| Closer to Love | |
| Cover: | closertoloveart.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mat Kearney |
| Album: | City of Black & White |
| Released: | March 10, 2009 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 3:37 |
| Label: | Aware, Columbia |
| Prev Title: | Breathe In, Breathe Out |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | All I Have |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
"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]
| Charts (2009) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] | 36 | |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[5] | 31 |