"Closing Time" is a song by American rock band Semisonic. It was released on February 23, 1998, as the lead single from their second studio album, Feeling Strangely Fine, and began to receive mainstre
Closing Time single
While often played at the end of parties, frontman Dan Wilson has stated it is a metaphor for childbirth.
The song's music video features a unique split screen technique, seen here.
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Semisonic is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1993, consisting of Dan Wilson, John Munson, and Jacob Slichter. They are best known in the U.S. for their 1998 top-20 single "Closing Time"
Closing Time (Semisonic song)
…Closing Time" is a song by American rock band Semisonic. It was released on February 23, 1998, as the lead single from their second studio album, Feeling Strangely Fine, and began to receive mainstream radio…
Semisonic performing in 2023
Semisonic performing in a 2006 basement concert. L-R: Munson, Wilson, and Slichter
Munson and Wilson onstage with Semisonic in 2017
Semisonic's star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue