Closer to Love

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"Closer to Love"
Single by Mat Kearney
from the album City of Black & White
ReleasedMarch 10, 2009
GenrePop
Length3:37
LabelAware, Columbia
SongwritersMat Kearney, Robert Marvin, Josiah Bell
Mat Kearney singles chronology
"Breathe In, Breathe Out"
(2007)		 "Closer to Love"
(2009)		 "All I Have"
(2009)
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 performance for Closer to Love
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 CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Columbia Records :: Mat Kearney Readies New Album City of Black & White to be Released May 19". Prnewswire. 2009-06-09. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  2. Mansfield, Brian (2009-03-02). "USA Today's Pick of the week". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  3. "Closer To Love Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  4. Amanda Woldt (2011-09-11). Taylor Swift - Closer to Love (cover of Mat Kearney) - Rose Garden Arena - 9/6/11. Retrieved 2026-05-13 – via YouTube.
  5. "Mat Kearney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  6. "Mat Kearney Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  7. "Mat Kearney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  8. "Mat Kearney Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  9. "Mat Kearney Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  10. "Mat Kearney Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  11. "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  12. "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  13. "American single certifications – Mat Kearney – Nothing Left to Lose". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 13, 2019.