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"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

Chart performance for Closer to Love

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	91
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5]	6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6]	13
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[7]	12
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[8]	7
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[9]	7

Year-end charts

Charts (2009)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10]	36
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[11]	31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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