"Closer" is a song by Scottish

Scotland

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 band Travis

Travis (band)

Travis are a post-Britpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose...

, released as the first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from their fifth studio album

Album

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, The Boy with No Name

The Boy with No Name

The Boy with No Name is the fifth studio album from Scottish Indie pop band Travis. The album was released on May 7, 2007. The album sold over 442,900 copies worldwide.-Background:...

, on April 23, 2007. The single peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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.

Music video

The music video features the band as clerks in a supermarket

Supermarket

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 with Healy as the mascot

Mascot

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. When fed up with his job, he goes inside and starts singing on the speaker system. Payne, who was working at the register completely bored, takes out his bass and Dunlop and Primrose are dancing with the customers. When their boss, Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara....

 in a cameo, hears music, he tries to find out where it comes from but it stops as soon as he looks out of his office

Office

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. The music then resumes when Stiller goes back to his office. The video ends with the band leaving the supermarket together. he only instrument that appears is Payne's bass, whilst the rest of the band have nothing. Fran Healy is seen wearing a Radio Clyde

Radio Clyde

Radio Clyde is a division of Bauer Radio based in Glasgow, Scotland. They currently operate an FM station and an AM station from studios in Clydebank West Dunbartonshire.- History :...

t-shirt that reads "Radio Clyde 261".

Track listings

• UK CD Single

1. "Closer" - 3:59
2. "The Day Today" - 2:48
3. "Closer" (Video)

• 7" Vinyl #1

1. "Closer" - 3:59
2. "The Great Unknown" - 2:24

• 7" Vinyl #2

1. "Closer" - 3:59
2. "This Love" - 4:05

• European Single

1. "Closer" - 3:59
2. "The Day Today" - 2:48
3. "The Great Unknown" - 2:24
4. "This Love" - 4:05
5. "Closer" (Video)

• American E.P.

1. "Closer" - 3:59
2. "The Day Today" - 2:48
3. "This Love" - 4:05

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	10
Norwegian Singles Chart	8
Italian Singles Chart	49
Czech IFPI Chart	85