Close to Me

«Close to Me»
Sencillo de The Cure; del álbum The head on the door
Publicación	17 de septiembre de 1985
Formato	Sencillo de 7 y 12 pulgadas
Grabación	1985, Angel Studios, Londres
Género(s)	Rock Alternativo
Duración	3:24 (Mezcla para 7 pulgadas) / 6:35 (Mezcla para 12 pulgadas)
Discográfica	Fiction
Autor(es)	Robert Smith
Productor(es)	Dave Allen, Robert Smith
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Close to Me · Remix

Plantilla:Single infobox "Close to Me · Remix" is the name given to the remixed version of the "Close to Me" single, released in 1990 to promote the album Mixed Up. It was made available in two different versions, the "Closer Mix" included on the 12" and the limited edition CD single, and the "Closest Mix" included on the 7" and the regular edition CD single. Both versions were available together on the cassette release.

Chart positions: #13 (UK); #97 (USA)

Track listing

7" single

"Close to Me" (Closest Mix)
"Just Like Heaven" (Dizzy Mix)

12" single

"Close to Me" (Closer Mix)
"Just Like Heaven" (Dizzy Mix)
"Primary" (Red Mix)

Regular edition CD single

"Close to Me" (Closest Mix)
"Just Like Heaven" (Dizzy Mix)
"Primary" (Red Mix)

Limited edition CD single

"Close to Me" (Closer mix)
"Just Like Heaven" (Dizzy mix)
"Why Can't I Be You?" (Extended mix)

This release also included a free poster.

Cassette single

"Close to Me (Closer Mix)"
"Just Like Heaven (Dizzy Mix)"
"Close to Me (Closest Mix)"
"Primary (Red Mix)"

Music video

There was also a music video for the version of the song that appeared on Mixed Up. The video picked up where the original video ended, with the wardrobe crashing down the cliffside and sinking to the bottom of the sea. Robert exits first and is attacked by an octopus (seen playing the horns later in the video). After his struggle, the other band members try to flee as well, and are attacked by a starfish. The video ends without any of the band members reaching the surface, though they could see a boat overhead.

Cover Versions

French recording act -M- recorded a cover version of the song on his album Je dis aime in 1999. The lyrics were translated into French, with the exception of the words "close to me" which were kept in English. The song was also recorded by The Get Up Kids and is on their compilation album Eudora. Buck 65, the Canadian hip-hop artist, has been known to freestyle over this song at his live show. Indie rock/rap band Why? has recently covered the song, which can currently be found on their myspace page, and I Was A Cub Scout covered the song on the single 'The Hunters Daughter'

The song "So Human" by Lady Sovereign has sparked controversy^[¿quién?] by using so much of the track but not calling it a cover, though it's getting a lot of airplay in the UK.^{[cita requerida]}

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The song was used as the theme music for the BBC sitcom The Smoking Room, for the BBC food programme "A Taste of My Life" presented by Nigel Slater and plays over the closing credits for the 2007 film Son of Rambow.

"Close to Me" es el decimotercer sencillo editado por la banda británica The Cure. Fue lanzado como segundo sencillo del álbum The head on the door. Fue el lanzamiento más exitoso de la banda hasta ese momento, alcanzando el cuarto puesto entre los más vendidos en Irlanda y la séptima posición en Austarlia. El relanzamiento de 1990 se convirtió en el decimotercero más vendido Reino Unido.

Historia

Existen dos versiones de "Close to Me", una con una sección de viento y otra sin ella. La versión sin la sección de viento es la que se contiene originalmente en el álbum The Head on the Door, mientras que la que aparece en el sencillo. La sección de viento fue adaptada de una marcha fúnebre tradicional de Nueva Orleans. La remezcla extendida para el sencillo de 12 pulgadas contiene un arreglo extendido de dicha sección de viento. Las versiones con instrumentos de viento también contienen, al comienzo del tema, un sonido largo y chirriante de una puerta al cerrarse. Este sonido fue extraido del comienzo del vídeo musical que se grabó para este tema, en el que aparece la banda atrapada en un armario que cae de un acantilado y se hunde en el mar. La letra contiene las palabras "My head on the door" ('inglés: mi cabeza en la puerta'), que inspiraron el título para el álbum.

Lista de canciones

Sencillo de 7 pulgadas

"Close to Me"
"A Man Inside My Mouth"

Sencillo de 12 pulgadas

"Close to Me [Extended]"
"A Man Inside My Mouth"
"Stop Dead"

Músicos

Music video

The music video, written and directed by the band's frequent music video director Tim Pope, was featured on a compilation of the best music videos on VH1^{[cita requerida]}. It consists of the band all inside a wardrobe on the edge of a cliff. Following the musical scheme of the song, which builds up instrumentally (starting with just drums, then adding the bass, then keyboard etc etc), all the band members are inside the wardrobe, but not playing the instruments they would actually be playing, for obvious reasons. Boris Williams is simply clapping to the beat, keyboardist Lol Tolhurst is playing a very small, handheld keyboard, and Porl Thompson on the top shelf is plucking a comb to represent the short high sounds in the song. Robert Smith then comes from the back of the wardrobe and sings, also playing with finger puppets, which appear to be voodoo dolls of the band members, as when he moves them, the corresponding member moves. He then becomes more violent with the dolls, shaking them around heavily, which in turn causes the band members to hit into the sides of the wardrobe, which eventually results in the wardrobe falling off the cliff and into the sea. As they go into the sea, the wardrobe fills up slowly with water, like a capsized ship, but the band members continue to play their "instruments." The video ends with the wardrobe full of water and a band member pushing a rubber duck across the screen.

The music video was rated 13th on "20 to 1 Amazing Moments in Music" aired on Australia's Nine Network 4 March 2007. Essentially the show rated the most distinctive music videos (won by Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer)).