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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox song "Closing Time" is a song by American rock band Semisonic. It was released on March 10, 1998, as the lead single from their second studio album, Feeling Strangely Fine, and began to receive mainstream radio airplay on April 27, 1998. The ballad was written by Dan Wilson and produced by Nick Launay.

The single reached number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and the top 50 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It is certified gold in the latter country and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1999. The song reappeared on the charts of three countries in 2011 after being featured in the 2011 movie Friends with Benefits and an episode of the television sitcom The Office; it attained its highest chart peaks in Australia and Ireland during this period.

While the song is about people leaving a bar at closing time (also called last call), and widely interpreted as such, drummer Jacob Slichter has also indicated that the song was written by Wilson "in anticipation of fatherhood" and that it is about "being sent forth from the womb as if by a bouncer clearing out a bar".

Background and composition

Prior to composing "Closing Time", Semisonic would usually end their concerts with the song "If I Run". The band grew tired of playing this song every night and so Wilson set out to write a new song that they could play at the end of their set. Wilson's girlfriend was pregnant at the time and although Wilson did not set out consciously to write a song about giving birth, he has stated that "Part way into the writing of the song, I realized it was also about being born."

Jacob Slichter, the drummer for Semisonic, said in 2006 that payola was how they turned "Closing Time" into a hit. Slichter stated: "It cost something close to $700,000 to $800,000 to get 'Closing Time' on the air."

Critical reception

Billboard magazine described "Closing Time" as an "instantly memorable rock ditty", saying, "...the core of 'Closing Time' is pure pop with a sticky chorus that will have you singing along before the end of your first listen. This could be the jam that establishes Semisonic as the top 40 heroes they deserve to be." Doug Reece of the same magazine called the song "impossibly hooky". "Closing Time" was placed at number 19 on Rolling StoneШаблон:'s 2007 list of the "20 Most Annoying Songs".

Music video

Шаблон:Expandsect The music video was directed by Chris Applebaum.

Usage in other media

This song is frequently used by some radio stations as their last song before changing formats, mostly alternative rock stations. Most notably on November 16, 2016, Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas-based alternative station KDGE (102.1 FM) played a continuous loop of "Closing Time" while redirecting its listeners to its area sister mainstream rock station KEGL (97.1 FM). This continued until 5 p.m. on November 17, 2016, when the station flipped to Christmas music then full-time to a mainstream adult contemporary format on December 26.

Track listings

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1. "Closing Time" (Bob Clearmountain mix) – 3:50
2. "F.N.T." (Tom Lord-Alge mix) – 3:29
3. "Made to Last" – 5:03
4. "Closing Time" – 4:34

European CD single

1. "Closing Time" (radio edit) – 3:49
2. "Delicious" – 3:58

European maxi-CD single

1. "Closing Time" (Clearmountain mix) – 3:49
2. "Delicious" – 3:58
3. "Gone to the Movies" – 3:52
4. "Closing Time" (album version) – 4:35

UK CD1

1. "Closing Time" (remix edit) – 3:49
2. "Falling" (live) – 3:31
3. "Long Way from Home" – 5:20

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1. "Closing Time" (album edit) – 3:52
2. "F.N.T." (live acoustic) – 3:16
3. "Air That I Breathe" – 4:21
4. "Closing Time" (video)

UK cassette single

A. "Closing Time" (remix edit) – 3:49

B. "Air That I Breathe" – 4:21

Japanese CD single

1. "Closing Time"
2. "F.N.T."
3. "Made to Last"
4. "Closing Time" (album version video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Feeling Strangely Fine liner notes.

Studios

• Recorded and produced at Seedy Underbelly (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• Mixed at Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles)
• Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, US)

Personnel Шаблон:Div col

• Dan Wilson – writing, lead vocals, guitar, piano
• John Munson – vocals, bass, Moog
• Jacob Slichter – vocals, drums
• Nick Launay – production, recording
• Brad Kern – additional recording
• Alex Oana – assistant recording engineer
• Richard Werbowenko – assistant recording engineer
• Shane Washington – assistant recording engineer
• Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
• Jim Champagne – assistant mixing engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	33
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)	15
US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)	27
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)	15
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)	33
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)	27
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)	3
US Triple-A (Billboard)	10

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Шаблон:Abbr
United States	February 23, 1998	Шаблон:Hlist	MCA
Europe	March 10, 1998	CD
United States	April 27, 1998	Top 40 radio
Japan	July 23, 1998	CD
United Kingdom	October 25, 1999	Шаблон:Hlist

See also

• Number one modern rock hits of 1998

External links

• "Closing Time" on Song Exploder