Summary
"Closer" (stylized as "CLOSER") is the second single by Japanese-American recording artist Joe Inoue. The song was used as one of the opening themes of Naruto: Shippuden.[1] "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.[2] Both the title track and "Gravity" are included on Me! Me! Me!.
| "Closer" | ||||
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| Single by Joe Inoue | ||||
| from the album Me! Me! Me! | ||||
| Released | December 17, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, J-Pop, pop-punk | |||
| Length | 13:43 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Inoue | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Inoue | |||
| Joe Inoue singles chronology | ||||
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Inoue later digitally released an English language cover of the title track on May 19, 2010.[3] 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.[4] The EP includes the three variations of "Closer" from the original CD release as well as the English version.[5]
Track listing edit
- "Closer" – 3:26
- "Gravity" – 3:09
- "Kangaetakunai (Can a Guy Talk All Night?) (考えたくない～Can a guy talk all night?～, "I Don't Wanna Think About It (Can a Guy Talk All Night?)") – 2:15
- "Closer (Naruto Opening ver.)" (CLOSER -NARUTO オープニング ver.-, CLOSER -NARUTO Ōpuningu ver.-) – 1:30
- "Closer ('Kerioki' ver.) (Karaoke)" (CLOSER -“ケリオキ”ver.-(KARAOKE)) – 3:26
References edit
- ^ "ナタリー - 動画アクセス10万件！井上ジョーが歌う「NARUTO」曲". 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "ＣＬＯＳＥＲ 井上ジョーのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "ナタリー - 井上ジョー新曲がアニメ「よりぬき銀魂さん」オープニング". 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "ナタリー - 井上ジョー、要望応え初の海外リリース作品を発表". 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "Closer - EP by Joe Inoue - Download Closer - EP on iTunes". 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
External links edit
- Joe Inoue's official website (in Japanese)