"Closer to You" (; Stylized as Closer to you) is a song recorded by South Korean hip hop duo
Exo-SC
Exo-SC (; stylized as EXO-SC) is the second official sub-unit of South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2019, the group is composed of two Exo members: Chanyeol and Sehun. Their debut extended play '' What a Life'' was ...
, the second official sub-unit of the South Korean-Chinese boy group
Exo
Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and ...
. It was released on July 22, 2019 by
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
as one of the three title tracks of their debut
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. ''What a Life''.
Background and release
"Closer to You" is a
hip hop song with a romantic sensibility. It's described as an impressive song with an emotional melody and a highly addictive chorus with lyrics about expressing the desire to be closer to the person. Chanyeol and Sehun participated in writing the lyrics with hip hop group
Rhythm Power
Rhythm Power ( ko, 리듬파워) is a South Korean hip hop group that consists of rappers Hangzoo, Boi B and Geegooin. They were managed by the hip hop record label Amoeba Culture. The three group members have been childhood friends and started p ...
's member
Hangzoo.
On July 31, a cam video of the two members separately of their performance of "Closer to You" on their showcase were released.
Music video
On July 18, a teaser of "Closer to You" was released along with the other two title tracks of ''What a Life'' EP. On July 25, the official music video of "Closer to You" was released.
On July 30, "Closer to You" music video behind photos of Sehun were released. On July 31, behind photos of Chanyeol of "Closer to You" music video were released. On August 1, "Closer to You" behind photos of the duo together were released.
Live performance
EXO-SC performed "Closer to You" for the first time on Exo's 5th concert EXO Planet #5 - EXplOration on July 19, and will continue to do so for all the concerts in the tour.
On July 22, EXO-SC performed "Closer to You" at their two showcases for the press and for the fans.
Charts
Release history
References
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2019 songs
2019 singles
Songs in Korean
SM Entertainment singles