Closer to Love

"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.

"Closer to Love"
Single by Mat Kearney
from the album City of Black & White
Released	March 10, 2009
Genre	Pop
Length	3:37
Label	Aware, Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Mat 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

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

Weekly charts

Charts (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	91
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs	12
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[4]	13
US Billboard Christian Songs	7
US Billboard Triple A[5]	6

Year-end charts

Charts (2009)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6]	36
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[7]	31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone 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. "Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks". Billboard.com. 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
6. "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
7. "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
8. "American single certifications – Mat Kearney – Nothing Left to Lose". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 13, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics