Closer to Free explained

Closer to Free
Cover:Closer to Free single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:BoDeans
Album:Go Slow Down
Released:1993
Length:3:09
Label:
Producer:T-Bone Burnett
Prev Title:Feed the Fire
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Hurt by Love
Next Year:1996

"Closer to Free" is a 1993 song by American rock band BoDeans featured on their fifth studio album, Go Slow Down. It is the band's biggest hit,[1] peaking at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 11 in Australia, and number one in Canada after its re-release in 1996. It was featured as the theme of the TV series Party of Five.

Track listings

US 7-inch, CD, and cassette single (1995, 1996)[2] [3] [4]

  1. "Closer to Free" (studio album version) – 3:09
  2. "Closer to Free" (live album version) – 3:54

Australian CD single (1994)[5]

  1. "Closer to Free"
  2. "Texas Ride Song"
  3. "Idaho"

European and Australian CD single (1996)[6]

  1. "Closer to Free"
  2. "She's a Runaway"
  3. "Don't Be Lonely"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 16
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 31
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[9] 3
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[10] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 85
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 35
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 67
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 23
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[15] 26

In popular culture

"Closer to Free" was featured as the theme of the TV series Party of Five[16] and was featured on the show's accompanying soundtrack. The song was also played in the 1994 film Milk Money and during the opening credits of the 1995 film Heavyweights.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Concert Connection: BoDeans coming to Infinity Hall Hartford. John. Atashian. September 19, 2018. The Middletown Press.
  2. Closer to Free. BoDeans. 1995. US 7-inch single vinyl disc. Slash Records, Reprise Records. 7-17674.
  3. Closer to Free. BoDeans. 1996. US CD single disc notes. Slash Records, Reprise Records. 9 17674-2, 2-17674.
  4. Closer to Free. BoDeans. 1996. US cassette single sleeve. Slash Records, Reprise Records. 9 17674-4.
  5. Closer to Free. BoDeans. 1994. Australian CD single liner notes. Slash Records, Liberation Records. D11560.
  6. Closer to Free. BoDeans. 1996. European & Australian CD single liner notes. Slash Records, London Records, Polydor Records (Australia). 850 655-2.
  7. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. May 4, 1996. October 21, 2023.
  8. Adult Contemporary. Billboard. March 2, 1996. subscription. October 21, 2023.
  9. Adult Pop Airplay. Billboard. May 4, 1996. subscription. October 21, 2023.
  10. Pop Airplay. Billboard. April 27, 1996. subscription. October 21, 2023.
  11. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996. ARIA. Imgur. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151102010347/http://i.imgur.com/t1PYbhG.jpg. November 2, 2015. January 13, 2019.
  12. RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 25, 2018.
  13. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1996. Billboardtop100of.com. February 25, 2021.
  14. The Year in Music: Hot Adult Top 40 Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 108. 52. YE-86. December 28, 1996.
  15. Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles. Airplay Monitor. 4. 53. 30. December 27, 1996.
  16. 50 TV Theme Songs That Made the Billboard Charts: Listen. Billboard.

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