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. The video for the song was directed by Max & Dania and features various vintage band footage.

Track listings
UK CD1
 * 1) "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
 * "1,2,3,4,5" – 3:40
 * 1) "The Heat" – 3:09

UK CD2
 * 1) "Closer to Me" (single remix) – 4:29
 * 2) "Rock the Party" (single remix) – 2:49
 * 3) "Closer to Me" (video)

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

European CD single
 * 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.

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