"Closer" (stylized as "CLOSER") is the second single by Japanese-American recording artist

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. The song was used as one of the opening themes of '' Naruto: Shippuden''. "Closer" is the most successful of Inoue's singles, peaking at 22 on the

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Weekly Singles Charts and remaining on the charts for seven weeks. Both the title track and "Gravity" are included on ''

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''. Inoue later digitally released an English language cover of the title track on May 19, 2010. This version was later included as a bonus track on ''

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''. A subsequent digital EP of the song was also released to the American

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on October 5, 2010. The EP includes the three variations of "Closer" from the original CD release as well as the English version.

Track listing

# "Closer" – 3:26 # "Gravity" – 3:09 # – 2:15 # – 1:30 # – 3:26

References

External links

Joe Inoue's official website
2008 singles 2008 songs Joe Inoue songs Ki/oon Music singles Naruto songs {{2000s-Japan-single-stub