2011Released
4:16

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Interesting facts and trivia about Too Close. By Songfacts®.

London-born singer-songwriter Alex Clare grew up listening to his father's Jazz records. He took up the trumpet and drums as a youngster, but as he grew older he graduated to guitar-based songwriting, playing open-mike nights with original material. Clare dated Amy Winehouse for a year during these early days, after meeting her during a performance at The Hawley Arms in Camden, North London. A demo earned him a deal with the Island label in the U.K. His debut album, The Lateness Of The Hour, which was produced by M.I.A collaborators Diplo and Switch, was released in July 2011.

"Too Close" was released as the second single from the album. Clare explained in publicity materials that, "It's about a friend I had of the opposite sex. It's no longer a friendship…"

The song became Clare's first U.S. Hot 100 hit after featuring in a Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 commercial.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Too Close.
BKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
126BPM

Album

The album Too Close is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Too Close.
Universal-Island Records Ltd.
© 2011 Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
℗ 2011 Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited

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