Song · Tegan and Sara
“Closer” by Tegan and Sara
From the album Heartthrob (2013)
“Closer” by Tegan and Sara appears on 11 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2012 and 2025. It was first released in 2013 on the album Heartthrob. Its best result is #39 on the Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #79 alternative song of 2012 and #5,689 alternative song of all time.
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"Closer" kicked off Heartthrob, Tegan and Sara's seventh studio album, arriving as its lead single in September 2012, and it's the sound of the Canadian duo going all in on dance-pop. Tegan Quin wrote it with Sara and producer Greg Kurstin, who also engineered and played keyboards, guitar and bass, with Joey Waronker on drums and Manny Marroquin mixing. The result is glossy and gleaming, built for the club rather than the coffeehouse.
The gamble paid off. It topped Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart in 2013, became their first single to reach the Hot 100, went platinum in Canada and won Single of the Year at the 2014 Juno Awards. Glee and BoJack Horseman both used it, and a Record Store Day vinyl of remixes followed in 2013, pressed in a run of 3600 copies.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 71 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2012 | 91 |
| 2012 | 78 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012 | 103 |
| 2012 | 47 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012 | 96 |
| 2012 | 49 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2012 | 131 |
| 2012 | 39 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2012 | 51 |
| 2013 | 160 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2013 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1203 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2019 | 756 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 756 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2025 | 756 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 874 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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