Closer (Joe Inoue song)

"Closer"
Single by Joe Inoue
from the album Me! Me! Me!
Released	December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17)
Genre	Rock, J-Pop
Length	13:43
Label	Ki/oon Records
Writer(s)	Joe Inoue
Producer	Joe Inoue
Joe Inoue singles chronology
"Hello!" (2008) "Closer" (2008) "Maboroshi" (2009)

"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: Shippūden.^[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!.

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

1. "Closer" – 3:26
2. "Gravity" – 3:09
3. "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
4. "Closer (Naruto Opening ver.)" (CLOSER　-NARUTO オープニング ver.-, CLOSER -NARUTO Ōpuningu ver.-^?) – 1:30
5. "Closer ('Kerioki' ver.) (Karaoke)" (CLOSER -“ケリオキ”ver.-(KARAOKE)^?) – 3:26

References

1. ^ "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. http://natalie.mu/music/news/10993. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 
2. ^ "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". http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/433015/products/music/791206/1/. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 
3. ^ "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. http://natalie.mu/music/news/32277. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 
4. ^ "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. http://natalie.mu/music/news/38757. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 
5. ^ "Closer - EP by Joe Inoue - Download Closer - EP on iTunes". 2010-10-05. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/closer-ep/id394731046. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 

External links

• Joe Inoue's official website (Japanese)