Closer (Ne-Yo song)

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“Closer”
“Closer” cover
Single by Ne-Yo
from the album Year of the Gentleman
Released April 15, 2008 (US)
June 3, 2008 (UK) (Digital)
June 23, 2008 (UK) (CD)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2008
Genre Dance-pop
Length 3:54
Label Def Jam
Writer(s) Ne-Yo
Producer Stargate
Ne-Yo singles chronology
"Finer Things"
(2008)
"Closer"
(2008)
"Stop This World"
(2008)

"Closer" is the first single from Ne-Yo's upcoming album Year of the Gentleman. The song is produced by Stargate.[1]

The song was released as a digital download in the UK on May 5, 2008 and will be released as a CD single on June 23, 2008.

[edit] Music video

The video was filmed at Santa Clara Studios, California.[citation needed] It was directed by Melina Matsoukas who also directed his "Because of You" and "Do You" video. Ne-Yo wore a "gentleman-looking" suit dancing with a woman. Other shots also show him alone in the center of the spotlight being backed up with four dancers. A number of on-set pictures from the video leaked over the Internet.

The video premiered on BET on April 25, playing every hour of the day with the last airing being at 7 PM.[2] It features Ne-Yo performing dance moves, with lyrics from the song occasionally appearing on-screen.

[edit] Chart positions

"Closer" debuted at #22 in the UK Singles Chart on downloads only, and peaked at #5 after five weeks on the chart. The song jumped 15 spots from #20 to #5 on the New Zealand RIANZ Chart.

Charts Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 38
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 33
Canadian Hot 100 39
Brazilian Dance Singles [3] 29
Swesish Singles Chart 56
UK Singles Chart 5
Irish Singles Chart 12
Bulgarian National Top 40[4] 36
United World Chart 22
New Zealand RIANZ Chart 5

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