Closer to Love
| "Closer to Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Mat Kearney | ||||
| from the album City of Black & White | ||||
| Released | March 10, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Aware, Columbia | |||
| Songwriters | Mat Kearney, Robert Marvin, Josiah Bell | |||
| Mat Kearney singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Closer to Love" on YouTube | ||||
"Closer to Love" is the first single from Mat Kearney's third album City of Black & White. It was released as a digital download on March 10, 2009.[1] The song was featured in USA Today and chosen as the "Pick of the week."[2] The music video was released on March 27, 2009.
Kearney explained to Relevant Magazine that this song is, "about dealing with the difficulties of a tough world, or maybe about the tough world we see our friends living in, or maybe it's something about the growing we are all a part of—longing for something whole and perfect—like we are just passing through this place."[3]
On September 6, 2011, Taylor Swift covered this song on her Speak Now World Tour in Portland, Oregon at the Rose Garden Arena.[4]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 91 |
| US Adult Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 6 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] | 13 |
| US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 12 |
| US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard)[9] | 7 |
| US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] | 36 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] | 31 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ "Columbia Records :: Mat Kearney Readies New Album City of Black & White to be Released May 19". Prnewswire. June 9, 2009. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ↑ Mansfield, Brian (March 2, 2009). "USA Today's Pick of the week". Usatoday.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Closer To Love Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ↑ Amanda Woldt (September 11, 2011). Taylor Swift - Closer to Love (cover of Mat Kearney) - Rose Garden Arena - 9/6/11. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Mat Kearney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Mat Kearney Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Mat Kearney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Mat Kearney Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Mat Kearney Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Mat Kearney Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Mat Kearney – Nothing Left to Lose". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 13, 2019.