The production features sound effects such as a bass squelch, synth echo, and feedback growl. The samples were then combined with beats produced by a Roland R-70 drum machine. The samples were produced using two Akai S1100 samplers, each with an expander, essentially making up four samplers. The drum track of "Closer" is built around a heavily modified sample of the bass drum from the 1977 Iggy Pop song " Nightclubbing", which was performed by a Roland drum machine. "Closer" uses elements of funk, avant-garde, and electronic music. "Closer" has been described as industrial rock and alternative rock. Censored versions of the song and its Mark Romanek-directed music video received substantial airplay on radio and MTV. Although the song addresses themes such as self-hatred and obsession, its sexually aggressive chorus led to widespread misinterpretation of the song as an anthem of lust, which helped it become Nine Inch Nails' most successful single up to that time and cemented Trent Reznor's status as an industrial rock icon. The single is the ninth official Nine Inch Nails release, making it "Halo 9" in the band's official Halo numbering system.Ī promotional single provided by the label to radio stations included both long and short vocal-censored (i.e. Most versions of the single are titled " Closer to God", a rare example in music of a single's title differing from the title of its A-side ("Closer to God" is also the title of an alternate version of "Closer" featured on the single, which was also released as a separate promotional single for club-play). Released on May 30, 1994, it is considered one of Nine Inch Nails' signature songs and remains their most popular song. In Poland it was certified Diamond and in Sweden it was 5 times Platinum.Īrtist’s age on Release Date: The American DJ duo were active for 4 years when they released this song.Ĭover Versions: Boyceavenue – Kabira featuring Casey Breves – Conor Maynard – Alex Aiono – JFla – Jannik Brunke & Alycia Marie – Alex Goot & ATC – Raon Lee & Dragon Stone – Sam Tsui, Kirsten Collins and Lia Kim – Leo Moracchioli – Leroy Sanchez – Tom Featuring Beer – Agatha Chelsea – William Singe – Walk of the Earth – other amateur artists covered this song on Youtube." Closer" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as the second single on their second studio album, The Downward Spiral (1994). It was certified 9 times Platinum in Australia and Canada. The song topped the charts in several countries around the world including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, India, Ireland, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Slovakia and Sweden. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it Quadruple Platinum for sales over 2.1 million copies. In the US, ‘Closer’ topped the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, the Adult Top 40, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and the Mainstream Top 40 Charts.
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified it Double Platinum for sales over 1.2 million copies.
Songwriter/s: Andrew Taggart – Ashley Franginpane – Shaun Frank – Frederic Kennett – Isaac Slade – Joe KingĬhart Rankings: In the UK, the song reached number 1 on the UK Singles Charts and the UK Dance Charts. When The Chainsmokers released this song they tweeted: “This song is dedicated to anyone that hooked up with their EX and right after remember all the reasons why they broke up.” Taggart also told Genius: “A lot of the inspiration for the song writing comes from bands like Blink-182 and Taking Back Sunday.”
CLOSER SONG AND LYRICS HOW TO
Shaun was the one who made me believe I could actually sing on a song and showed me how to process and layer my vocals.” Taggart said during an interview: “I took the idea, turned it into an entire song and wrote the lyrics with Shaun Frank in one session. Taggart then penned the song with DJ, singer and producer Shaun Frank. Andrew Taggart and Freddy Kennett (from Louis The Child) started writing this song during a studio session. Closer’ was inspired by listening to Blink -182 song. ‘It’s about a couple getting back together after a four-year break-up.
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