Closer to Me

"Closer to Me" is a song by English boyband Five. It was released on 22 October 2001 as the second single from their third studio album, Kingsize (2001). The song peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and was Five's final British release, with the band breaking up after doing promotional appearances for it; follow-up single "Rock the Party" was ultimately included on a second CD single of "Closer to Me" in the UK, released on 26 November. The video for the song was directed by Max & Dania and features various vintage band footage.

"Closer to Me"
Single by Five
from the album Kingsize
B-side	"1,2,3,4,5" "The Heat"
Released	22 October 2001 (2001-10-22)
Length	4:28
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher Ash Howes Martin Harrington Richard Breen Jason Brown
Producer(s)	Richard "Biff" Stannard Julian Gallagher
Five singles chronology
"Let's Dance" (2001) "Closer to Me" (2001) "Rock the Party" (2001)
Music video
"Closer to Me" on YouTube

Track listings

UK CD1^[1]

1. "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
2. "1,2,3,4,5" – 3:40
3. "The Heat" – 3:09

UK CD2^[2]

1. "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
2. "Rock the Party" (single remix) – 2:49
3. "Closer to Me" (video)

UK cassette single^[3]

1. "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
2. "1,2,3,4,5" – 3:40

European CD single^[4]

1. "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
2. "Let's Dance" (The Maverick Monkey mix) – 5:19

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Kingsize album booklet.^[5]

Studio

• Mixed at Biffco Studios (Dublin, Ireland)

Personnel

• Richard "Biff" Stannard – writing (as Richard Stannard), production
• Julian Gallagher – writing, production
• Ash Howes – writing, keyboards, programming, recording, mixing
• Martin Harrington – writing, keyboards, programming, additional recording
• Abz Love – writing (as Richard Breen)
• Jason Brown – writing
• Andy Caine – backing vocals
• Sharon Murphy – backing vocals
• Milton McDonald – guitars
• Alvin Sweeney – additional recording

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] with "Rock the Party" 55 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 38 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 16 Ireland (IRMA)[9] 12 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 78 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[11] 14 Scotland (OCC)[12] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Ireland (IRMA)[14] 90 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 104

Release history

Region	Version	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	"Closer to Me"	22 October 2001	CD1 cassette	RCA	[16]
		26 November 2001	CD2		[17]
Sweden			CD		[18]
Australia	"Rock the Party" / "Closer to Me"	3 December 2001			[19]