Closer to You (Exo-SC song)

"Closer to You" (Korean부르면 돼; RRbuleumyeon dwae; lit. You Can Call Me; Stylized as Closer to you) is a song recorded by South Korean hip hop duo Exo-SC, the second official sub-unit of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo. It was released on July 22, 2019 by SM Entertainment as one of the three title tracks of their debut extended play What a Life.[1]

"Closer to You"
Single by Exo-SC
from the EP What a Life
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJuly 22, 2019 (July 22, 2019)
Recorded2019
StudioSM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length3:07
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Devine-Channel
Exo-SC singles chronology
"Just Us 2"
(2019)
"Closer to You"
(2019)
"Telephone"
(2020)
Music video
"Closer to You" on YouTube

Background and release

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"Closer to You" is a hip hop song with a romantic sensibility. It's described as an impressive song with an emotional melody and a highly addictive chorus with lyrics about expressing the desire to be closer to the person. Chanyeol and Sehun participated in writing the lyrics with hip hop group Rhythm Power's member Hangzoo.[2]

On July 31, a cam video of the two members separately of their performance of "Closer to You" on their showcase were released.[3][4]

Music video

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On July 18, a teaser of "Closer to You" was released along with the other two title tracks of What a Life EP.[5] On July 25, the official music video of "Closer to You" was released.[6]

On July 30, "Closer to You" music video behind photos of Sehun were released.[7] On July 31, behind photos of Chanyeol of "Closer to You" music video were released.[8] On August 1, "Closer to You" behind photos of the duo together were released.[9]

Live performance

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EXO-SC performed "Closer to You" for the first time on Exo's 5th concert EXO Planet #5 - EXplOration on July 19, and will continue to do so for all the concerts in the tour.[10]

On July 22, EXO-SC performed "Closer to You" at their two showcases for the press and for the fans.[11]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[12]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
South Korea (Circle)[13] 120

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
South Korea July 22, 2019
Various SM Entertainment

References

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  1. ^ "엑소 세훈X찬열, 데뷔 앨범 '트리플 타이틀곡'…개코 프로듀싱 [공식입장]". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  2. ^ "힙합유닛 세훈&찬열, 엑소 글로벌 입지 강화 기폭제". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  3. ^ "CHANYEOL CAM | '부르면 돼 (Closer to you)' @EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 SHOWCASE". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  4. ^ "SEHUN CAM | '부르면 돼 (Closer to you)' @EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 SHOWCASE". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  5. ^ "EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 "What a life" Triple Title MV Trailer". SMTOWN. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  6. ^ "EXO-SC 세훈&찬열 '부르면 돼 (Closer to you)' MV". SMTOWN. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  7. ^ "세훈&찬열 '부르면 돼 (Closer to you)' MV Behind Photos 세훈". @weareoneEXO (in Korean). EXO. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  8. ^ "세훈&찬열 '부르면 돼 (Closer to you)' MV Behind Photos 찬열". @weareoneEXO (in Korean). EXO. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  9. ^ "세훈&찬열 '부르면 돼 (Closer to you)' MV Behind Photos". @weareoneEXO (in Korean). EXO. 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  10. ^ "세훈&찬열, 첸백시 이어 '엑소 新 유닛' 출격 준비 완료 [스타이슈]". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  11. ^ "엑소 新유닛 세훈&찬열, 데뷔 소감부터 수술 고백까지…"음악 매개체로 하나 돼" [V라이브 종합]". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  12. ^ Exo-SC (2019). What a Life (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment, Dreamus. Credits.
  13. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 30 of 2019". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2023.