Too close
| Too close | |
|---|---|
| Alex Clare | |
| publication | April 15, 2011 |
| length | 4:16 |
| Genre (s) | Soul , pop , dubstep |
| text | Alex Clare, Jim Duguid |
| music | Mike Spencer |
| Publisher (s) | Iceland |
| album | The Lateness of the Hour |
Too Close is a song by the British singer-songwriter Alex Clare . It was released on April 15, 2011 and is from his album The Lateness of the Hour . The song hit the charts about a year after it was released. On April 27, 2012, the song reached number 1 in the German charts and also entered the charts in other countries, e.g. B. in the UK , Austria and the USA . The single owes this success to the advertisement for Internet Explorer 9 , in which this song appeared. The single was produced by Diplo and Switch .
Music video
The music video was first released on YouTube on March 15, 2011. It takes 4 minutes and 18 seconds. In the video, Clare is shown alternately singing and two swordsmen in kendō armor fighting with each other.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
1 (42 weeks) | 42 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
5 (33 weeks) | 33 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
12 (39 weeks) | 39 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
4th (36 weeks) | 36 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
7th (44 weeks) | 44 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Alex Clare storms the charts with "Too Close"! giga music, March 15, 2012, accessed April 30, 2012 .
- ↑ A more beautiful web is ... Internet Explorer TV commercial. In: Official Internet Explorer channel on YouTube . YouTube, March 5, 2012, accessed April 30, 2012 .
- ↑ Alex Clare - Too Close (OFFICIAL VIDEO). In: alexclare channel on YouTube . YouTube, March 15, 2011, accessed April 30, 2012 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
