Closer (Joe Inoue song)

"Closer"
"Closer"
Single by Joe Inoue
from the album Me! Me! Me!
Released	December 17, 2008
Genre	Post-hardcore, J-Pop, pop-punk
Length	13:43
Label	Ki/oon Records
Songwriter(s)	Joe Inoue
Producer(s)	Joe Inoue
Joe Inoue singles chronology

"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: Shippuden.^[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

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