" – 3:26
- "Gravity" – 3:09
- – 2:15
- – 1:30
- – 3:26